Archive: 29 November 2024

29 Nov 2024 | Taonga Tembo

Yamba asks court to acquit him

FORMER Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has urged the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court to find him with a no case to answer in the matter where he is charged with wilful failure to comply with... […]

29 Nov 2024 | Mwenya Mofya

PAC hears how MoE paid M-SAT K3.6m without a procurement process

THE Public Accounts Committee has heard that M-SAT Limited was engaged by the Ministry of Education to provide an E-Census Tool and paid K3,621,000 without using any procurement process. And the Committee has heard that... […]

29 Nov 2024 | Angela Muchinshi

We’ve sealed loopholes in corruption fight, that’s why you’re seeing convictions – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government has sealed some loopholes they found in the fight against corruption, hence the convictions being witnessed. And Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa says one of the biggest challenges... […]

29 Nov 2024 | Precious Daka

MoF releases K70m for redundancy packages as concessionaire takes over 3 toll gates

THE Ministry of Finance and National Planning has released K70 million to the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) for payment of redundancy packages to all toll collectors who have opted to separate from the Agency... […]

29 Nov 2024 | Ulande Nkomesha

Inflation rises to 16.5%

THE annual inflation rate for November 2024 has risen to 16.5 percent from 15.7 percent recorded in October 2024. Presenting this month’s statistics, Thursday, Acting Statistician General Sheila Mudenda said the annual food inflation for... […]

29 Nov 2024 | Philip Chisalu

I’ll resign if all 156 CDF ambulances are not delivered by May 2025 – PS

MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Nicholas Phiri says he will resign if all 156 CDF-funded ambulances being procured through ZAMMSA are not delivered by May 2025. Phiri has... […]

29 Nov 2024 | Philip Chisalu

We’ve been shortchanged, load shedding is worse after tariff hike – MAZ

MILLERS Association of Zambia (MAZ) president Andrew Chintala says sector players feel short changed by Zesco because the power crisis is seemingly worse after the tariff hike. Chintala has insisted that while his members are... […]

29 Nov 2024 | Precious Daka

We don’t deem it necessary to conduct lifestyle audits at the moment – Mwiimbu

HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says government does not deem it necessary to conduct lifestyle audits for all government workers, including traffic police officers, at the moment. Responding to a question from... […]

29 Nov 2024 | Taonga Tembo

JCC report showed no evidence that 3 ConCourt judges were incompetent, lawyer tells court

CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer Tresford Chali has told the Constitutional Court that the report of the JCC does not show any evidence of incompetence or gross misconduct regarding the three dismissed Judges. Chali has also told the... […]

29 Nov 2024 | Diggers Editor

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