STATE HOUSE says the suspension of the 15 per cent export duty on precious stones is a well calculated decision to strengthen the economy and protect Zambian jobs. Last week, Minister of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane issued Statutory Instrument No. 4 of 2025, to suspend export duty on precious stones and metals. This spiked a lot of debate among most citizens with renowned lawyer and journalist Dickson Jere wondering why government decided to suspend tax barely two months after it became effective. In a statement, Saturday, State House Chief Communications Strategist, Whitney Mulobela, assured the nation that government was not blackmailed into suspending the export duty. “The Government of Zambia rejects the insinuation in Mr. Dickson Jere’s...