THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has extended the deadline for the payment of road taxes to July 16, 2020 to ensure all motor vehicle owners are registered on the integrated Government Service Bus (GSB) and Payment Gateway System. In a public notice issued by RTSA Head of Public Relations, Fredrick Mubanga, the agency...

MOPANI Copper Mines Plc says the move by Kitwe City Council (KCC) to send bailiffs to pounce on the company over a disputed debt which is active in court is concerning. And union sources have disclosed that the company has reached a deadlock in its discussions with government over continuing with its application to put...

LEADER of opposition in parliament, Jack Mwiimbu is seeking leave to apply for judicial review over Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini's decision to allow debates on Bill 10 to continue despite the fact that it had lapsed. Mwiimbu, in his application filed on July 2, is also seeking, among other reliefs, that...

UNITED States Embassy in Zambia interim Chargé d'Affaire David Young says it is unacceptable to use freedom of expression to invite violence and spread hate speech. And Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says there is need for government to re-strategise the COVID-19 public campaign messages in order to yield desired results as the current perception...

ZAMBIA’S low liquidity levels in the economy have contributed to the declining annual rate of inflation in June, 2020, as the demand for goods on the market has reduced, says ZIPAR. In an interview, Zambia Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) senior research fellow Caesar Cheelo said the local economy had experienced a slowdown,...

ECONOMIST Prof Oliver Saasa says it is better for local indigenous investors to be given an opportunity and incentives to procure shares in existing and new mines as opposed to government increasing its shareholding through ZCCM-IH. Mines Minister Richard Musukwa recently disclosed that government, through ZCCM-IH, was working towards increasing its stake of shareholding in...

COPPERBELT Energy Corporation (CEC) Plc chief executive officer Owen Silavwe says Statutory Instrument No. 57 of 2020 was meant to facilitate continued service to a defaulting customer and allow Zesco Limited to have cheap access to private property. And Silavwe says the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) needs to be independent as opposed to disadvantaging parties...

ZAMBIA recorded a K3,843.4 million trade surplus in May 2020, signifying a 72.2 percent increase from K2,231.6 million recorded in April 2020. According to the Zambia Statistics Agency monthly bulletin, interim statistician general Mulenga Musepa stated that the increase was mainly on account of 96 percent of raw materials and 12 per cent intermediate goods...

SECRETARY to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has announced that K5.2 billion of the K8 billion COVID Bond has so far been issued through the Bank of Zambia. And Yamba has disclosed that the Ministry of Finance has released K30 million to clear arrears for ex-employees of TAZARA, ZAMTEL and former Railway Systems of Zambia. In...

RAINBOW Party leader Wynter Kabimba says Bill 10 is not dead but has only been deferred to a later date for debate. And Kabimba says supporting Bill 10 is not a treasonable act because even those doing so have the interest of Zambians at heart. Meanwhile, Kabimba says Zambia is undemocratic because leaders do not...