THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it has registered 6,413 voters under the Continuous Voter Registration exercise in the month of September 2022. In a statement, Tuesday, ECZ senior corporate affairs officer Sylvia Bwalya said during the said period, Solwezi recorded the highest number of registered voters while Mongu recorded the least. “The Electoral...

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has urged those serving in public offices to change their attitudes and stop fighting businesses, arguing that they actually pay taxes and their salaries. And Dr Musokotwane has emphasised the need to expedite the issuance of licenses for hotels and lodges, manufacturing as well as mining. Speaking...

THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says contrary to public perceptions that the mining sector is not contributing to the country’s revenue, the sector was the largest contributor between January and August 2022 at 41.8 percent. And Bank of Zambia governor Dr Denny Kalyalya says the central bank is willing to ramp up its gold reserves,...

GREEN Economy and Environment Permanent Secretary John Msimuko has implored royal authorities to open up their lands to activities that are commercial in nature and aim to promote traditional values and activities. And Livingstone City Mayor Constance Muleabai has implored corporate institutions to partner with local authorities in promoting the greening agenda, saying CDF funds...

GOVERNANCE Activist Rueben Lifuka has warned that if the ills in the Constitution are not fixed in good time, they are a recipe for further confusion pre and post the 2026 general elections. And Lifuka has challenged Minister of Justice Mulambo Haimbe to indicate whether Cabinet has already considered and approved a Constitution reform process....

BANK of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya says there will be a bit of fluctuation in the inflation rate, but government's objective is to keep it within single digits. Recently, Zambia Statistics Agency Interim Statistician General Mulenga Musepa announced that annual rate of inflation increased by 0.1 percent for the month of September from 9.8...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says individuals claiming that he is implementing their programmes are wrong because they didn't use money from their pockets to fund them, but taxpayers' resources. And President Hichilema says the country is today facing challenges in terms of the flow of basic medicines due to continued importation, which he says is a...

KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) Provisional Liquidator Celine Nair has announced the appointment of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) as financial advisor, in the government’s on-going efforts to bring it back into full operation. Confirming the development in a statement, Wednesday, KCM General Manager Corporate Affairs Shapi Shachinda said RMB was selected out of 11 local and...

US Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales says the impartial implementation of the rule of law is critical to ensuring that accountable and responsive democratic governance thrives. And acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mulambo Haimbe has reaffirmed government's desire to strengthen Zambia's democracy. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on Haimbe, Tuesday,...

MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Maambo Hamaundu says his ministry has taken interest in the alleged K5 million land scam at the Lusaka City Council (LCC). According to a report by the Zambia Daily Mail recently, more than five computer hard drives containing vital information on this scam disappeared from the...