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5 Apr 2023 | Philip Chisalu

Zambia urges countries to allocate resources to statistical activities

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has implored countries across the globe to allocate some resources to statistical activities during every budget cycle to enable effective monitoring and evaluation of development activities. Speaking...

5 Apr 2023 | Philip Chisalu

It’s hard to control mealie meal smuggling, laments Lufuma

DEFENCE Minister Ambrose Lufuma says his ministry cannot shoot those involved in maize and mealie-meal smuggling, but has lamented that it is hard to curtail the vice. Last week Friday Agriculture Minister Mtolo Phiri revealed that...

5 Apr 2023 | Philip Chisalu

Our creditors are complaining that they’re being asked to be too generous – Musokotwane

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says Zambia’s creditors under the common framework are complaining that they are being asked to provide too many incentives towards the country’s debt. In an interview, Monday,...

4 Apr 2023 | Philip Chisalu

Judiciary was tainted with ka samufing, clean it up, HH tells new judges

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged the newly sworn-in Constitutional Court president, her judges, Court of Appeal president and High Court judges to individually help clean the Judiciary’s image. Meanwhile, President Hichilema wondered how certain transactions...

3 Apr 2023 | Philip Chisalu

Inflation likely to hit double digit – Mvunga

FORMER Bank of Zambia Governor Christopher Mvunga says the annual inflation is likely to hit a double digit. Last week Thursday, the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSATS) announced that the annual inflation rate for the month...

1 Apr 2023 | Philip Chisalu

ERB drops petrol and diesel prices for April

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has adjusted downward the price of petrol by K0.93 per litre and K2.97 for diesel for the month of April. ERB says prices for kerosene and retail or Posted Airfield...

31 Mar 2023 | Philip Chisalu

Inflation rises to 9.9%

THE annual inflation rate for the month of March 2023 has increased to 9.9 percent from the 9.6 percent recorded in February 2023. At a media briefing, Thursday, ZAMSATS Statistician General Mulenga Musepa attributed the...

31 Mar 2023 | Philip Chisalu

HH encourages African states to stick constitutional provisions during polls

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has encouraged other African countries to stay the course of conducting elections within their constitutional provisions. And President Hichilema has also encouraged other African countries to emulate Zambia by abolishing the death...

31 Mar 2023 | Philip Chisalu

We’ll investigate reports that health centres are turning away NHIMA patients – Govt

GOVERNMENT says it will commence investigations into allegations that patients under NHIMA are being denied services by health care providers due to delayed payment of claims by the health insurance body. In the National Assembly,...

30 Mar 2023 | Philip Chisalu

Over 10 companies seriously eyeing Mopani – Govt

MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane says more than 10 world class companies are looking at Mopani Copper Mines with a very serious view of investing in the mine. And Dr Musokotwane has...