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1 Oct 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Increased budget to health elates Pharmaceutical Society

Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia (PSZ) president Jerome Kanyika says the increased allocation to the health sector announced in the 2020 national budget has given a lot of hope to the Society. Last Friday, Finance Minister

1 Oct 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

I own a gun to protect my livestock – PF ‘commander’

Patriotic Front (PF) Copperbelt second security commander Douglas Chilembi says he owns a gun because he is a farmer who keeps so much livestock which needs protection. And Chilembi, who is also Former African and

1 Oct 2019 | Julia Malunga

PF should initiate dialogue with opposition to find solutions on declining economy – VJ

Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga has advised political party leaders to put their selfishness and pride aside so that they can sit behind closed doors to discuss national issues and collectively come up with answers. And

1 Oct 2019 | Natasha Sakala

There’s no growth stimulus in 2020 budget, observes Kasanga

Consultant and IMCS Limited Proprietor John Kasanga has questioned whether there is actual economic growth stimulus in the 2020 budget because he “had difficulties finding it”. And Delloite Zambia chief operating officer Humphrey Mulenga has

1 Oct 2019 | Natasha Sakala

EAZ has lost public trust, bemoans Kanyama

Economist Chibamba Kanyama says the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has deviated from its original mandate of providing credible and sound economic policy advice to government. On Monday, Kanyama tweeted that Finance Minister Dr Bwalya

1 Oct 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

NAQUEZ urges MPs to reject 2020 budgetary allocation to education

National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQUEZ) executive director Aaron Chansa says the association has rejected the K13.1 billion budgetary allocation to the education sector for the year 2020. In a statement, Chansa said

1 Oct 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

It’s sad that Lungu is eating snakes when Zambians are crying – CK

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says it is heart breaking to see President Edgar Lungu travelling around the globe when the country has serious problems which need his attention. Speaking when he addressed journalists at the

1 Oct 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Government must re-introduce fuel subsidies, demands UPND

UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says government should consider imposing subsidies on imported fuel to help cushion the cost burden being felt by consumers. And Katuka says President Edgar Lungu should resign because he has

1 Oct 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Editors, journalists reaffirm importance of ethical conduct

The Zambia Media Freedom Committee of the World Association of Newspapers and Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has reminded journalists to always remember the importance of ethics in their practice. This was at a one-day workshop on media

30 Sep 2019 | Julia Malunga

PF will still be in power even if Bill 10 flops, brags Lubinda

Minister of Justice Given Lubinda says the PF government will not lose anything if the Constitution Amendment Bill No. 10 does not pass in Parliament, bragging that the current provisions actually favour them. And Lubinda

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