ERB holds fuel pump prices, suspends monthly briefings
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has maintained the fuel pump prices for January at K29.98 for petrol, K29.96 for diesel, K29.29 for Jet A1 and K20.44 for kerosene. And ERB has announced that it has suspended monthly fuel price review briefings, stating that communication in regards to pump price changes will now be sent through…...
ATI law not perfect but it’s a good start – HRC
THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) says the Access to Information (ATI) law is not perfect, but it is a good start. President Hakainde Hichilema recently signed the ATI Bill into law and mandated the commission to provide oversight on its implementation. Commenting on this in an interview, Thursday, HRC Spokesperson Mwelwa Muleya said what was…...
With enough resources, we can deploy traffic officers on highways – IG
INSPECTOR General of Police Graphael Musamba says the police service can be able to deploy traffic officers on highways to contain road traffic accidents if they had a little bit more resources. In an interview, Musamba said the country has witnessed a number of accidents in the recent past because motorists tend to misbehave a…...
We’ve collected K100.6bn for the first time in history – ZRA
THE ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) says it has collected K100.6 billion in taxes for the first time in history. On December 13, ZRA Commissioner General Dingani Banda had said the authority had recorded a K4.5 billion revenue collection deficit. Banda said ZRA had collected K105.4 billion in gross revenue collection but K14.9 billion was refunded,…...
Critical mealie meal shortage hits Petauke, as restaurants resort to yellow maize
A CRITICAL shortage of mealie meal has hit Eastern Province, mainly in Nyimba, Petauke and Katete, forcing retailers to increase the price by as much as K100 on a 25kg bag of breakfast. The main distributors of the staple in the said districts have run out of the commodity, leaving stock-holding dealers to exploit the…...
We need lower cost of living in 2024 – ZCTU
ZAMBIA Congress of Trade Unions president Blake Mulala says as the country is looking to 2024, government should come up with measures that will cushion the rising cost of living. Speaking during the end of year press briefing, Friday, Mulala observed that in 2023, high inflation and the rising cost of living reduced economic growth…...
In 2023 we travelled the world, and the results are showing – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says in 2023, he travelled the world to build economic partnerships and the results are now evident. And President Hichilema has urged Zambians to work hard and utilise God’s gifts to improve their lives, noting that people want to live a good life but they don’t want to work. In his New…...
We’ll come for you if you abuse your stations to promote hatred, Kawana warns media houses
MINISTER of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana says government will “come” for any media house that will abuse their airwaves by allowing individuals to promote hatred and disunity among citizens. And Kawana says in the past, he has said that UPND will not close down any media house, but he didn’t use the…...
Some health workers are getting into marriages of convenience seeking transfers to Lsk – Masebo
MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo says this year, government downsized the number of directors at the Ministry from 17 to eight and also downsized all the departments at the Headquarters. And Masebo says her ministry is being careful in implementing government’s policy of reuniting couples because some people have started getting into marriages of convenience…...
Cholera claims 11 lives in the last 24 hours
MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo says the country has recorded 11 cholera deaths and 203 new cases in the last 24 hours. Speaking at a press briefing, Sunday, Masebo gave a cholera update. “Let me also give you this update for today. In the past 24 hours nationally, 203 new case were recorded, 11 deaths, […]
