Mulungushi Textiles will start with 8-hour operations, not 24/7 – Mwanakampwe
CENTRAL Province Permanent Secretary Dr Milner Mwanakampwe says all things being equal, Mulungushi Textiles will reopen on April 14 but will begin with an eight-hour shift. In an interview, Tuesday, Dr Mwanakampwe said the facility would not immediately operate under the 24-hour economy model, as workers need time to familiarise themselves with the new equipment…....
Illicit financial flows totalled K146bn between 2022 and 2024 – Govt
FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has revealed that the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) recorded K146.18 billion in illicit financial flows between 2022 and 2024. He was responding to Lunte PF MP Mutotwe Kafwaya, who wanted to find out how much money in illicit financial flows was recorded year by year for the periods January 2016…...
Miles ‘dissolves’ PF central committee
MILES Sampa says he has dissolved the PF Central Committee and all provincial chairpersons, replacing them with new appointees, who include Willah Mudolo, among others. Sampa, who is PF’s faction leader, says he will hand over the party to himself since former president Edgar Lungu, who was supposed to be his successor, is dead. PF…...
We delayed convention because we were mobilising resources – UPND
UPND Chairperson for Elections Likando Mufalali says the ruling party delayed “a bit” in holding its general conference because it was putting resources together. And Mufalali says the law will catch up with the two individuals making “unfounded” claims against the party. The ruling party has recently found itself in the midst of controversy with…...
Food security is not the responsibility of farmers, it’s govt’s duty to offer competitive price
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has advised farmers not to sell their produce to briefcase buyers who move around offering unfair prices. On the face of it, that warning is correct. Any serious government should be concerned when opportunistic traders descend on rural areas to exploit vulnerable farmers, buy cheaply, hoard produce and later make huge profits…...
Stakeholders urge govt to extend fuel tax relief to kerosene
ECONOMIST Dr Esther Banda has called on government to extend tax exemption to kerosene in order to support low-income households. She argues that failure to do so will increase poverty levels, considering that kerosene prices have increased from K21 to K32. And the Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has backed the call, noting that…...
Lsk man gets 6 months for stealing Jacobs coffee
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and sentenced a 35-year-old man to six months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing Jacobs coffee valued at K279.99 from Shoprite, along Cairo Road. Mark Vlahakis of Lusaka’s Makeni area pleaded guilty to stealing Jacobs coffee before Lusaka Magistrate Mwandu Sakala. Facts in this matter are that on March…...
COF drags ECZ to court over nomination of public officers
CHAPTER One Foundation has commenced constitutional proceedings against the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), seeking clarification on whether Article 259 and related constitutional provisions on fair and equitable representation apply to the nomination of candidates for parliamentary and local government elections. Article 259 on nominations and appointments provides, in part, that: Where a person is…...
Our silence when attacked is deliberate; we can’t argue with noise – CJ
CHIEF Justice Dr Mumba Malila says when judges are attacked in the media or on political platforms over court decisions, they do not respond, adding that their silence is deliberate and not a sign of weakness, as one does not win by arguing with noise. And Dr Malila has warned that failure to uphold judicial…...
PF no longer exists, support Makebi – Mumbi Phiri
FORMER PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri has insisted that the former ruling party is no longer in existence, stating that it has been gone for a long time. Meanwhile, Phiri has urged people who believed in late former president Edgar Lungu to support Makebi Zulu, who she says is the rightful PF president. Speaking…...