Improvement in expenditure outturn means no more supplementary budgets – Musokotwane
GOVERNMENT has launched the Public and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Report and the Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Strategy (IPFM-RS). The Assessments were meant to assess overall Public Finance Management performance, evaluate how climate considerations are integrated into public finance and also assess gender responsiveness in budgeting and expenditure. An expenditure outturn is the actual amount […]
No arrests yet over Tanzania mob murder – police
POLICE in Muchinga Province have reported that no suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Zambian national who was killed by a mob in Tanzania over suspicion related to disappearing private parts. Police stated that the investigation is being conducted in collaboration with police colleagues in Tunduma, Tanzania. The deceased, identified…...
Politics have lessened LAZ’s credibility – Kaoma
LAW Association of Zambia (LAZ) aspiring president Matilda Kaoma says the seeping in of politics into the Association has created the perception that its credibility has reduced. Kaoma notes that as a result of the negative perception, some senior lawyers have withdrawn from the Association. She was responding to a question during the LAZ presidential…...
Makebi is the legitimate president of PF – Mukandila
PF faction Deputy Secretary General Celestine Mukandila says Makebi Zulu is the legitimate president of PF. Meanwhile, Mukandila says PF has not run out of time to participate and win the August polls. On Thursday, Miles Sampa said during a press briefing said that he was still the legal president of the PF party until…...
It’s difficult to revert to a quarterly review of pump prices – Govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says it is difficult for government to revert to a quarterly review of fuel prices. And Mweetwa says citizens had agreed with the Cabinet’s decision to convert Indeni into an Oil Marketing Company (OMC) from a refinery. Asked what government was doing to stop monthly pump price fluctuations when he…...
Political parties should not celebrate defections – Sangwa
MOVEMENT for National Renewal (MNR) leader John Sangwa says political parties should not celebrate defections and it should be discouraged. And Sangwa says opposition alliances don’t work because of the lack of legal framework. Meanwhile, Sangwa has cautioned citizens against voter apathy in the forth- coming General elections. Speaking when he appeared on the Hot…...
MoH records 12 new cholera cases
HEALTH Minister Dr Alex Katakwe has disclosed that 12 new cholera cases have been recorded in two districts in the last 24 hours. Dr Katakwe also disclosed that no deaths had been recorded. Dr Katakwe says of the 12 cases, 11 were from Lusaka, while one case was recorded in Mpulungu District. Speaking during a…...
Kabuswe orders shut down of mines with weak tailings dams
MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has directed the Minerals Regulation Commission (MRC) to go round all decommissioned tailings and check their integrity. The TD33C Tailings Dam in Kitwe partially collapsed due to heavy rains and discharged materials into the nearby Chibuluma stream which feeds into the Kafue River. The partially collapsed Tailings dam…...
Mundubile should join UPND if he wants to rule the country – Mwaliteta
OBVIOUS Mwaliteta says Brian Mundubile should join the UPND if he wants to rule the country. He adds that Mundubile’s only option was to work under President Hakainde Hichilema as that would bring him closer to power Mwaliteta has also advised Given Lubinda to swallow his pride and join the ruling party. Recently, Mundubile said…...
We’ll gazette the proposed 70 seats in May – ECZ
ECZ Commissioner McDonald Chipenzi says the commission will this month announce the proposed 70 seats that have been delimited, stating the seats will be gazetted in May. Meanwhile, Chipenzi says the commission will allocate the proposed seats to women, youths and persons with disabilities under the proportional representation electoral system to political parties who will…...