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Fuel increase will lead to job losses, laments PSV driver

GADESS Shimunza, a senior Public Service Vehicle (PSV) driver who operates from Lusaka’s Kulima Tower bus station, says the recent increase in fuel pump prices has potential to cause job losses. Last Thursday, the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) adjusted upwards the pump price for petrol by K3.85 per litre, K3.52 for diesel and K3.86 for…...

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People are able to ‘boo’ HH because there’s freedom – Hamasaka

AS President Hakainde Hichilema conducted visits to several areas in Lusaka to commemorate UPND’s two years in office, several residents lifted up small packs of mealie meal and cooking oil in protest of the high cost of living. Commenting on this in an interview, State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka said such scenes were…...

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330,000 pregnant women will benefit from nutrient supplementation project – Masebo

MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo says 330,000 pregnant women will benefit during the pilot phase of the Multiple Micronutrients Supplementation Programme. And Masebo says pregnant women have an anaemia prevalence of 41 percent. Meanwhile, World Vision Zambia National Director John Hasse said the project will run for two-and-a-half-years at a cost of $2.8 million. Reading…...

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Vedanta under UPND will be different, we are positive – Govt

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has assured the nation that Vedanta Resources Limited will be different under the new dawn government as it returns to KCM. And Kabuswe says his predecessor, Richard Musukwa, should keep quiet about issues surrounding Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) because his administration messed up the asset. Meanwhile, Vedanta Chief…...

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Commodity prices will keep rising unless govt ditches IMF – Antonio

SOCIALIST Party Deputy General Secretary Antonio Mwanza says Zambians must expect the worst in terms of increases in the prices of commodities like mealie meal, fuel and other related costs. And Mwanza says to address the high cost of living, government must abandon the deal it has with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In an…...

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Lungu’s standing ovation in Zim delights PF

FORMER president Edgar Lungu on Monday received a standing ovation from those who attended Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Inauguration Ceremony. Commenting on this, PF Information and Publicity Chairperson Raphael Nakacinda said the reception given to Lungu was due to the good relationships he fostered when he was president. “Zimbabwe and Zambia have always enjoyed brotherly…...

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We feel neglected without a minister in Luapula – Chitotela

PAMBASHE PF member of parliament Ronald Chitotela has urged President Hakainde Hichilema to quickly appoint a new minister for Luapula Province following the firing of Derricky Chilundika. In July this year, President Hichilema fired Chilundika and police later arrested him and 18 others for allegedly mining 23 tonnes of Sugilite Mineral Ore in Chembe District,…...