Master Mine has laid off 306 workers – NUMAW
THE National Union of Miners and Allied Workers (NUMAW) says 306 employees from Master Mine Service Zambia Limited, a contracting firm at KCM doing dewatering have had their contracts terminated. NUMAW president Saul Simujika says reports on social media indicating that 1,500 employees at Master Mine Service have been laid off are false because the…...
Revised EMA Act has increased environmental law compliance levels – Nzovu
GREEN Economy and Environment Minister Collins Nzovu says the country has seen an increased appetite for commencement of projects and heightened environmental compliance levels following the revision of the EMA Act. The Zambia Environmental Management Amendment Act No. 8 of 2023 amended the principal Act of 2011 to revise the functions of the Zambia Environmental…...
Juvenile pleads not guilty to murder
A 16-YEAR-OLD grade 10 pupil has appeared before the Lusaka High Court and pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder. The juvenile is facing one count of murder Contrary to section 200 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. It is alleged that the juvenile, on December 31, 2023, in…...
We won’t subsidise fuel, insists Musokotwane
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the Patriotic Front chose to subsidise fuel because they considered education less important. And Dr Musokotwane says government has considered reverting to the quarterly fuel price reviews but fears that the fluctuations may be huge after a three-month period. Asked, during a News Diggers-organised Public Discussion…...
Zambia’s asset recovery so far impressive – Woolley
BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley says this country’s progress in terms of asset recovery so far is impressive, arguing that it shows that things are moving. And High Commissioner Woolley says Zambia is a beacon of democracy and its civic space has not shrunk. Speaking when he featured on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview, High…...
It’s been almost 3 years, why does HH keep crying like a baby, asks Mwila
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila has challenged President Hakainde Hichilema to name the Patriotic Front friends whom he says were issued with titles for huge pieces of land. And Mwila says President Hichilema’s ending will be bad because people are dying of hunger. During his recent working visit to Kasempa District, President Hichilema said…...
NHIMA isn’t meant to make you rich, ZMA tells private facilities
ZAMBIA Medical Association (ZMA) president Dr Kaumba Tolopu says the association is alive to the fact that there are some unscrupulous business practices being perpetrated by those whose only focus is profit, and not the greater good of the country. And Dr Tolopu has welcomed government’s decision to suspend the accreditation of private hospitals, saying…...
Shikapwasha’s widow denies murder charge
FORMER Home Affairs minister Lt Ronnie Shikapwasha’s widow has appeared before the Lusaka High Court and denied murdering her husband. Jane Lusengo, 73, is facing one count of murder under Section 200 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Allegations of the matter are that Lusengo, on January 15, 2024, in…...
Impact of hiked electricity tariffs won’t be felt now due to load shedding – Chikwanda
ENERGY expert Dr Johnstone Chikwanda says Zesco was indeed at risk of collapsing if it had not increased electricity tariffs. However, Dr Chikwanda says the increased tariffs won’t have an immediate impact on consumers due to the ongoing loadshedding. Last Friday, National Road Fund Agency (NFRA) Board Chairperson Noel Nkoma said Zesco risked total collapse…...
Most desks being procured under CDF are defective – LCC
LUSAKA City Council Social Economic Planner Janet Namuchile says a report on the review of CDF implementation has revealed that most desks procured under the fund are defective, with the common problem being cracking. And Committee on Local Governance, Housing and Chiefs’ Affairs Chairperson Newton Samakayi says councils have failed to monitor the quality of…...