We must have a marshall plan for our economy – Saasa
ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says debt restructuring was an important precondition to unlocking Zambia’s economy, but the country now needs a marshall plan in order to solve its current challenges. Meanwhile, Pricewater Coopers (PwC) Country Senior Partner, Andrew Chibuye says the expectation that because there is progress with debt restructuring, the economy will be fixed…...
Govt tags PF “shameless crooks” over debt success claim
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the PF are shameless crooks who want to steal the UPND’s debt restructuring success story, the same way they were plundering national resources. Last week, Shiwang’andu PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo said there was nothing exciting about debt restructuring because any government would have done it. He added…...
Zesco eases past Barotse Crocs as Warriors labour
SIX-time ABSA Cup winners Zesco United have cruised to the quarter-finals of the 2024 edition after a resounding 4-0 thumping of Western Province Division One side Barotse Crocs at the Nkoloma Stadium yesterday. In the early kick off, Kabwe Warriors saw off Lumwana Radiants with a narrow 1-0 victory. Yesterday’s double-header at Nkoloma concluded the…...
Most families will now cut meals due to high cost of living – Kasolo
ZAMBIA Must Prosper (ZMP) Secretary General Chanda Kasolo says many families may reduce their meals from three to two per day to cope with the increasing cost of food items. Commenting on JCTR’s findings that the cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka now stands at K10,603.40, representing a 2.9 percent increase…...
Ballot paper printing tender to reopen soon, no company has been awarded – ECZ
ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) chief electoral officer Brown Kasaro says the commission will soon reopen the tender for printing ballot papers which had previously been canceled. And Kasaro says it is unfortunate that some people continue to allege that those in leadership positions within the commission are cadres. Kasaro recently disclosed that the commission…...
Musokotwane says debt deal won’t end economic challenges
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says the debt restructuring deal has not marked the end of the country’s economic challenges but has given it an opportunity to reorganise itself. Dr Musokotwane has wondered how the former ruling party, PF, that is now claiming to have initiated the debt restructuring process, could not attain…...
Kapala explains petroleum procurement irregularities cited by AG: “It’s legacy debt”
ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says government withdrew from actively participating in the procurement of petroleum products due to legacy debt. The Auditor General’s Special Report highlighted financial irregularities amounting to K483,274,318 and US$1,396,111,768 in the procurement of petroleum products for the period 1st January 2019 to 31st December, 2022. Commenting on these revelations, Friday, Kapala…...
Lsk man claims Ibex Hill property subject to forfeiture in Faith Musonda’s case
A LUSAKA man has submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that his entire Ibex Hill farm is at risk of being forfeited to the State because it is listed as being in the possession of Faith Musonda. Samuel Mulozi has informed the court that Musonda only purchased subdivision F of F/378a/11 from him,…...
Return of NHIMA to MoH will bolster universal health coverage – Moyo
FORMER Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) president Crispin Moyo says the return of NHIMA to the Ministry of Health is significant and will bolster universal health coverage. On Wednesday last week, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for administration Christopher Simoonga said government had moved NHIMA back to the Ministry of Health. Reacting to the news in…...
There’s nothing wrong with me asking UPND members to participate in WDCs – Mposha
MINISTER of Water Development and Sanitation Mike Mposha says there is nothing wrong with him instructing some UPND members to participate in Ward Development Committees. And Mposha says the PF are mobilising people to take all the positions in the management of the Constituency Development Fund in order to derail government’s programmes. Commenting on the…...