Current copper production figures are incorrect, we have leakages – Kabuswe
MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says Zambia’s current 850,000 tonnes annual copper production record is incorrect due to leakages in the mining sector. And Permanent Secretary Dr Hapenga Kabeta says the ministry’s newly launched 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and Balance Score Card will help provide meaning and direction for the ministry. Speaking during the…...
Kawana explains why IBA wants to regulate podcasts
MINISTRY of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana says the Independent Broadcasting Authority’s intention to regulate online media is meant to ease facilitation of the issuance of licences and conform them to nationally acceptable standards. And Kawana says the reason why the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) is having challenges in registering their alliance…...
Bondholders haven’t refused to restructure our debt – Govt
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says official bondholders have not refused to restructure Zambia’s debt. And Dr Musokotwane says financing of the 2024 national budget will be in line with the approved 2024 national borrowing plan. In the National Assembly, Thursday, Nalolo PNUP member of parliament Imanga Wamunyima wanted to find out…...
We need to have 30% women representation in next Parliament – Speaker
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has called on women parliamentarians to work together and motivate other female politicians to get elected to Parliament in an effort to reach the 30 percent female representation target. Speaking when she hosted the inaugural breakfast meeting for female Parliamentarians ahead of the International Women’s Day Commemoration which…...
Sumaili doesn’t understand FIC’s recent report – Milupi
INFRASTRUCTURE and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says it is not right to link the $2.8 billion, which the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) detected in some suspected illicit financial transfers to Asian countries, to corruption. And Milupi says former minister of national guidance and religious affairs Godfridah Sumaili is not credible to talk about corruption…...
There has been no application to register UKA – Registrar
ACTING Chief Registrar of Societies Mariah Mulenga says there has been no application to register the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA). And Mulenga says her office has given UKA until 13th March, 2024 to apply for the registration of the party. Recently UKA members Jackson Silavwe and Saboi Imboela accused government of trying to frustrate the…...
There’ll never be a time when we have 100% job opportunities – Veep
VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says there will never be a time when the country will have 100 percent employment opportunities. She says the youth should position themselves to be equipped with the necessary skills to excel as employees or entrepreneurs. Minister of Water Development and Sanitation Mike Mposha was speaking on her behalf during the Youth…...
Legal battle over Tutwa’s estate runs on
THE guardian of five of late Tutwa Ngulube’s children aged between 15 and one has told the Lusaka High Court that Ngulube acknowledged the children as his before his passing. This is in a matter in which Chuma Kuntepa dragged Ngulube’s sister and widow to court seeking an order that the distribution of the estate…...
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Zesco announces 8-hour daily load shedding
ZESCO has announced eight hours of load shedding daily, effective March 11, 2024. And Zesco says the power utility will lose approximately $35 million a month due to load shedding. Zesco Managing Director Victor Mapani says the power utility company will make available some weekly loadshedding schedules on its websites, in the print media as…...