MOF audit not targeting Auditor General – Musokotwane
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the audit being undertaken which has led to some controlling officers being transferred is not targeting the Auditor General. And Dr Musokotwane says by 2024 the country will no longer be importing fertiliser. Meanwhile, Information and Media Minister Chushi Kasanda says government will only work well…...
Favourable conditions attracting new businesses – Chipoka
MINISTER of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga says the country is witnessing an increase in the number of businesses being registered because of favourable conditions. The Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) recently disclosed that it exceeded its 2022 annual registration target of 28,620 by registering 48,305 businesses, showing a 45.7 percent increase, compared…...
We’re all affected by cost of living, your fortunes will improve soon – UPND
LUSAKA Central UPND member of parliament Mulambo Haimbe says everyone is affected by the high cost of living, but people should avoid finger-pointing. And Haimbe has described the PF as irresponsible characters, saying they celebrate every crisis despite leaving the country in a mess. In an interview, Haimbe assured that people’s fortunes will soon improve…....
No new Cholera deaths have been recorded – Masebo
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says the country has not recorded any new Cholera deaths. And Masebo has disclosed that the ministry will assume the Polio campaign on 16th February 2023 in the Copperbelt, Luapula, Central and North-Western provinces. In a statement, Wednesday, Masebo revealed that the cumulative incidences of Cholera in the current outbreak stands…...
HH commissions CEC solar plant, insists PF wanted to kill company
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has commissioned the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC’s) 33 megawatts Riverside Solar PV Plant built at a total cost of US$22 million. And President Hichilema says the project would not have been made possible if PF continued its stay in government. CEC Board Chairperson London Mwafulilwa says at its current capacity, the $22…...
We need to change how judges are appointed – Archbishop Mpundu
EMERITUS archbishop Telesphore Mpundu has insisted that the independence of the Judiciary is not guaranteed as long as the appointment of judges is done by the President. On Monday, President Hakainde Hichilema appointed Professor Margaret Munalula as Judge president of the Constitutional Court and Arnold Shilimi as deputy president of the court on the recommendations…...
Verbatim: Mukula smuggling trial – Given Lubinda, others Vs News Diggers (PART 1)
CASE is called before High Court Judge Pixie Yangailo on February 14: Given Lubinda, Jean Kapata, Tasila Lungu versus Mukosha Funga, News Diggers Media Limited, Environmental Investigations Agency cause number 2020/HP/0047, the matter is coming up for commencement of trial. Judge Pixie Yangailo: Appearances for the record? Bonaventure Mutale SC: Much obliged my lady, for…...
MoH uncertainty on when Egypt drug supply deal will be concluded worries ZMA
ZAMBIA Medical Association (ZMA) Secretary General Kaumba Tolopu says it is worrying for the Ministry of Health to express uncertainty as to when the Egypt bulk medicines deal will be bagged. Dr Tolopu is however hopeful that the ministry is not divulging information on the timeline of the deal to avoid putting pressure on parties…...
Low inflation doesn’t mean mealie meal prices will reduce – Magande
FORMER finance minister Ng’andu Magande has wondered how people could expect the prices of mealie meal this year to be less than they were last year. He says low inflation does not mean that prices of commodities will reduce. In an interview, Wednesday, Magande explained that inflation reflects the rate at which prices increase. “In…...
We all need to support govt in finding solutions to cost of living – Mabumba
MWENSE PF member of parliament David Mabumba says all citizens need to support the government of the day in terms of finding solutions to economic challenges. In an interview, Monday, Mabumba said various factors like the depreciation of the Kwacha and fuel pricing were affecting the economy at the moment. “At the moment, the factors…...
