Over 100 elephants have migrated into Livingstone, DNPW warns
THE Southern Region Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) has warned Livingstone residents and visitors to exercise caution, as over 100 elephants from the Zambezi-Mosi-oa-Tunya Wildlife Disposal Area have migrated into the town. In a statement, DNPW Senior Warden Wilfred Moonga stated that due to the onset of the dry season, the elephants had…...
Cabinet dissolves GRZ Funeral Scheme Board of Trustees after it refuses to award contract to Sanlam Insurance
AN investigation into the tender process for the GRZ Funeral Assistance Scheme Fund Manager contract has revealed an irregularity in which government has resolved to award the tender to Sanlam Life Insurance, despite the company failing to meet the requirement for consideration. The GRZ Funeral Assistance Scheme is a Fund to which public servants contribute…...
We’ve distributed new notes, except K50, K100 – BoZ
BANK of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya has announced that the new bank notes have been distributed countrywide, with the exception of the K100 and K50 notes, which are still in production. Meanwhile, Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has expressed confidence that the country is in a good position to get back…...
ERB cuts diesel price by K2.31, maintains petrol
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has maintained the pump prices of petrol, kerosene and jet A-1, while reducing the price of diesel for April by K2.31. The ERB says as the Tazama Open Access takes full effect today, April 1, 2025, premiums on diesel may change on a monthly basis, subject to the competitive bidding…...
None of the proposed constitution amendments favour HH – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says none of the proposed constitutional amendments favour President Hakainde Hichilema because he is not a politician but a missionary. And Mweetwa says some politicians like Socialist Party leader Fred M’membe should not overrate themselves because they got zeroes in the last election. Last week, Dr M’membe said his party…...
Kafwaya questions economic growth for 2024
LUNTE PF member of parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya has questioned how the country’s GDP grew to 4 percent in 2024, given the various economic challenges. Last Thursday, Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane said the UPND should be trusted 100 percent because they were like doctors who came and found someone sick and had…...
I’m not under oath, I’ll keep responding to falsehoods – Amos
FORMER Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says he will respond to any false information which has potential to put him in problems because he is not under oath. And Chanda has confirmed that he is now a UPND media consultant, adding that propagandists are just speculating that he…...
Kasune struggles to differentiate new dawn proposals from Bill 10
JUSTICE Minister Princess Kasune on Sunday struggled to justify why the new dawn government has brought back the same proposals they rejected in Bill 10. Speaking when she featured on Diamond TV’s COSTA Kasune said it does not have to be a matter of life and death for the Constitution to be amended. She also…...
Introduction of K500, K200 notes to increase corruption, illicit financial flows – Dodia
ECONOMIC analyst Yusuf Dodia says the introduction of the K500 and K200 notes will create opportunities for corruption and illicit financial flows. Speaking on Diamond TV’s Breakfast Show, Monday, Dodia said these large denominations would enable people to handle huge amounts of cash, allowing for back-door deals such as buying foreign exchange on the black…...
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