Govt should increase its stakes in mines for citizens to benefit – Kang’ombe
KAMFINSA PF MP Christopher Kang’ombe says apart from the taxes that government gets, there is need to increase shareholding in all mines across the country in order realise meaningful benefits. In an interview, Thursday, Kang’ombe said government through ZCCM-IH should hold huge stakes in all the mines, like its the case now at Mopani Copper…...
I’ll continue being Leader of Opposition despite sitting elsewhere – Mundubile
MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile says he will continue to perform the functions of Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly despite sitting at a different seat. In the last session, Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti had recognised the Miles Sampa-led Patriotic Front faction by confirming Robert Chabinga as leader of…...
Court orders Mwamba to surrender his passport
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has ordered Emmanuel Mwamba, the PF faction Chairperson for Information and Publicity, to surrender his passport after a bench warrant was executed against him for missing a court session due to his travel to the United States of America for a conference. Mwamba is facing one count of assault on a…...
Increased SRR will constrain access to capital, slowdown economic activities – CTPD
THE Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has expressed concern over the measures that government is implementing to ensure price stability such as the recent adjustment in the Statutory Reserve Ratio (SSR). CTPD Public Finance and Economic Policy Researcher Elijah Mumba says the recent increase in the SRR to 26 percent from 17 percent…...
Nearly 50% of CDF committee members don’t declare interest – TI-Z
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) Executive Director Maurice Nyambe his organisation has established that nearly 50 percent of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) committee members do not declare interest during meetings. And Nyambe says despite some notable sprinkles of success, the UPND government has fallen short on some of the promises that they made to the Zambian…...
ECZ ponders registration of citizens in diaspora to vote
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it is discussing the possibility of registering citizens in the diaspora to vote. The commission has also explained its challenges in removing deceased people from the Voter’s Register. Meanwhile, stakeholders including political parties, the Church and Civil Society Organisations have argued that ECZ is moving at a snail’s…...
Govt won’t pretend that things are okay, says Nkombo, as he extols Zambia Sugar
MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo says government is aware that the country’s economic situation at the moment is not the most favourable. And Nkombo, who is also Mazabuka Central member of parliament, has commissioned the 4.6 kilometers Nakambala road which was tarred by the Zambia Sugar at a cost of K41…...
IDC justifies appointing foreigner on Mpulungu Harbour board
THE Committee on Parastatal Bodies has heard how the Mpulungu Harbour Corporation Limited employed a foreigner as a board member. And the Committee has heard that Mpulungu Harbour Corporation Limited failed to meet its targeted revenue of K17,483,326. The latest Auditor General’s Report shows that MHCL projected to raise amounts totalling K68,134,567 in 2021 and…...
Stop using boards as parking lots for cadres, Lifuka tells govt
GOVERNANCE activist Rueben Lifuka says the UPND government must consider adopting a more open and transparent model of identifying and appointing board chairpersons and members of statutory bodies and parastatals. And Lifuka has urged government to stop using boards as parking lots for political cadres. Last week, National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) Board Chairperson Avet…...
People aren’t paid just to sit at Cabinet office – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says civil servants who are in a holding capacity at Cabinet offices are not paid just to sit. Mweetwa has explained that none of the people on holding capacity were newly employed. He says only people awaiting redeployment were directed to the Public Service Management Division (PSMD) at Cabinet. Mweetwa…...