We are not sitting idle, we’re trying to mitigate load-shedding – Kapala
ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says government is not just sitting idle but is working on other measures aimed at addressing the impending load-shedding. Kapala announced in Parliament recently that ZESCO would implement a load management regime of up to six hours daily starting on December 15, this year. He said a load shedding schedule would…...
How Lamasat defrauded govt out of $4m
PAC has heard that Lamasat International Limited defrauded government by getting an advance payment of over US$4 million after entering into a contract with Ministry of Agriculture for the construction of Mwomboshi Irrigation Scheme, a contract that was later terminated due to non-performance. After the contract was terminated, government agreed to Lamasat’s proposal that it…...
Findlay was found with a passport he claimed was lost – witness
AN ASSISTANT registration officer at the National Registration, Passport and Citizenships has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how Lusaka businessman Valden Findlay was found in possession of a passport he claimed was lost years back. Mulenga Kaliwile, 38, was testifying in a matter in which Findlay is facing two counts of holding more than…...
ECZ captures 13,012 voters in continuous voter registration exercise
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia says it has registered 13, 012 voters since the commencement of the continuous voter registration exercise in June this year. In a statement, Wednesday, ECZ corporate affairs manager Patricia Luhanga said 1,077 voters were registered in November 2022. “The Electoral Commission of Zambia has registered 1,077 voters in the month…...
Multiple background apps contributing to fast depletion of your data – ZICTA
ZICTA says citizens shouldn’t put all the blame on mobile operators for the fast depletion of their data bundles when they leave multiple phone applications running in the background. The authority has also urged mobile operators in the country to ensure that they have subscribers with 5G-enabled devices as they roll out the network or…...
Fertiliser suppliers who defrauded govt must arrested – Katambo
FORMER agriculture minister Michael Katambo says the UPND administration should take responsibility by ensuring that fertiliser suppliers who defrauded government are arrested and prosecuted. The Public Accounts Committee recently questioned the award of fertilizer tenders to suppliers who defrauded government. However, Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Green Mbozi said it was difficult to do away…...
Treating State assets like personal property
ON Tuesday, the Minister of Finance Honourable Situmbeko Musokotwane, Minister of Mines Honourable Paul Kabuswe, ZCCM-IH board chairman Dorika Banda and other top ranking government officials held a joint press conference to explain the deal entered into between First Quantum Minerals (FQM) and our government through ZCCM-IH. In summary, the government maintained that the transaction…...
It doesn’t matter who started projects, we’ll finish them – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says it doesn’t matter which government started a particular project, adding that his administration will complete the unfinished ones as long as they benefit citizens and the economy. The President has, however, expressed concern about the number of roadblocks on the local routes. Speaking during the official opening of the Mchinji-Mwami One-Stop…...
Half-naked woman found chained at Freedom Statue
POLICE say they are investigating a matter in which a 28-year-old woman of Lusaka’s Emmasdale area was found chained to the bars of the Freedom Statue fence, half-naked and in a drunken state. Confirming the incident in a statement, deputy police public relations officer Danny Mwale said the woman, identified as Dorcas Nachibona, was discovered…...
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