IMF, World Bank support proof that we are a govt with fiscal discipline – State House
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s Economic Advisor Dr Pamela Nakamba says the support being offered by the IMF and World Bank to Zambia is a demonstration that government has high fiscal discipline. Last week, PF faction vice-president Given Lubinda questioned what government had done with the money the World Bank and International Monetary Fund had disbursed to…...
Masebo encourages family planning: Siunga zi bala monga nkuku
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has encouraged women to use family planning, saying some of them bear children every year but later start crying out to government for help. Addressing women after flagging off the 7th Zambia Demographic and Health Survey, Masebo said there was need for families to engage in child spacing. “Ma family planning,…...
We want to see more productivity, less politicking next year – CSPR
CIVIL Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Executive Director Faides TembaTemba says she expects to see a lot of productivity from the government next year instead of politicking. In an interview, Saturday, TembaTemba said government had focused so much on politicking and forgotten about the people who put them in power. “My expectations for next year…...
We’ve engaged govt to ensure only qualified contractors can do CDF projects – EIZ
ENGINEERING Institution of Zambia (EIZ) president Abel Ng’andu says EIZ has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Local Government to ensure that those engaged to construct CDF projects are qualified contractors. In an interview, Ng’andu said most people in local communities were not qualified contractors, hence the challenges faced in the implementation…...
HH suspends Judge Katanekwa
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has suspended Lusaka High Court Judge Timothy Katanekwa from office. According to a statement issued by State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka yesterday, the President was acting on the recommendation in a report presented to him by the Judicial Complaints Commission. “President Hakainde Hichilema has, acting on the recommendation in the…...
Kakubo’s resignation is on morality, Lungu’s statement immature – Govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has wondered why former president Edgar Lungu could ask President Hakainde Hichilema to fire erring ministers when he failed to do so during his time. And Mweetwa says government considers Stanley Kakubo’s resignation as foreign affairs minister as one which is anchored on morality, as the allegations against him relate…...
Don’t go to Dubai, visit your constituencies, Nkandu advises MPs
YOUTH, Sport and Arts Minister Elvis Nkandu has advised members of parliament to visit their constituencies during this break instead of going to Dubai or other travel destinations. And Nkandu says the opposition should stop being petty come 2024. In an interview, Sunday, Nkandu said lawmakers should not shy away from visiting their constituencies on…...
Govt calls for intensified road patrols following Serenje mishap
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has expressed sadness over the death of 13 people in a road traffic accident which occurred in Serenje on Tuesday. And Transport and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali has called on the Road Transport and Safety Agency to intensify road patrols and carry out sensitisation programmes during and beyond the festive season. In…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1635 Thursday December 28, 2023
… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Kakubo’s Resignation Sets an Important Precedent: Part 1
THERE are many things that can be said about the development involving former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Honourable Stanely Kakubo. The scandal in which he has found himself in has many faces, and many questions can be asked too. For example, the information obtaining on the ground is that the minister sold…...