Yo Maps is non-partisan, car seizure regrettable – Kandeke
IT is regrettable that our artiste is associated with the ACC investigation due to purchase of a car whose source is, unknowingly to him, questionable, says Yo Maps’ record label, Olios Record. Yo Maps management says the musician purchased the vehicle, which has now been seized by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), in Dubai through Be-Foward…...
We’re busy this festive period, hold your rally next year, police tell SP
SOCIALIST Party National Youth Chairperson Kelvin Kaunda says the opposition is getting tired of the “nonsensical” excuses from the police about lack of manpower to police political events. But Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has argued that police are not putting up excuses as they are indeed busy maintaining peace during the festive period. The Socialist…...
Vedanta secures US$1.25bn credit facility
VEDANTA Resources Limited and its subsidiaries have announced a series of refinancing solutions, including a new Credit Facility and commencement of Consent Solicitations for certain existing bonds. Vedanta has announced that it has secured a US$1.25 billion facility with a group of reputable financial institutions to refinance certain existing liabilities. According to a statement issued…...
UPND lacks solutions on how to turn around economy – Andyford
PAC president Andyford Banda says it is clear that the UPND government has no plans on how they hope to turn around the economy looking at the way things are moving. Last week, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said it would be hypocritical for government to state a specific timeframe in which people should expect the…...
People who supplied expired drugs shouldn’t advocate for NHIMA transfer – ZCTU
THE Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says it will not entertain calls for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIMA) to be taken back to the Ministry of Health. A fortnight ago, former Health minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya stressed the need for NHIMA to be taken back to the Ministry of Health. Dr Chilufya told…...
ZRA’s K125bn 2024 revenue collection target unattainable – Haabazoka
ECONOMIST Lubinda Haabazoka says the K4.5 billion revenue collection deficit which ZRA has recorded does not imply inefficiency, arguing that it is an indication that the economy itself does not have an opportunity to provide the resources. And Haabazoka ZRA’s K125 billion revenue collection target for 2024 is unattainable because the economy is in a contractionary mode. On…...
Umodzi Kum’mawa members are PF surrogates pushing alebwelelapo agenda – Levy
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s political advisor Levy Ngoma says members of the recently formed Umodzi Kum’mawa group are PF surrogates pushing the alebwelelapo agenda. And Second Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo says Zambians gave an easterner the privilege of governing the country and he came out in the open to say he had no vision. Meanwhile, Chama…...
Cholera has claimed 36 in Lsk since Oct – Masebo
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has revealed that 90 cholera patients are currently admitted in various health facilities in Lusaka and Eastern Provinces. Masebo has further disclosed that from October 2023 to date, Lusaka Province has recorded a total of 1,385 cases of cholera with 36 deaths. Addressing the media on the cholera outbreak in the…...
FRA awarded 8 contracts worth over K29m to a day old company – AG
THE Report of the Auditor General on the Accounts of Parastatal Bodies and other Statutory Institutions for the financial year ended 31st December, 2022 has revealed that FRA awarded Golden Manela Investments Limited eight contracts a day after it was registered with PACRA. The report reveals that FRA entered into eight contracts with Golden Manela…...
Luapula Province officials struggle to respond to audit queries at PAC
LUAPULA Province officials struggled to respond to some audit queries when they appeared before the Public Accounts Committee. The Auditor General’s Report revealed that in the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the financial year ended 31st December, 2022, a total provision of K85,090,677 was made to cater for Recurrent Departmental Charges (RDCs) activities and…...