ConCourt creation was noble, the question is whether it’s protecting people – Mwansa
CONSTITUTIONAL law expert Ernest Mwansa says the creation of the Constitutional Court was noble, but the question is whether it is living up to its duty of protecting people’s rights. In an interview, Mwansa said it was now left to citizens to judge whether the ConCourt was carrying out its mandate of ensuring that people’s…...
CDC making efforts to ensure Africa produces 70% of its vaccine needs by 2040 – Masebo
MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo has noted with delight efforts are being made through the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) to ensure that Africa produces 70% of all its vaccine needs by 2040. Speaking during a high level meeting and launch of the Continental Framework for Mortality Surveillance, Monday, Masebo said member states had benefited…...
Economy is now stable, govt must increase PAYE threshold to K8,000 – ZCTU
ZAMBIA Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Chishimba Nkole says government should consider increasing the Pay As You Earn threshold in the 2023 National Budget because the country’s economy is now stabilising. In an interview, Nkole insisted that in order for people’s take-home pay to make sense, the tax-exempt threshold should be increased to K8,000…....
The problem is not paying tax, but the tax being paid
THE Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has insisted that government should increase the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) threshold in the 2023 National Budget because the country’s economy has relatively been stabilising. The Union holds the view that in order for the take-home pay of the workers to make sense, the tax-exempt threshold should…...
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Buffaloes extend lead at the summit of MINA league
GREEN Buffaloes have opened a nine-point lead at the summit of the Midlands Netball Association (MINA) league table after beating second-placed Prison leopards during the Week 18 league fixtures played at the Napsa Sports Complex in Lusaka over the weekend. The win against Leopards saw Buffaloes increase their point tally to 48, nine clear of…...
Police nab Mansa clergyman for rape, defilement
POLICE in Mansa have arrested a 37-year-old Bishop of Healing Cross Ministries Church for having carnal knowledge of two juveniles aged 17 and 15 on the pretext of removing cotton wool which was allegedly stuck in their abdomens. In a statement, Monday, Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga narrated that one of the victims aged 17 was…...
We may experience dry spells, flash floods – Nzovu
GREEN Economy and Environment Minister Collins Nzovu says the country may experience dry spells, flash floods and floods during the 2022/2023 rainy season. Rendering a Ministerial statement in parliament, Nzovu encouraged stakeholders to utilise the rainfall forecast as a way of minimising potential disaster. “Madam Speaker, you may wish to note that this forecast has…...
HOME AND FAMILY: Parenting and our changing times as sodomy and LBGTQ+ looms
NO DOUBT times are changing faster than we can keep pace with and before we realize it we may just be decades behind our own children. For example, most children spend more time watching TV than their parents do and can hop from one channel to the other very craftily. Social media platforms have exposed […]
Zambians produce mixed results as Chess tourney nears end
ZAMBIA’S Fide Master (FM) Nase Lungu and Timothy Kabwe registered victories in the sixth round at the ongoing Africa Individual chess championship in Lagos Nigeria. Lungu beat Nigerian Lovet Bomo while Kabwe beat another Nigerian in Akintoye Abdlrahman to bounce back to winning ways in tightly contested games. FM Prince Daniel Mulenga drew with IM…...
