Oct fuel prices could’ve been higher had we not cushioned them – ERB
ENERGY Regulation Board Chairperson Reynolds Bowa says the prices announced at the last fuel price review could have been higher had the board not cushioned them using funds from the strategic reserve. ERB recently adjusted upwards the pump price for petrol by K0.56 per litre, K3.08 for diesel and K2.87 for Jet A-I at Kenneth…...
Resist “sex for grades” temptations from lecturers, NGOCC counsels students
THE Non-governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has urged female students not to succumb to the temptation of trading sex for grades. Last week, ACC arrested another Copperbelt University (CBU) Lecturer for corrupt practices involving sexual gratification. In August this year, the Commission arrested two lecturers from the same institution who corruptly solicited K5,000 or…...
Veep calls for collaborative efforts in protecting children’s best interests
VICE-President Mutale Nalumango has called for collaborative efforts between government and various stakeholders in protecting and promoting the best interests of the Zambian child. And Deputy Chief Justice Michael Musonda has advised actors in the child justice sector to continue deepening their understanding of the type of justice the children’s code seeks to deliver. Speaking,…...
Muleya’s appointment was through headhunt, says IDC as Lifuka demands transparency
THE Industrial Development Corporation has justified the appointment of its Chief Executive Officer Cornwell Muleya stating that the appointment process was based on merit. But Governance Activist Rueben Lifuka says IDC needed to give better details on how they went about his recruitment, adding that a CEO with question marks would attract the wrong attention…...
ECZ sets date for 3 ward by-elections
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set Thursday, November 30, 2023, as the date on which the Kabuta, Mwembeshi and Sankolonga ward by-elections will be held. The Ward by-elections will take place in Kabuta Ward of Nchelenge Town Council in Luapula Province, Mwembeshi Ward of Nsama Town Council in Northern Province and Sankolonga Ward…...
We’ll make PAC redundant by achieving zero audit queries – Govt
SECRETARY to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa says he is confident that ministries and provinces will next year achieve zero audit queries and make the Public Accounts Committee redundant. And Kangwa says the reduction in audit queries can be attributed to internal disciplinary action that was taken against erring officers. The Auditor General’s report on the…...
Speaker advises MPs against snitching on their dozing colleagues
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti yesterday discouraged members of parliament from raising points of order against their dozing colleagues, saying they can just gently wake them up. This was after Chiengi Independent MP Given Katuta rose on a point of order wondering whether her Mulobezi counterpart was in order to sleep in the…...
We shall continue borrowing under concessional terms – Musokotwane
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government shall continue to borrow for the time being but under concessional terms. And IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says the Zambian government is committed to reforms but is being held back by the mountain of debt from the past. Georgieva also announced that a memorandum…...
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Vedanta is coming don’t panic, everything will be settled, Kabuswe tells contractors
MINES Minister Paul Kabuswe has told contracting companies at KCM not to panic over finances, saying when Vedanta assumes operations, such things will be a thing of the past. And Mineworkers’ Union of Zambia (MUZ) president Joseph Chewe has urged government to quickly finalise the deal with Vedanta so that it can finance the operations…...