HH donates to NIPA, Evelyn Hone
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday made various donations worth about a million Kwacha to the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) and Evelyn Hone College. And President Hichilema says the UPND government will increase the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the 2024 national budget. Speaking when he visited NIPA, President Hichilema commended NIPA’s ingenuity of constructing…...
HH instigating lawlessness by instructing UPND members to inspect CDF projects – Kampyongo
FORMER home affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo says it is an act of lawlessness for President Hakainde Hichilema to instruct his members to inspect and report on CDF projects. And Kampyongo says UPND’s week of activism is mockery and an act of desperation. On Saturday, President Hichilema launched a 10-day UPND activism exercise where party members…...
Inflation increases to 10.8%
THE annual inflation rate for August 2023 has increased to 10.8 percent from the 10.3 percent recorded in July, 2023. And the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) says the country recorded a trade surplus of K2.3 billion in July 2023 compared to a surplus of K0.9 billion in June 2023. During a media briefing, Thursday, ZamStats…...
I’m not supposed to be stressed, laments Nawakwi after being arrested for abduction
FDD president Edith Nawakwi says her doctor advised her to avoid being stressed or doing any strenuous activities as she awaits surgery. Nawakwi was formally arrested and charged for the offence of abduction contrary to Section 253 and 256 chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia on Wednesday. Nawakwi is alleged to have forced Feluna…...
IG explains why UPND doesn’t need permits for gatherings
INSPECTOR General of Police Grapheal Musamba says UPND members usually don’t need a permit from the Police to hold a public gathering because they meet under the auspices of a minister or government official who does not require it. Recently, Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu said UPND were behaving in a childish manner by using the police…...
Govt must be transparent on KCM, Mopani, we don’t know what’s causing the delays – CTPD
CTPD Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo says the continued delay by government to announce a way forward for Mopani Copper Mines and Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) is retrogressive and counterproductive for the country’s economy. And the Centre for Trade Policy and Development has urged government to be transparent in telling the nation what is really causing…...
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ERB hikes petrol, diesel prices by over K3
The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has adjusted upwards the pump price for petrol by K3.85 per litre, K3.52 for diesel and K3.86 for Jet A- 1 at KKIA. Meanwhile, ERB has suspended the revision of kerosene prices which it says will remain constant for the foreseeable future at K K20.44 per litre. At a media…...
DEC nabs businessman for forging 25 NRCs, illegally possessing 20 ATM cards
THE Drug Enforcement Commission, through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit, has arrested a businessman for fraud and money laundering. DEC Public Relations officer Hussein Khan disclosed in a statement that Richard Mutela aged 41 had been arrested for gaining illegal access to various ATM cards, forging 25 NRCs and using one of the cards to…...
Cops nab Lsk man after Levy University student dies at his house
POLICE in Lusaka have detained a 27-year-old man in connection with the death of a 21-year-old Levy Mwanawasa University student, only identified as Chipo. According to a statement, Thursday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said the boyfriend took Chipo’s body to the BID section of UTH on Monday and told medical personnel that…...