Don’t blink, ICT sector is merciless, Mutati tells Beeline
MINISTER of Technology and Science Felix Mutati says Christmas has come early in Zambia with the launch of a fourth mobile operator Beeline Telecom. Beeline Telecom will be trading as Zed Mobile. Speaking during the launch, Wednesday, Mutati said Beeline Telecom was entering a highly competitive sector. “Today we have evidence that Christmas has come…...
US govt has a number of programmes that will see Africa prosper – Fernandez
US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez says his country plans to release at least US$55 billion in Africa over the next three years. Fernandez says his government has a number of programmes that will see Africa prosper. Speaking during a digital media briefing on the outcomes of…...
Kitwe maid arrested for stealing employer’s baby
POLICE in Kitwe has arrested a 42-year-old maid for stealing her employer’s two-month-old baby. In a statement, Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said Mercy Chanda took Charity Mulenga’s baby from Chimwemwe township in Kitwe and left him with her young sister. He said when the suspect’s sister was interviewed, she told the police that her…...
We would’ve been collecting more revenue if not for smuggling scams – ZRA
ZRA Board Chairperson Dr Caleb Fundanga says although the authority has been meeting its revenue collection targets, it would have been collecting more funds had it not been for the continued smuggling of goods. Dr Fundanga has also emphasised the need for the country to invest in solar energy, saying load shedding will make the…...
Govt ponders reintroducing voluntary national service training for youths
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says government is considering reintroducing voluntary national service training for young people. And President Hichilema has urged the Zambia National Service to work with the farming community to ensure that the country and Africa, as a whole, are food secure. Speaking during the 50th Golden Jubilee celebrations for the Zambia National Service…...
C/Belt’s economy has collapsed due to KCM, Mopani problems – Mundubile
LEADER of the Opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile says the economy on the Copperbelt Province has collapsed because of government’s delay to resolve issues surrounding Mopani and Konkola Copper Mines. In an interview, Mundubile said most Copperbelt residents were suffering because they depended on the two mines. “The Zambians on the Copperbelt are saying twachula…...
ACC nabs cop, prosecutor for corruption involving K7,700
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested a Kasama-based National Prosecution Authority prosecutor and a police officer for corrupt practices involving K7,700. In a statement, Wednesday, ACC Head of Corporate Communications Timothy Moono said Ali Goma, 49, and Lyson Chipeta, 27, had been charged with three counts of corrupt practices by Public Officer. “The Anti-Corruption Commission…...
Kang’ombe was right, HH seems detached from reality
“YOU have not seen load shedding yet because of the behind-the-scenes actions that we have taken. Is there anyone of you here who has been load shedded? No one, because we have resolved load shedding,” President Hakainde Hichilema told an eagerly attentive audience during his end of year press conference at State House. The President…...
World Bank releases $100m to Zambia
THE World Bank says it has released a US$100 million concessional credit towards Zambia’s macroeconomic stability, growth and competitiveness programme. The World Bank says despite protracted delays from official bilateral creditors to discuss and finalise debt treatment under the G20’s Common Framework, Zambia continues to implement agreed structural policies toward macroeconomic stability. Earlier in October,…...
DBZ moves to write off K693.5m in loans issued to politically exposed persons
THE Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) has started a process of writing off “non-performance” loans amounting to K693.5 million which were issued to some politically exposed persons (PEPs). About K71,603,789 million has since been written off, according to sources within the Ministry of Finance who fear that the execution of the debt cancellation was illegal…...