MoH irregularly single-sourced 8 COVID-19 material suppliers, reveals AG
THE Interim Audit Report on the utilisation of COVID-19 resources has revealed that the Ministry of Health single-sourced eight suppliers of COVID-19 materials with a total contract value of K35,090,425. According to the Report for the period February 1 to July 31, 2020, the Ministry of Health procured items valued a K159,277,590 from various suppliers…...
Mobile NRC issuance phase 2 was 87% successful – Kampyongo
HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says the second phase of the mobile issuance of National Registration Cards (NRCs) was a success, with 632,363 NRCs issued out of the 730,000 target. Speaking when he rendered a Ministerial Statement in Parliament, Tuesday, Kampyongo announced that the NRC mobile issuance programme had achieved an 87 per cent success…...
Lungu is not worried about those who want to challenge his nomination – Chipampe
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu is not worried by the eligibility case and he is standing in next year’s general election, says Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe. And Chipampe says Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya was quoted out of context on her remarks to traditional leaders about social…...
BoZ has stabilised kwacha to K20.30 per dollar, claims Mvunga
BANK of Zambia (BoZ) governor Christopher Mvunga says despite the economic challenges the country is facing, the Central Bank has managed to stabilise the kwacha at an average range of K20.30 per dollar. Speaking when he officiated at the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Zambia bank and non-bank survey launch, Mvunga said the Central Bank had managed to…...
Nkombo accuses ZICTA of recording private conversations
MAZABUKA Central UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo has alleged that the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) are infringing on people’s right to privacy by recording conversations. But Transport and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya has refuted Nkombo’s allegation, saying ZICTA does not have the capacity to carry out such an exercise. Speaking in…...
Ministry of General Education misapplied K6m – AG
THE Auditor General has revealed that over K6 million was misapplied at various levels under the Ministry of General Education. According to the Report of the Auditor General on the Accounts of the Republic for the Financial Year ended 31st December, 2019, the General Education Ministry headquarters misapplied K2,030,195 meant for the school feeding program…....
FQM posts 211,000 tonnes in Q3 copper output
FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) Limited has posted a record quarterly copper output of over 211,000 metric tonnes in the third quarter of this year, up 10 per cent compared to the same period last year, mainly boosted by its Kalumbila-based Sentinel mining unit. And FQM says it is working to manage the logistical challenges presented…...
ConCourt judgement clear, Lungu eligible for 2021 – Chirwa
LUSAKA Lawyer Joseph Chirwa says after reading the judgement of the Constitutional Court, it is clear that President Edgar Lungu is eligible for 2021 because he has only served one term. In an interview, Chirwa said the duration of President Lungu’s stay in office the first time he was elected does not constitute a term…...
Trust electoral process, Wina urges MPs
VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has urged members of parliament to trust the country’s electoral process and engage the Electoral Commission of Zambia whenever they feel aggrieved. She was speaking in response to a question from Monze Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu who asked whether the Electoral Commission of Zambia had any plans to discard…...
HH, Kambwili extol Lukuku
UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says the best way to remember Republican Progressive Party (RPP) president James Kasanda Lukuku, who was on Tuesday afternoon put to rest at Leopards Hill Memorial Park in Lusaka, is by fighting for justice and fairness. Lukuku passed away on Saturday after being admitted to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) following…...