Zambia’s GDP contracted by 2.1% in Q2 – Zanaco
ZAMBIA’S economy severely contracted by an unprecedented 2.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, which slashed productivity across various sectors, market data shows. But the mining and ICT sectors remained resilient and registered positive growth amid the Coronavirus onslaught, raising hopes of economic recovery. According to a Zanaco…...
Kitwe chamber demands transparency on causes of C/belt fuel shortages
THE Kitwe Chamber of Commerce has demanded full transparency into the actual causes of the fuel shortages that hit the Copperbelt Province, saying the commodity has been in short supply before the truck drivers’ protest. And the Chamber says the black market has started thriving where fuel is being sold at an inflated price per…...
Copper prices hit $7,000 per tonne
COPPER prices have hit the US $7,000 per metric tonne threshold for the first time since 2018, representing a two-year-high, following Chinese economic recovery and a resurgence in demand for the red metal. Data from RMB Global Markets and Bloomberg revealed that prices of the commodity had touched the psychological barrier of US $7,000 since…...
Why Shonga’s election marks a new phase in LAZ’s fall from grace
In July, members of the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) elected at their Annual General Meeting a 15-member executive to replace the Eddie Mwitwa-led Council that had been in power since April 2018. The new office bearers include Abyudi James Shonga, who was voted President, Lungisani Zulu (Vice-President), Sokwani Chilembo (Secretary), and Ngosa Simachela (Treasurer). […]
Kampyongo a disgrace to Zambians, police – Kabwita
NDC national youth chairman Charles Kabwita says Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo is a disgrace to the police service and Zambians. In a statement, Sunday, Kabwita said it was disheartening to hear Kampyongo claim that the police acted professionally in the manner they treated incarcerated NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili’s wife Carol and daughter Chanda at…...
Politicians are our subjects, we can’t be their vuvuzelas – House of Chiefs
HOUSE of chiefs spokesperson Senior Chief Kaputa says traditional leaders cannot be politicians’ vuvuzelas. And Senior Chief Kaputa says the House of Chiefs will soon issue some guidelines which will prevent traditional leaders from being pressured into making political statements. In Parliament while debating on the 2021 budget allocation for the Ministry of Chiefs and…...
Zambians won’t allow Lungu’s 3rd term bid – Syakalima
CHIRUNDU UPND member of parliament Douglas Syakalima says Zambians will not allow President Edgar Lungu to run for a third term Last Tuesday, President Lungu said he knew he would be re-elected in next year’s general election because of the many works his government had done. But in an interview, Syakalima said President Lungu had…...
Govt transparent on COVID-19 donations – Kabwe
DISASTER Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) national coordinator Chanda Kabwe says government is not hesitant in providing information on COVID-19 donations. Last week Transparency International Zambia observed that there was no coordination in the handling of COVID-19 donations and that government was hesitant in providing information on the same. But in an interview, Kabwe said…...
It’s a total fabrication to say govt closed Prime TV, The Post – Dora
INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya says it is a total fabrication to argue that government closed Prime TV and The Post Newspaper. And Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo says unruly citizens that disrupt radio programmes will not be allowed to go scot-free. Meanwhile, Ikelengi UPND member of parliament Elijah Muchima says the Ministry…...
Zambia’s economy can’t improve with kaponyas as ministers – KBF
Lusaka Lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube (KBF) says it is practically impossible for Zambia to be economically independent with “ba Kaponya” employed as ministers. Speaking on QTV, Saturday, Fube said PF only had a few top-notch ministers while the rest, “ni ba kaponya”. “Half of the politicians we have today don’t even understand the value of…...