Kwacha yet to reach worst levels – Musokotwane
FORMER finance minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says Zambians should brace themselves for harsher economic times as the local currency is expected to depreciate further against other convertibles. And Dr Musokotwane says the 2021 National Budget will be rendered useless if government does not engage the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In an interview, Dr Musokotwane said…...
There’s nothing wrong chiefs did to authorise Luapula Hydro to invest in power generation – Chief Mukupa
SENIOR Chief Mukupa Katandula of Nchelenge District in Luapula Province on Monday appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court on summons, as a shareholder and director in Luapula Hydropower Corporation Limited. This is in relation to a complaint that has been lodged in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court against Luapula Hydropower Corporation Limited for failure to surrender…...
Court remands 2 Marshlands Consortium directors for skipping sessions
LUSAKA Magistrate Alice Walusiku has ordered that two Marshlands Consortium Limited directors, Tobias Milambo and Richard Lubemba, will remain in custody until September 22, this year, when the case comes up for hearing of the State’s response to their bail application. This is in a matter in which three Marshlands Consortium Limited directors are facing…...
There’s a headwind coming, economy in ICU- VJ
VETERAN politician Vernon Johnson Mwaanga says it is shocking that while the economy is in the intensive care unit, government officials are arrogantly exhibiting scandalous opulence, which is way above their salaries and allowances. And Mwaanga has urged Zambians not to vote for any member of parliament who supports Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 0f…...
State must stop persecuting civil actors – ACA
THE Livingstone Magistrates’ Court has acquitted Alliance for Community Action (ACA) executive director Laura Miti and her programmes manager Bornwell Mwewa who were accused of assaulting police officers. The two were appearing before the Livingstone Magistrates’ Court on charges of disorderly conduct at a police station and assaulting a police officer. Miti and Mwewa were…...
Address soaring cost of living in 2021 budget, JCTR urges govt
THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has called on the Ministry of Finance to ensure a pro-poor budget for 2021 is implemented to address the skyrocketing cost of living in Zambia And JCTR says the cost of living for the mouth of August, 2020, stood at K7,178.22, reflecting a marginal reduction of K26.02 from…...
IG warns political parties against ferrying cadres to cause confusion in Lukashya, Mwansabombwe
INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja says the command is aware of some political parties who are mobilising cadres from different parts of the country for transportation to Lukashya and Mwansabombwe constituencies ahead of the by-elections. And Kanganja says political campaigns in Mwansabombwe and Lukashya constituencies are going on smoothly and peacefully. In a statement,…...
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Taking Nawakwi to court won’t solve anything, lawyer advises HH
LUSAKA lawyer Joseph Chirwa says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s decision to take his FDD counterpart Edith Nawakwi to court will not solve anything. And Chirwa says the debate about privatisation is a political issue which Hichilema should address with political answers. Hichilema has sued Nawakwi for libel following her repeated statements that the UPND leader…...
Katele acquits HH on privatisation: “due diligence was done by ZPA”
FORMER Finance Minister in the MMD government Dr Katele Kalumba says government, through his ministry and the Zambia Privatisation Agency (ZPA), had done due diligence before arriving at a decision to privatise Mosi-O-Tunya Hotel in Livngstone. And Dr Kalumba says Hichilema is being asked to account for his role during the privatization process because he…...