We’ve issued over 331,000 NRCs – Kampyongo
HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says consultations on issuance of National Registration Cards to inmates are ongoing. And Kampyongo says over 331,472 people have been issued with National Registration Cards in five provinces since the exercise commenced. Speaking at a press briefing, Monday, Kampyongo said there was a need for a census to be conducted…...
Don’t govern like you are in opposition, Musa urges govt
FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye says presidential appointments must take into account tribal balancing in order to build unity in the country. And Mwenye has advised the Patriotic front government to stop governing like it’s an opposition party, citing an incident where President Edgar Lungu attacked the Anti Corruption Commission. Meanwhile, Mwenye has wondered what…...
Zesco-CEC stand-off will hurt FDI inflows into energy sector – Chizonde
THE impasse between the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) and Zesco Limited has reduced investor confidence and will negatively impact much-needed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into Zambia’s energy sector, says Public Financial Management Consult senior economist Bright Chizonde. And Chizonde says that the Ministry of Energy has failed to provide clear policy guidance to provide…...
Mwila finally suspends Jay Jay
PATRIOTIC Front secretary general Davies Mwila has suspended Eastern Province youth chairperson Emmanuel J Banda commonly known as Jay Jay for misconduct. And Eastern Province Police Commissioner Luckson Sakala says Jay Jay did not appear in court yesterday because he was not yet indicted. In a letter dated August 24, Mwila gave Jay Jay 14…...
Reduced MPR not enough to revive economy – Kanyama
GOVERNMENT still needs to implement strong fiscal policy where the budget deficit and high levels of inflation are kept under control if the Bank of Zambia’s (BoZ) relaxed monetary policy is to have any meaningful impact, says economist Chibamba Kanyama. And Kanyama says interest rates on loan facilities should not be expected to significantly decline…...
Aggravated assault case fails to take off as Jay Jay faces other charges in Chipata
SUSPENDED Patriotic Front Eastern Province youth chairperson Emmanuel Banda, commonly known as Jay Jay, and four others have been dragged to court for allegedly assaulting a police officer at Lusaka Central Police Station, with intent to steal. Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate Lameck Mwale could, however, not explain the charge to the accused persons yesterday as…...
Court summons acting ACC DG for ‘intimidating witness’
LUSAKA Chief Resident Magistrate Lameck Mwale has summoned Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) acting director general Rosemary Khuzwayo to appear before him today and show cause why contempt of court proceedings should not be instituted against her for suspending an investigations officer who testified in Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya’s case. Magistrate Mwale directed that Khuzwayo be…...
My Tweet had nothing to do with removing Lungu, but the need to respect central banks – Mboweni
SOUTH Africa’s Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni says his Tweet about mobilising against President Edgar Lungu for firing of Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Denny Kalyalya had nothing to do with internal politics. Mboweni, who is also former chairperson of the SADC committee of Central Bank Governors, said he wants the regional body to…...
Lungu wants to solve economic problems with political solutions
WE are concerned that since assuming power, our President has changed Finance Ministers four times and this is the second Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor under his six year reign so far. Surely, that shows that the problem is not the appointees, but the appointing authority. What is even more worrying is that despite all…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 760 Tuesday August 25, 2020
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