Let’s support the boy child as well, or girls may end up single – Mutti
THE current challenge we have for junkies is because we have focused more on a girl child and left the boy child lost, says Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti. Speaking during the donation of sanitary towels to school girls at David Ramushu Primary School Monday, Mutti said support towards children should be balanced…...
6.6% GDP growth projection attainable – Nkoma
ECONOMIST Noel Nkoma says government’s projection of 6.6 percent GDP growth in 2025 is very much attainable. During the budget presentation last Friday, Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane said government had set out to attain a real GDP growth rate of 6.6 % and reduce inflation to 6-8% in 2025. “Madam, to…...
We’ll not extend Smart Invoice incorporation deadline – ZRA
ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Dingani Banda says the authority will not extend the September 30, 2024 deadline for imposition of penalties for non-use of Smart Invoice. And Bank of Zambia Deputy Governor Operations Francis Chipimo has disclosed that efforts to establish a Deposit Protection Fund to safeguard depositors in the event of insolvency…...
If Lungu doesn’t tone down, what happened to KK, FTJ, RB, will also happen to him – Nevers
MMD president Nevers Mumba says he is not called to speak for former president Edgar Lungu, but justice. The former vice-president says if Lungu doesn’t tone down, he’ll face the same fate as other ex-heads of state before him. On Saturday, the PF posted a write-up on its page stating that Mumba had been put…...
UPND should start planning their exit, comparisons show Lungu did better – Makebi
PF lawyer Makebi Zulu says it’s political suicide for the UPND to assume that their victory in 2026 depends on the assumption that Edgar Lungu has no chance of winning the elections. Zulu says the UPND government should start planning their exit ahead of the 2026 general elections. On Thursday, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa…...
Lungu applies for recusal of 3 ConCourt judges in eligibility case
FORMER president Edgar Lungu has asked the Constitutional Court to recuse three of its Judges in the matter where a youth activist, Michelo Chizombe, is challenging his eligibility to participate in future presidential elections. Lungu wants Constitutional Court president Professor Margret Munalula, her vice Justice Arnold Shilimi, and Justice Mapani Kawimbe to recuse themselves from…...
We give fewer tax incentives to mines than other countries – Musokotwane
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says he is still not happy with the country’s current tax collection levels. Meanwhile, Dr Musokotwane says the country does not give too many tax incentives to mining companies, insisting that Zambia has one of the highest mining tax regimes in the world. And Secretary to the…...
It’s the duty of the state to protect the rights of citizens – German Envoy
GERMANY Ambassador to Zambia Ann Wagner Mitchell says it remains the duty of the State to promote and protect the rights of citizens. Ambassador Mitchell says the current anti-corruption policy is inadequate in many areas to effectively prevent, prosecute and punish corruption. Meanwhile, Justice Minister Princess Kasune says laws should not be a privilege for…...
ACC behaving like a programmed political institution – Kampyongo
FORMER Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo says he is not shaken by the Anti-Corruption Commission’s intention to appeal his acquittal, arguing that the commission is now behaving like a programmed political institution. On Sunday, the ACC announced that it would appeal the acquittals of Kampyongo on corruption charges and former Lusaka Province minister Bowman Lusambo…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1833 Tuesday October 1, 2024
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