ZICTA must do more with clampdown on scammers than just deactivating SIM cards
The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) says it has, in an effort to safeguard the public from the rising scourge of mobile and internet fraud, deactivated 49,000 SIM cards used for fraudulent activities this year alone. This is a commendable milestone. However, while this is a necessary and critical step, it also shines…...
We’ve not adjusted PAYE because our focus is to help the unemployed – Musokotwane
MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says there is no adjustment to the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax in the 2025 national budget because money meant for this incentive has been used to help citizens that are not in formal employment. Speaking when he featured on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview, Dr Musokotwane…...
We give CDF equally because urban areas are more populated than rural constituencies – Nkombo
LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says government allocates CDF to rural and urban constituencies equally because the population in urban constituencies is bigger than in rural setups. On Thursday, TIZ Public Resource Management Coordinator Tommy Singongi said his organisation expected government to apply an allocative formula for CDF by taking into account…...
ERB reduces petrol price by 77 ngwee, diesel K1.15
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has reduced the fuel pump prices for Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene and Jet A-I for the month of October 2024. In a statement, Monday, ERB Board Chairperson James Banda said prices of petroleum products on the international market declined during the period under review. “In September 2024, petroleum product prices declined…...
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…...
