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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Stop sympathising with people who’ve stolen public resources – Kasune
JUSTICE Minister Princess Kasune says Zambians should stop sympathising with people who have embezzled public resources. Kasune has wondered why the arms of government are allowing former president Edgar Lungu to make comments that are inciting Zambians to rise up and fight. Commenting on Lungu’s statement that time had come to fight for the injustices…...
Male Mid-Life Crisis
Dear Aka-Monde My name is Kelvin, aged 43, feeling like I missed life’s bus somewhere. Most of my friends are doing well financially while I struggle with making ends meet. I have accountancy and IT qualifications but can’t seem to find a good job. I wonder where I missed the opportunity to excel. My wife […]
Implementing a digital inventory to track medicines will promote transparency – PSZ
PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Zambia (PSZ) president Keegan Mwape says implementing a digital inventory management system to track medicines from procurement to dispensing will promote end to end visibility of the commodity. When presenting the 2025 national budget on Friday, Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane said government was implementing a digital inventory management system to track…...
Report if you go 3 days without electricity – Zesco
Zesco Board Chairperson Vickson Ncube has advised citizens experiencing power cuts for three days to report the matter to the utility company, describing the situation as a reportable fault. Recently, the utility company announced that starting September 1, 2024, it would only be able to supply power to residential customers for three hours per day…...
Mutondo Stars wallop Red Arrows
RED Arrow’s quest to defend the MTN Zambia Super League has suffered a major setback following a 3-1 defeat to Mutondo Stars at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola yesterday. Arrows, who were playing their first match since their elimination from the CAF Champions League, showed no character of being defending champions as a brace…...
