FRA locally procures 400,000 MT of maize
FOOD Reserve Agency (FRA) Executive Director Mwansa Chamatete says government has procured over 400,000 metric tonnes of maize locally. At a media briefing, Friday, Chamatete said government was getting an overwhelming response from regions like Northern Province which had good rainfall. “As we speak right now, there are three interventions in terms of procuring the…...
You’ll be seeing me more often, DPP tells court in Malanji, Yamba case
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court yesterday that he will be seen more often prosecuting the matter against former Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba and former Foreign Affairs minister Joseph Malanji. In this matter, Yamba is charged with two counts of wilful failure to comply with applicable law while…...
When leaders are ahead of the curve, citizens consider them crazy – HH
WHEN leaders are ahead of the curve and citizens are behind, they think that leaders are crazy, says President Hakainde Hichilema. And President Hichilema says Zambia and Burundi have agreed to deepen economic ties to enhance trade and investment. Speaking at a state banquet hosted in his Burundi counterpart Evariste Ndayishimiye’s honour, Thursday, President Hichilema…...
Lungu putting my life in danger by spreading rumours – Hamasaka
FORMER president Edgar Lungu has called for the immediate arrest of those allegedly involved in the abduction of Petauke Central Independent member of parliament Emmanuel Jay Banda. But State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka has lamented that Lungu is putting his life in danger by commenting on rumours. In a Facebook post, Lungu said…...
Burundi donates 5,000 tonnes of maize, rice and beans to Zambia
BURUNDI has donated 5,000 tonnes of maize, rice and beans to Zambia to help cushion the impact of drought. In a special address to the National Assembly, Friday, Burundian president Evariste Ndayishimiye noted that the drought had significantly reduced agricultural production in the country, hence his gesture of solidarity. “As a neighbour, we have learnt…...
Cost of living increases by K133.48
THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has revealed that the cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka increased by K133.48 in July, now standing at K10,575.93. In a statement, Friday, JCTR’s Social & Economic Development Programme Manager Muchimba Siamachoka attributed the increase to the rising prices of commodities like roller mealie…...
News Diggers! Lite Edition 069 Saturday August 3, 2024
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Breaking Down the Economy’s Prospects
President Hichilema’s Government was sworn in with a mandate to transform the Zambian economy. On that fateful afternoon in August 2021, he assumed the responsibility to usher this country into a new era of economic prosperity, the path to which has not been as plain sailing as he, and indeed, the people would have hoped. […]
DEC seizes $1.6m fake notes, nabs 5
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested five suspects for possession of $1.6 million counterfeit notes. At a media briefing, Friday, DEC Spokesperson Allan Tamba said the Commission had also seized a Toyota IST which was used to facilitate the movement of the counterfeit notes. He said another suspect linked to counterfeit notes was still…...
Construction of Lsk’s $8m Big Mama Market commences
LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says Big Mama Market, formerly called Munyaule Market, will be constructed at a cost of $8 million and will accommodate over 900 traders upon completion. And Lusaka Mayor Chilando Chitangala says the local authority has entered into a public-private partnership with Kaddoura Construction Limited for the construction…...
