External debt has increased from $13.04bn to $14.7bn since we took over – Musokotwane
FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has explained that Zambia’s external debt has increased from $13.04 billion to $14.7 billion, while domestic debt has risen from K194 billion to K225 billion since the UPND took over government in 2021. Dr Musokotwane further says government did not anticipate a drought when they sold the surplus maize in…...
Don’t vote for opposition, SMEs Minister tells Shiwang’andu residents
SMALL and Medium Enterprise Development Minister Elias Mubanga has urged residents of Shiwang’andu District not to vote for the opposition if the court upholds the speaker’s decision to nullify nine PF seats. The Speaker of the National Assembly recently declared nine Patriotic Front seats vacant, following the expulsion of members of parliament from the party…...
Mundubile, 8 others seek judicial review of Speaker’s decision to declare their seats vacant
NINE expelled PF MPs have applied to the Lusaka High Court for leave to commence judicial review proceedings against the decision of second Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Moyo to declare their seats vacant. The nine, who have also cited the Attorney General, want a declaration that Moyo’s decision dated July 3, 2024,…...
We’ve seen an increase in influenza-like illnesses – MoH
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says her ministry has seen an upsurge in respiratory infections due to the cool and dry weather. And Masebo says the country recorded 4,770 Covid-19 cases between January and June 2024. Addressing the media, Monday, Masebo disclosed that over the last four weeks, 373 samples were collected from Influenza surveillance sites…...
ERB lifts domestic solar equipment importation restrictions
THE Zambia Revenue Authority has announced that importers of domestic solar equipment are no longer required to get a one-off waiver from the Energy Regulation Board. In a joint statement, ERB and ZRA stated that importers are simply required to sign a self-declaration form, declaring among others, that the solar equipment being imported is not…...
Govt grants Maamba Collieries exploration licenses for lithium, other minerals
ZCCM-IH has announced that its investee company, Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL), has been issued two large scale exploration licenses for lithium and other minerals in Southern Province. ZCCM-IH says the licenses are valid for four years, adding that during this period, the company plans to conduct detailed exploration to ascertain the presence of mineable resources…...
We should turn up at court to offer solidarity to Lungu, Lubinda tells members
PF faction vice-president Given Lubinda has urged PF members to gather at the Supreme Court grounds today to show solidarity with Edgar Lungu ahead of the Constitutional Court ruling in his eligibility case. Lubinda also questions what would happen to the election results of 2021 if the court rules that Lungu was not eligible to…...
Mwiimbu bemoans under-representation of women at peace tables
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says women have contributed significantly to grassroots peacebuilding efforts, yet they remain under acknowledged, under-resourced, and under-represented at official peace tables. Speaking at the launch of Incorporating Local Perspectives into the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, Friday, Mwiimbu said despite comprising over 50 percent…...
We’re investigating doctors, nurses for fraud – NHIMA
THE National Health Insurance Management Authority says it is investigating some doctors and nurses in government hospitals who are issuing prescriptions and directing patients to purchase drugs from private facilities at a hiked amount. And NHIMA Director General Micheal Njapau says the authority will go ahead to revise the benefits package in order to remove…...
FIC records K13.5bn in suspicious transactions
THE Financial Intelligence Centre has revealed that it analysed 15,696 Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) in 2023, out of which 923 intelligence reports worth K13.58 billion were disseminated to Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The Centre says the disseminated intelligence reports represent a 133 percent increase from 2022’s reports valued at K5.83 billion, the majority of which…...
