Inflation increases to 15.2%
THE annual inflation for June 2024 has increased to 15.2 percent from 14.7 percent recorded in May 2024. The Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) has also revealed that between June 2023 and June 2024, the national average price of a 25kg bag of Breakfast Mealie Meal increased from K204.06 to K331.23, while Roller Mealie Meal increased…...
Socialist Party has willingly withdrawn planned rally – Police
POLICE say the Socialist Party has willingly withdrawn its planned rally, which was scheduled for June 29, 2024, at Chawama – Misisi ground in Lusaka. In a statement, Thursday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale emphasised that the police were ready to police any public gathering or procession and were looking forward to maximum…...
Chilubi MP wonders why govt can’t degazette national parks to accommodate citizens
ACTING Tourism Minister Collins Nzovu says government is considering degazetting some protected areas to accommodate the growing population, but this will be a last solution. Nzovu was responding to a question posed by Chilubi PF MP Mulenga Fube in the National Assembly, who wondered whether government would consider degazetting some national parks to accommodate the…...
Vedanta, govt not to blame for delayed salaries at KCM – Kabuswe
MINISTER of Mines and Minerals Development Paul Kabuswe says the delayed June salaries at KCM is not government’s or Vedanta’s fault, but is due to the court processes that had put the mine in a coma. Kabuswe says he is not shy to admit public sentiments that his ministry was sometimes getting compromised on certain…...
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Zesco apologises for extended load shedding hours
ZESCO Limited has apologised to its customers for the extended hours of power rationing experienced in Lusaka and surrounding areas. Zesco says the extended load shedding hours are attributed to the additional power deficit, arising from a technical fault at Ndola Energy Company Limited. In a statement issued by the Zesco corporate affairs department, Thursday,…...
IMF approves $569.6m for Zambia under ECF programme
THE Ministry of Finance and National Planning has disclosed that the International Monetary Fund has injected US$569.9 million following the board approval of Zambia’s 38-month Extended Credit Facility arrangement. According to a statement issued by the Office of the Secretary to the Treasury, Thursday, this brings Zambia’s total disbursement under the Extended Credit Facility-supported programme…...
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Load shedding stopping us from meeting demand of Eagles mealie meal – ZNS
THE Zambia National Service (ZNS) says the demand of Eagles mealie meal has surpassed what is being produced because Eagles milling is operating within the confines of load shedding. A spot check around Lusaka on Wednesday revealed that some chain stores had not stocked the 25KG bags of the Eagles mealie meal, while Melissa Matero…...
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Brian was in his second marriage, his first marriage ended due to unreconcilable differences. Trouble started when his business went down and his wife became the bread winner. Now that he was in his second marriage and things were not going very well, he was afraid to end his marriage as he feared society would […]
