We collected K2.94bn from toll gates in 2023 – Musokotwane
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says a total of K2.94 billion was collected from toll gates in 2023, compared to K2.56 billion in 2022. Responding to Pambashe PF MP Ronald Chitotela, who asked how much revenue was collected in toll fees countrywide in 2023, Dr Musokotwane said the K2.94 billion was collected…...
Don’t use imingalato in courts, Kabesha tells lawyers
NO playing imingalato in the court, make sure the process you use is just and fair, Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha has told state advocates. And Solicitor General Marshal Muchende says debt restructuring and the corruption fight will not succeed if lawyers continue on their trajectory of business as usual. Speaking during the official opening of […]
PF used proceeds of crime to pay for 2021 election adverts – DEC officer
A DEC senior investigations officer has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that investigations revealed that the money paid to media houses for the 2021 general election advertisements by the PF was not genuine but rather proceeds of crime. Highton Chilele, a DEC officer under the Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit, testified that about K100 million was…...
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Cabinet nods revised budget, approves open access market structure for electricity
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has announced that Cabinet has approved the 2024 revised national budget which will be tabled in the National Assembly soon. Mweetwa says Cabinet has also approved the open access market structure for electricity, which would promote non-discriminatory access to the transmission and distribution networks. In a statement, Wednesday, Mweetwa said…...
There is no load shedding or electricity problem, there is a tree problem
ON 7th June 2024, I had the pleasure of meeting Sitwala Wamunyima, our esteemed Director of Forestry, at the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment. My appearance was less than impeccable, with wrinkled clothes that prompted an immediate apology from me. “This load shedding and electricity is a problem,” I explained. “You can imagine power […]
There’s very little maize on the market – GTAZ
GRAIN Traders Association of Zambia Spokesperson Yotam Mkandawire says his members are actively participating in maize buying but the flow of the commodity onto the market is very slow. In an interview, Tuesday, Mkandawire said that the 1.3 million metric tonnes maize deficit that the country had recorded was real. “The deficit is real. We…...
Masdar solar project will commence in 4th quarter of 2024 – Jito
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s Special Assistant for Economic Affairs, Jito Kayumba has disclosed that United Arab Emirates’ renewable energy company, Masdar, will commence its solar project development in the fourth quarter of this year. Last year, Zesco signed an agreement with Masdar to develop solar projects worth $2 billion. Once completed, the project is expected to…...
Fire guts 10 shops in Kitwe, 3 in Kabwata
IN two separate incidents, fire has gutted 13 shops at Kabwata and Chamboli markets in Lusaka and Kitwe respectively. Ten shops at Chamboli market were gutted around 05:00 hours on Monday morning while another three suffered the same fate between 23:00 hours and 01:00 on the same day. In a statement, Tuesday, Kitwe City Council…...
This is how Hichilema is using lawfare to subvert democracy
When Zambia experienced democratic backsliding between 2011 and 2021, the deliberate use of legal mechanisms to weaken opposition parties played a central role. Lawfare, as this strategy is popularly known, has been a constant theme of Zambian politics in the era of multiparty democracy. This use of the law by the executive to achieve partisan […]
