NHIMA refutes claims of depositing funds in Control 99 for civil servants’ salaries
THE National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has refuted allegations circulating on some media platforms that its members’ monthly contributions are being deposited into government’s Control 99 account to pay civil servants’ salaries. In a statement, Wednesday, NHIMA Head of Public Relations King Syacika stated that NHIMA had never deposited its funds into Control 99…...
I don’t like thieves, lazy people – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he doesn’t like lazy people and thieves, warning that anyone stealing from people will be locked up. And President Hichilema has thanked the Veterinarian Association of Zambia (VAZ) for inviting him to be the guest of honour at their Annual General Meeting saying taking it for granted that someone can be…...
Feasibility studies for Electric Vehicle batteries are done – Govt
COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga has disclosed that feasibility studies for the electric battery manufacturing plant have been concluded. In April 2022, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed cooperating agreements to venture into electric battery manufacturing. In August last year, Mulenga updated the nation that feasibility studies for the venture were…...
It’d take less than 30 days to retrieve trapped Macrolink miners – C/Belt Minister
COPPERBELT Province Minister Elisha Matambo says it would take less than 30 days to retrieve the miners who were trapped at Macrolink Mine in January this year. Seven miners, comprising five Zambians and two Chinese nationals, were trapped at the Chinese owned Macrolink Mine located along the Ndola-Mufulira Road in January this year. However, rescue…...
About 150 tollgate workers will be declared redundant – ZUFIAW
ZAMBIA Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) says about 150 workers at Katuba, Manyumbi and Kafulafuta toll gates will be declared redundant once Road Development Agency (RDA) takes over tolling operations from the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA). And NRFA Public Relations Manager Alphonsius Hamachila says the agency is aware of the issue…...
Allegations in AG’s report inaccurate – Mikalile
MIKALILE Trading Investment proprietor Stephen Mikalile says the allegations cited in the latest Auditor General’s report on Zambia’s external debt against the company are not accurate. And Mikalile says his company will continue conducting business in many other countries and not just in Zambia. Meanwhile, Mikalile has lamented that load shedding is negatively affecting businesses,…...
VERBATIM: I gave away Mukula which I found abandoned, decomposed – Kapata
Nchito SC: So, you’ve seen that letter in which they are appealing to a member of parliament to speak for them, correct? Jean Kapata: Yes, My Lady. Nchito SC: So, at this time, you had allowed them to export? You had given them an extension? Jean Kapata: I think this was the time we gave…...
Over 63,000 households set to benefit from subsidised electricity connections by 2027 – Zesco
ZESCO says it is leading efforts to enhance community resilience in Lusaka through the Lusaka Transmission and Distribution Rehabilitation Project (LTDRP), which began its Last Mile connections on March 11, 2024. In a statement, Wednesday, Zesco spokesperson Matongo Maumbi stated that over 63,000 households, Micro Small Enterprises, and social and public infrastructures were set to…...
Deputy IG wants Kalaba sent to prison for contempt of court
DEPUTY Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations Milner Muyambango has applied for leave in the Lusaka High Court to commence contempt of court proceedings against Citizens First president Harry Kalaba for commenting on an active court case. Muyambango’s application is premised on Kalaba’s alleged remarks accusing him of abusing his office by opting…...
AG reveals how K100m was drawn from 3rd Eurobond account without details on how it was utilised
THE latest Auditor General’s report on Zambia’s external debt stock has revealed that on December 28, 2015, K100,000,000 was drawn from the third Eurobond account and deposited into Control 99 for budget support but there were no details on how the funds were utilised as at January 31, 2024. And the report states that on…...
