Archive: 20 March 2018
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Lungu never went on a boat cruise, insists AmosPresident Edgar Lungu’s press aide Amos Chanda says State House is concerned that opposition leaders are insinuating that the Head of State spent public resources on a boat cruise and other luxury activities on a […]
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Civil society rises against PF corruption, abuse of public fundsSeven Civil Society organisations (CSOs) have demanded that government provides an in-depth explanation over a dossier published by News Diggers! exposing extravagant expenditure of public resources on international Presidential trips. At a media briefing at […]
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People don’t trust leaders due to delayed CDF – Bwana Mkubwa MPBwana Mkubwa PF member of parliament Dr Jonas Chanda says Constituency Development Fund Guidelines of 2006, which are currently in use, are outdated and causing MPs make false promises to the people. In a statement, […]
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Kambwili calls for probe into Lungu’s extravagant foreign tripsChishimba Kambwili has demanded an audit of President Edgar Lungu’s flamboyant trip to New York following the recently released dossier revealing government’s excessive expenditure in 2015. And Kambwili says President Edgar Lungu is a playful […]
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Kasama MP warns Radio Mano for “insulting Lungu”Kasama PF member of parliament Kelvin Sampa has asked Radio Mano to apologize to President Edgar Lungu over a Facebook posting which the law maker says is an insult to the Head of State. During […]
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Matibini suspends Bowman for 30 daysSpeaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini has suspended Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo from the House for 30 days. This is after he was found guilty of slapping his Roan counterpart Chishimba Kambwili […]
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Magistrate warns CK over skipping courtLusaka magistrate David Simusamba has warned Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili to appear in the next court session or be issued with a bench warrant. This is in a better in which the […]
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Borehole tax is daylight theft – HHUPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says the newly introduced SI that requires citizens to apply and pay fees before drilling boreholes is broad daylight robbery from an already over-taxed population. And Hichilema has condemned the move […]
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Suspend withholding tax until ZRA protects poor landlords – SinkambaGreen Party president Peter Sinkamba has written to Minister of Finance Margret Mwanakatwe demanding immediate issue of a waiver to formally exempt individuals who own residential properties from paying withholding tax on rental income. In […]
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Landlord burns tenant’s baby for failing to pay rentA one-year-old baby of Serenje’s Chozi village in Central Province is nursing serious wounds on her face after being burnt with porridge by her parents’ landlord after they failed to pay K50 rental arrears. Central […]
