Archive: 2 October 2018
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Why debt concerns you: High impact on social spendingIn our last column we outlined Zambia’s alarming debt position and explained how it came about. As we continue our series one particular cause for concern that we want to highlight is that increased debt […]
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CSPR questions defence budget hikeGovernment’s increased budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Defence in the 2019 national budget needs to be explained to all stakeholders in view of the austerity measures, says the Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR). […]
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3 parties eye Mangango seat as PAC, NAREP opt outThree political parties namely; the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), the opposition UPND and National Democratic Congress (NDC) have so far declared interest in participating in the Mangango parliamentary by-elections slated for November 20, 2018. But […]
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They needed that protest to please their funders, Kampyongo mocks CSOsHome Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says he allowed the civil society organisations to protest at Parliament last week because it was necessary for them to show their funders that they were working. And Kampyongo says […]
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Vedanta Resources Plc de-lists from LSE, as KCM’s future ownership in doubtVedanta Resources Plc officially de-listed from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Monday morning, throwing its ownership of several of its subsidiaries, including Zambian asset, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Plc, into doubt. And Mineworkers’ Union […]
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Give govt benefit of doubt on barring of Lumumba – YALIYoung African Leaders Initiative president Andrew Ntewewe says citizens must give government a benefit of doubt on the barring of Kenyan Law professor Patrick Lumumba from entering the country. In an interview, Ntewewe said government […]
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Lungu’s salary increment must be reversed – HabasondaUniversity of Zambia Political Science lecturer Lee Habasonda says it is inappropriate to raise salaries for the President and senior government officials when the country is in jeopardy and at risk of defaulting on its […]
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Lungu scared of his own shadow – KambwiliNational Democratic Congress leader Chishimba Kambwili says President Edgar Lungu is scared of his own shadow. And Kambwili says the Ministry of Home Affairs should be given to a person with a legal background and […]
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ERB hikes fuel prices by K2The Energy Regulation Board has hiked the price of fuel citing international market prices and the falling Kwacha. In a statement issued today, ERB board chairman Raymond Mpundu revealed that the price of petrol per […]
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Zambians can earn money from solid waste – HIVOSHIVOS, an international non-governmental organisation, says Zambians can turn the growing problem of solid waste into a money-making venture. Speaking during a workshop which brought together solid waste experts, business people, entrepreneurs among other stakeholders […]
