Archive: 19 November 2018
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Lungu campaigns for ‘illiterate’ Mangango candidatePresident Edgar Lungu yesterday asked Mangango residents to vote for PF candidate Godwin Putu even though he may not know how to speak English saying he would teach the aspiring member of parliament. And President […]
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ConCourt sets Dec 7 for ruling in Lungu’s eligibility caseThe Constitutional Court is expected to deliver ruling in President Edgar Lungu’s 2021 eligibility case on December 7, 2018. This is in a case in which leaders of Christian Democratic Party, Zambia Republican Party, News […]
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Prisons will be full of politicians after 2021, says Kambwili as he narrates State House money scandalChishimba Kambwili says prison facilities will be full of politicians, including President Edgar Lungu after 2021, adding that three quarters of those in the Patriotic Front would be arrested when the party loses power. And […]
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I’m ashamed to be cited by Auditor General again – Chanda KabweCentral Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kabwe on Friday told the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that he will part ways with his provincial team should he be cited in the next auditor general’s report. Speaking […]
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Sales Tax to slow down economic growth, say manufacturersThe Zambia Association of Manufacturers has warned that Sales Tax will slow down the country’s economic growth and encourage tax avoidance. In a statement, Association president Roseta Chabala stated that the Sales Tax proposal as […]
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Democracy cannot survive without serious journalism – BloombergFounder of Bloomberg News Matthew Winkler says no democracy can survive without serious journalism. And Winkler has advised African journalists to tell more stories using data as this is one way of ensuring factual reporting. […]
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Don’t rely on maize alone because it’s a political crop, Madzimawe urges farmersChief Mazimawe of the Ngoni people of Eastern Province has advised farmers to diversify from maize-growing, warning that the food crop has become too political to rely on for its cultivation and sale. And the […]
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Pafyuma says there’s no unfairness in distribution of CDFWusakile independent member of parliament Pafyuma Kalobo says there is no unfairness in the allocation of Constituency Development Funds (CDF) by government as it is being alleged by opposition members of parliament. And Kalobo says […]
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Police refute Times story on Kabangwe accidentPolice spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo has refuted a Times of Zambia story which claimed that seven perished in a road traffic accident which happened on Sunday. In a statement today, Katongo revealed that in fact, […]
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PAC threatens to recommend Nundwe’s dismissalThe Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Friday warned Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Bright Nundwe that next time he appeared before the committee for petty queries, it would recommend for his dismissal. But Nundwe repeatedly praised […]
