Archive: 6 February 2019
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PF has secured new markets for local products – MwilaPatriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila says the PF government has successfully secured new markets for various Zambian products. In PF’s weekly news letter to News Diggers! Mwila stated that government had successfully secured new […]
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ActionAid identifies snags in sales tax implementationActionAid Zambia says it may not be possible to implement the newly introduced Sales Tax to replace the Value Added Tax because there seems to be no resources for it in the 2019 budget. Making […]
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Cyber Crime Crack Squad designed to spy on citizens – MsoniAll People’s Congress (APC) leader leader Nason Msoni says Zambia desperately needs a poverty Crack Squad, not a Cyber Crack Squad which is only meant to snoop, spy and curtail personal freedoms. Reacting to government’s […]
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Anything pornographic is unacceptable, I’m working in the background – SumailiMinister of Religious Affairs and National Guidance Godfridah Sumaili says processing pornographic material is not acceptable, and people should not condemn her for keeping quiet on the Lawrence Sichalwe scandal, saying she has been doing […]
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We can’t go for elections before dialogue – NalumangoUPND national chairperson Mutale Nalumango says political parties should commit to the national dialogue process and conclude it before 2021, warning that Zambia cannot go to elections with political differences. In an interview, Nalumango said […]
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Court dismisses Heritage Coin’s application for bail pending appealThe Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has thrown out an application for bail pending appeal in a case where three directors of Heritage Coin Resources Limited were recently sentenced to two years’ simple imprisonment for money laundering […]
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Sesheke by-election returning officer met State House officials – NkomboUPND chairperson for elections Garry Nkombo says the party is concerned that the returning officer in the Sesheke by-election had a private meeting with some State House officials last Friday. In an interview, Nkombo said […]
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Bishop, 11 others in court over counterfeit notes12 people, among them a pastor and bishop, have appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for being in possession of over K100,000 counterfeit notes. The 12 include: a 38 year-old businessman of Jack Compound identified […]
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Former Miss Zambia denies being in possession of stolen propertyFormer Miss Zambia Cynthia Chikwanda has pleaded not guilty to being in possession of stolen property and dye used for making stamps. Chikwanda, who was crowned Miss Zambia in 1999, is facing two counts before […]
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New mine tax regime may negatively affect mining houses – FQM bossFirst Quantum Minerals (FQM) director Philip Pascal has expressed concern that the mining industry will be adversely affected by the recent tax changes because of unique circumstances such as the gold export tax. But Minister […]
