Archive: 8 March 2019
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Govt offers 4% pay rise to civil servants, leaving unions dividedGovernment has offered unionised public servants a four percent salary increase across the board, but the workers’ unions have rejected proposal, describing it as a disservice to the suffering workers who toil so hard to […]
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Hivos celebrates Women in AgricultureToday March 8th 2019, Zambia joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Womens Day, under the theme: Think Equal, Build Smart and Innovate for Change. Hivos Southern Africa’s Sustainable Diets for All Program […]
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Zambia is naturally dictatorial, democracy is a challenge – KasoloWe are a naturally a dictatorial society and bringing in the foreign system of democracy is a real challenge, says Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo. And Kasolo says putting pressure […]
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I allowed accused to have sex with me, juvenile tells courtA 16-year-old grade eight pupil, who was allegedly defiled and impregnated by her 18-year-old boyfriend, has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that she consented to the sex and that she didn’t disclose her real age […]
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Solwezi immigration officer gets 2 years for corruptionThe Solwezi Magistrates’ Court has sentenced an Immigration Assistant Officer of Zambezi District to two years imprisonment with hard labour, for corruption involving K116,600. In a statement, Thursday, Anti-Corruption Commission Corporate Affairs Officer Jonathan Siame […]
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Mutati asks govt to postpone sales tax implementationFormer finance minister Felix Mutati says government should postpone the implementation of the Sales and Goods tax to allow for more consultation, warning that the new tax regime might cause more problems than the Value […]
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Juvenile in court for swindling adultsAn 18-year-old has been dragged to court for allegedly obtaining K22,620 by falsely pretending that he had a contract with National Assembly Motel to supply wine and whisky. In this matter, the juvenile offender is […]
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Lusaka man gets 9 months for stealing mattressThe Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 42-year-old general worker, who stole a mattress worth K600 for his personal use, to nine months imprisonment with hard labour. This is the matter in which Chrispine Chembo […]
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Millers want new mealie meal export policy revisedThe Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) says the new policy lifting the ban of mealie meal exports needs to be revised because some millers who accessed subsidized Food Reserve Agency (FRA) maize are restricted from […]
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Simbao withdraws motion after opposition shoots down his technology motionSenga Hill PF member of parliament Kapembwa Simbao on Wednesday moved a private member’s motion that was seeking to urge government to phase out gasoline driven vehicles and replace them with electric ones by 2030. […]
