Archive: 15 April 2019
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Hiked electricity tariffs will help Zesco survive harsh economy, explains KapataZesco Plc spokesperson Henry Kapata says electricity tariff revisions over the last few years have not kept up with the rising cost of generation and have led to the power utility’s declining financial position. In […]
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Ex-commando gets 3yrs for calling Lungu a dogThe Ndola magistrate Court has sentenced a retired army officer commando to three years imprisonment, for calling President Edgar Lungu and an idiot and a dog’. This is in a matter where Steven Mwepu, 56 […]
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We’ll dismantle PF the way we created it – KambwiliThe way we created PF is the same how we will dismantle it, says NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili. And Kambwili has dared PF to cause another by-election on the Copperbelt, boasting that the ruling party […]
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Sales Tax will shrink businesses, trigger massive job losses, warns ZACCIThe Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has warned that implementing Sales Tax from July 1, this year, could have devastating consequences of shrinking businesses and inducing job losses due to its cascading effect. […]
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CSPR urges govt to stop exploiting farmersCivil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) executive director Patrick Nshindano says government is exploiting poor Zambians by re-selling a 50Kg bag of maize to communities at K111 given that the commodity was procured at K70. […]
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World Bank picks Zambia to pilot human capital projectThe World Bank has picked Zambia to become one of the pilot locations for the human capital project, an initiative aimed at scaling-up access to quality education, health, and skills development. In a statement availed […]
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Kwacha tumbles on World Bank growth downgradeThe kwacha depreciated sharply against major currency convertibles to sink to at least K12.41 per dollar after the World Bank’s depressed real GDP growth forecast put Zambia at 3.3 per cent this year. According to […]
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Chief Mulekatembo, 15 others sue chief Mwene in leadership disputeChief Mulekatembo of the Nyika people and 15 members of his royal establishment have sued chief Mwene Chifungwe of the Fungwe people in the Lusaka High Court seeking a declaration that the latter is not […]
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CEC Africa posts K3 billion lossCEC Africa, a subsidiary of the Zambia Energy Corporation Limited (ZECL), has posted losses after tax of over K3 billion during its financial year ending December 31, 2018, triggered by non-cost reflective tariffs sustained in […]
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PF cadres don’t harass bus drivers, but we charge for loading – Intercity ‘commander’Intercity Bus Terminus PF ‘commander’ Francis Muchemwa alias “America 2” has denied allegations that ruling party supporters have taken over the running of markets and bus stations, saying they only charge for helping to load […]
