Archive: 13 May 2019
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Our politicians are like pigs, they continue eating even when you beat them – Fr CheweCatholic priest Fr Chewe Mukosa has urged believers to join politics and not leave the game to hooligans. And Fr Mukosa has likened stubborn politicians to the behaviour of pigs, explaining that even when you […]
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Mwanakatwe orders MoF officials to quickly release economic data, as media expose govt inertiaFinance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says she is not worried about the prospect of Zambia defaulting on the imminent single-bullet repayment of the US $750 million Eurobond, which matures in 2022. And Mwanakatwe has directed Ministry […]
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Let’s welcome Chinese language, Zambia is part of global village – TCZTeaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) Registrar Ebby Mubanga says the introduction of Chinese language in secondary schools should not scare Zambians because it will help students aspiring to study in China’s universities among other benefits. […]
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FRA’s decision to penalize millers selling mealie meal at exorbitant prices elates CSPRCivil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) executive director Patrick Nshindano has welcomed the Food Reserve Agency’s decision to penalize millers that are selling mealie-meal at exorbitant prices. Last week, FRA chief executive officer Chola Kafwabulula […]
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Protests against vedanta justified, KCM has failed – govtMines Minister Richard Musukwa says protesting residents of Chiliabombwe and Chingola are justified to ask KCM under Vendetta minerals to go, charging that the once mining giant of Copperbelt has failed to operationalise its investment. […]
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2021 takuli ifyabupuba – HH2021 tatulefwaya ifyabupuba nefya buwelewele (we don’t want nonsense in 2021), UPND president Hakainde Hichilema told hundreds of supporters in Ndola’s Misundu area on Saturday. And Hichilema has demanded the immediate reopening of the Copperbelt […]
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Ex-ZNFU employee sues union over salary arrearsA former Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) employee has sued union president, Jervis Zimba, in the Lusaka High Court over unpaid salary arrears, leave pay and gratuity amounting to over K300,000. In a statement of […]
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Zambia’s gross reserves continue dropping to $1.4bnZambia’s gross international reserves have continued to drop to below US $1.5 billion, a historic 10-year low, triggered by government’s huge external debt servicing commitments, Ministry of Finance data reveals. But Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe […]
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Hiked electricity tariffs will be met with resistance – PMRCThe Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) says the best time to implement cost reflective tariffs is way before elections, but warns that they will be met with resistance. According to a policy brief prepared […]
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Petition against Mwila is going ahead this Thursday – KomakiRenowned Patriotic Front (PF) cadre Julius Komaki says Lusaka Province party chairperson Paul Moonga and his executive should read the party constitution before exposing his ineptitude and inadequacies in his administration. And Komaki says he […]
