Archive: 22 May 2019
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Gunshots fired as KCM liquidator storms Chingola to takeover assetsThere was commotion in Chingola yesterday when a combined team of security forces escorted the appointed provisional liquidator of Konkola Copper Mines from Lusaka to go and take over the assets of the Vedanta owned […]
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Since inception, KCM has only paid US$58m dividends, ZCCM-IH tells courtZCCM Investment Holdings PLC has told the Lusaka High Court that since Konkola Copper Mines began operations, it has only paid US$58 million dividends to government and it has been involved in tax evasion schemes. […]
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Mawere threatens Prime TV reporter over ‘negative’ storyAn audio in which Chipata Central PF member of parliament Moses Mawere is threatening Prime Television reporter Oswald Yambani for airing a story in which his constituents branded him an absentee MP yesterday went viral […]
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ACC arrests 2 civil servants for theft involving K18,000The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Kasama has arrested the provincial the Fisheries and Livestock Coordinator, and the Central Statistics Office Regional Statistician of for corrupt practices involving K18,000. Joseph Chiti, 42 of Kasama Village, a […]
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I didn’t say there’re no problems in the economy, Amos clarifiesPresident Edgar Lungu’s spokesperson Amos Chanda says it is incorrect to characterize him as having said there are no problems in the economy, because State House and the Head of State are alive to the […]
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BoZ hikes Monetary Policy Rate to 10.25%The Bank of Zambia has hiked the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) in a bid to contain rising inflationary pressures, which look set to breach the targeted six to eight per cent range. Speaking during a […]
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Woman sustains serious burns in road accidentA 33-year-old woman has sustained serious burns after a Hino truck she was traveling in caught fire after being involved in an accident in Luangwa. According to a statement from police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo […]
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Assailants shoot local court messenger in ChomaThe Judiciary has expressed shock at the death of Mapanza Local Court messenger Lawrence Mizinga in Choma district, who was allegedly shot on Sunday during the execution of his duties. According to a statement issued […]
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Women in decision making, like Maggy, need support – NGOCCNon-governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) Executive Director Engwase Mwale says people should refrain from ridiculing women holding decision making positions as they are few and need to be supported. In a statement, Tuesday, Mwale said […]
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Why Farmers and MPs Prefer The E-voucher: The Case for Full RolloutIn 2018, CUTS found that 58% of e-voucher users prefer the e-voucher to the traditional FISP; last week we met with farmers who confirmed that they believe the e-voucher to be the future. Over the […]
