Archive: 22 August 2019
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Gwembe people are starving, cries MPGwembe UPND member of parliament Malungo Chisangano has lamented that her constituency has been hit with one of the worst hunger situations. And Chisangano says a pregnant Gwembe woman died after eating poisonous cassava. Speaking […]
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CSPR tips govt on how to deal with hunger crisisCivil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) acting executive director Juliet Ilunga says lack of adequate and timely updates from the Office of the Vice-President is perpetrating uncertainty as to whether the hunger being experienced in […]
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If austerity measures were working, we wouldn’t be having these problems – BoZIf austerity measures were working well, we wouldn’t have the kind of challenges we are having, says Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Denny Kalyalya. And Dr Kalyalya says Zambia’s economic activity has remained subdued, […]
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Lungu loosening his belt while asking Zambians to tighten theirs – UPNDUPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says it is strange that while the Ministry of Finance is asking citizens to tighten their belts owing to the ailing economy, President Edgar Lungu is loosening his; gallivanting around the […]
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2020 budget will be about debt repayments – MusokotwaneLiuwa UPND member of parliament Dr Alexander Musokotwane says he expects the 2020 national budget to be characterized by a cash shortage as Zambia will need to prioritize debt repayments and salaries for public service […]
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We’re allowing overnight street vending to enable sustained trading – SampaLusaka Mayor Miles Sampa says businesses close too early in Lusaka, which explains why street vending at night is being encouraged. And Sampa says the Lusaka City Council police and Zambia Police will be in […]
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Mwenye’s corruption remarks irk PFPF Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri says former Attorney General Musa Mwenye SC and Premier Consult proprietor Professor Oliver Saasa have both failed the country in their areas of expertise but continue to be glorified […]
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There’s no guarantee that your submissions to parley committee will be considered – MwiimbuMonze Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu says the Zambian parliamentary committee system is very weak because it doesn’t make any decisions which bind the executive wing of government. On Tuesday, Government Chief Whip […]
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ConCourt send back to High Court case in which 4 want Litunga outThe Constitutional Court has referred back to the High Court, a matter in which four Lozi traditional loyalists want the Litunga of Western Province, Edwin Lubosi Imwiko, to resign from the throne for alleged gross […]
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Zambian man dies from stabbing in SA following marital disputeA 41-year-old Zambian national identified as Peter Nyirenda has died in Cape Town, South Africa, after sustaining neck injuries resulting from a knife stabbing by his spouse. According to a statement issued by First Secretary […]
