Archive: 1 October 2019
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Zambia’s hunger crisis will worsen, fears CSPRThe Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) says Zambia’s hunger situation could worsen as the country enters the forthcoming rainy season because farmers have not grown a sufficient amount of food. Both the United Nations […]
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It’s sad that Lungu is eating snakes when Zambians are crying – CKNDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says it is heart breaking to see President Edgar Lungu travelling around the globe when the country has serious problems which need his attention. Speaking when he addressed journalists at the […]
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Govt has set aside funds for DBZ restructuring – LunguPresident Edgar Lungu says government has set aside funds to restructure the Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) as well as for supporting the sub-regional Centre’s programmes. And President Lungu has assured the Sustainable Development Goals […]
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Chamber of Mines lauds govt for withdrawing Sales TaxZambia Chamber of Mines president Goodwill Mateyo has commended government for realizing the devastating effects of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) had it been implemented. Last Friday, Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu announced that […]
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Government must re-introduce fuel subsidies, demands UPNDUPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says government should consider imposing subsidies on imported fuel to help cushion the cost burden being felt by consumers. And Katuka says President Edgar Lungu should resign because he has […]
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Lungu has never stayed in Chawama, State witness tells court in CK’s defamation caseA Chawama businessman has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he became very annoyed upon reading a story in the Daily Nation Newspaper quoting Chishimba Kambwili as having called the people of Chawama “dogs”. The […]
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Chitembeya asks FAZ to penalise Nkana for its fans’ unruly behaviourFormer FAZ executive member Hanschel Chitembeya has challenged the association to penalise Nkana and ensure that the club plays behind closed doors for the rest of the season after its fans violently attacked their team’s […]
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I scrapped sales tax because I felt I didn’t own it – Ng’anduFinance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has disclosed that his decision to discard the Goods and Services Tax (GST) proposed by his predecessor Margaret Mwanakatwe was because he felt he “did not own it”. And the […]
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Double-digit inflation will raise cost of living – ZIPARZambia’s escalating annual rate of inflation to 10.5 per cent in the month of September will continue to lead to increased cost of living, which would also erode consumers’ purchasing power, says the Zambia Institute […]
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Why block a man who wants to share food?For the first time since losing the 2016 general elections, UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has played the kind of opposition politics that the ruling Patriotic Front dreads. He has come out of the boardroom where […]
