Archive: 28 October 2019
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RTSA deposited K1.4m speed fines in illegal bank account, reveals AGThe latest Auditor General’s Report has revealed that the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) deposited over K1.4 million collected from speeding motorists into an unauthorised ‘private’ bank account, where part of it went missing […]
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Govt can’t deal wth big fish involved in corruption chain – Action AidAction Aid country director Nalucha Ziba says she does not believe that government has the capacity to effectively implement the fight against corruption because it seemingly cannot deal with the big fishes in the corruption […]
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Govt collectively agreed to allow mining in Lower Zambezi – KalabaDemocratic Party (DP) president Harry Kalaba says it was government’s collective decision to grant Zambezi Resources an environmental impact assessment authorization to carry out mining activities in Lower Zambezi National Park. But Green Party president […]
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EL, CK cordial chat gratifying – ChifireSouthern Africa Network Against Corruption (SANAC) executive director Gregory Chifire says it was pleasing to see NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili interact with President Edgar Lungu during the Independence Day celebrations because Zambians are tired of […]
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Imakando proposes cuts in number of civil servantsMongu Central UPND member of parliament Dr Mwilola Imakando has proposed a reduction in the number of civil servants to minimize expenditure on emoluments in the national budget. Dr Imakando said in an interview that […]
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It is difficult for Zambia not to accrue more debt- KanyamaEconomist Chibamba Kanyama says it will be difficult for Zambia to survive without external financing as the current external debt position requires refinancing. And Kanyama says Zambia’s global competitiveness ranking will not improve any time […]
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Declaring public holidays hampering economic productivity – MilupiAlliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) leader Charles Milupi says President Edgar Lungu does not understand the cost of public holidays, hence he thinks he can order everybody to stay at home whenever it pleases […]
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Donors funding Zambia’s wildlife sector – WWFThe World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says donors are heavily funding Zambia’s wildlife sector while the government does little to develop the industry. And the WWF has called for the proper utilisation of the […]
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Opposition party sues AG over flawed 2016 presidential nominationsThe Movement for Change and Equality party has dragged the Attorney General and Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to the Constitutional Court, seeking a declaration that the conducting of the 2016 Presidential nominations without an […]
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Act in public interest, cancel Lower Zambezi mining license, Dipak urges governmentDipak Patel says government should act in public interest and cancel the mining license which it recently granted in the Lower Zambezi National Park area. In a statement, Patel said the granting of a mining […]
