Archive: 27 February 2020
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Close some missions if there’s no money, Kambwili tells govtNATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili has urged government to close down some missions abroad if it is failing to pay salaries, saying Zambians working overseas should not be subjected to begging. Zambians diplomats […]
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Funds for projects were diverted to disasters, Wina tells ParleyVICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says government has diverted public resources which were earmarked for certain projects to respond to disasters such as flooding. And Vice-President Wina has appealed to members of parliament to understand government when […]
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ACC prosecutes 3 cases from FIC’s 2018, 2019 trends reportsTHE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says three cases from the 2018 and 2019 Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) reports made it to court while one was closed due to “insufficient evidence”. And the Commission says out of […]
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Adopt Green Party’s marijuana business model, Sinkamba urges govtGREEN Party leader Peter Sinkamba has advised government to adopt his business model for the cultivation of cannabis for export and medicinal purposes, saying it is a big economic driver if well implemented. Sinkamba has […]
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Our salaries have been gassed, laments UNZA workers as they down toolsUNIVERSITY of Zambia (UNZA) workers unions have downed tools demanding payment of their January and February 2020 salaries arrears. Clad in “black Wednesday” attire, workers from the three unions, UNZALARU, UNZAPROSU, and UNZAWU said they […]
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ECZ ponders updating existing voters’ registerELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) chairperson Judge Esau Chulu says the commission will consider updating the existing voters’ register instead of producing a new one, as advised by stakeholders. Speaking during the first political party […]
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Govt has a liquidation plan for Diplomats’ salary arrears – DoraInformation Minister Dora Siliya says there are only a few instances where government has delayed to pay the salaries for diplomats but that a liquidation plan has already been put in place. And Siliya says […]
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We’ve arrested 2 gassing masterminds, claims KampyongoHOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says police arrested two suspected masterminds of the gassing incidents in the latest raid, bringing the total of those nabbed so far to 26. And Kampyongo says UPND leader Hakainde […]
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CCMG asks govt to publicise plans for mobile NRC issuance exerciseTHE Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to explain its plans for the mobile National Registration Card (NRC) issuance exercise to avoid voter disenfranchisement in the 2021 elections. In […]
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Chitalu must step down – APNACHEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya must step down following his appearance at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to pave away for investigations, says African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC) Zambia Chapter Chairperson Cornelius Mweetwa. Speaking during […]
