Archive: 19 May 2020
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Chungu told me he was repossessing the houses from Chimese, Witness tells courtA FORMER security guard at Pre-Secure Security Company has testified that he guarded some properties in Ibex Hill allegedly belonging to former Zambia Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Eric Chimese for a year. The State […]
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Farmers need clear COVID-19 guidelines ahead of 2020 marketing season – CTPDGOVERNMENT should provide clear COVID-19 guidelines for the forthcoming 2020 crop marketing season in rural areas or else risk creating bigger social and economic problems, says the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD). In […]
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If Lungu leaves presidency, I’ll quit politics – ChitotelaIF PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu will not be available, then I am also not available for politics, says Tourism and Arts Minister Ronald Chitotela. And Chitotela says he doesn’t believe Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya contradicts […]
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IMF didn’t extend COVID-19 fund to Zambia because our debt is unsustainable – Ng’anduFINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not consider Zambia for the COVID-19 relief package because, according to their assessment, the country’s debt position is unsustainable. And Dr Ng’andu says […]
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Parley yet to put in place COVID-19 safety measures – ClerkTHE House Business Committee of Parliament is scheduled to hold a meeting on May 28 to direct management on the measures which will be implemented to ensure the safety of parliamentarians when sittings resume next […]
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TIZ condemns Dora’s “every country has thieves” remarksZAMBIA’s fight against corruption is sad because efforts to tackle the vice are embroiled in continuous political hypocrisy, says Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) president Rueben Lifuka. And Lifuka has urged Zambians not to be swayed […]
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PF wasn’t elected to storm radio stations, insists DoraCHIEF government spokesperson Dora Siliya has insisted that the Patriotic Front was not elected to storm radio stations saying there are proper channels of lodging in complaints about any content. And Siliya has advised health […]
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Doctors frustrated by govt’s casual approach to COVID-19 fight – SakalaTHE Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) says it is frustrated with government’s casual approach to responding to health workers’ concerns. In a statement, Monday, RDAZ president Dr Isaac Sakala urged government to urgently develop […]
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Govt condemns dancing COVID-19 patientsZAMBIA National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) director Dr Victor Mukonka has announced that Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases from 644 tests. Meanwhile, Dr Mukonka has condemned some COVID-19 […]
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KCM debt could drown CEC – SilavweCopperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) says Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) should come up with a solution for liquidating its debt because it can drown the power utility’s business. Last week, KCM obtained an interim injunction blocking […]
