Archive: 27 January 2021
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1 dies, as over 60 test positive for COVID-19 in prisonsTHE Ministry of Health has announced that the country has recorded 1,289 new COVID-19 cases out of 11,862 tests done with 16 deaths in the last 24 hours. And Zambia Correctional Services Commissioner General Dr […]
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Class of 2020: Zambians who gravely disappointed last yearIn contrast to the shortage of authentic, consistent heroes in public life, Zambia had a huge surplus of disappointing individuals and institutions in 2020, as the competition for shameless and uninspiring conduct grew even fiercer […]
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IDC has departed from its mandate, it’s now a drain on the TreasuryZAMBIA has a lot of money. Contrary to popular belief, we are not a poor nation. We are materially rich, but our money is wasted by politicians and their appointees who work as conduits of […]
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Free Trade Area isn’t working as it should – KingsleyZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda says the Free Trade Area is not working as it ought to because member countries are still imposing barriers on this country’s exports. Speaking when he appeared […]
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Royal establishment withdraws case against ShakumbilaA CHAIRPERSON of Chief Shakumbila Royal Establishment Committee and two others have discontinued a case in which they dragged dethroned Chief Shakumbila, Patrick Chibamba, to the Constitutional Court seeking an order restraining him from acting […]
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Zambia needs more women vying for public office – WfCWOMEN for Change (WfC) executive director Lumba Siyanga says there can never be development if the majority of Zambia’s population, who are women, are not involved in the leadership of the country. In an interview, […]
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High Court acquits Luanshya cop of rapeNDOLA High Court Judge Mary Mulanda has acquitted a police officer who allegedly raped a woman at the inquires office after establishing that the sex was consensual. This is in a matter where Dominic Miyoba, […]
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ZTA hopes COVID-19 vaccine will revamp tourism sectorZAMBIA Tourism Agency (ZTA) chief executive officer Felix Chaila says the second wave of the Coronavirus has hit the tourism industry hard due to a drastic drop in the number of foreign tourists because of […]
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Court dismisses case where 2 sued HH over Kalomo farmTHE Lusaka High Court has thrown out a case in which two individuals were challenging UPND president Hakainde Hichilema’s acquisition and possession of a farm in Kalomo District on account of too much time having […]
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NAPSA, IDC’s $44.8m Marcopolo deal lacks transparency – TIZTRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) chapter president Sampa Kalungu says the NAPSA, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Workers’ Compensation Fund Control Board’s (WCFCB) US $44.8 million investment into a Chinese-owned tile-making company lacks transparency as the […]
