Archive: 3 May 2021
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Deregistering dormant parties is selfish, undemocraticPARTY of National Unity and Progress (PNUP) leader Highvie Hamududu, says political parties that don’t take part in general elections should be deregistered. The former UPND Bweengwa constituency member of parliament says the goal of […]
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Price Benchmarking a good idea, but it won’t heal procurement corruptionFINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu says the Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has been given the mandate to be publishing, on a quarterly basis, reference prices of various goods and possibly services that the government […]
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Mining Revenue Sharing Mechanism: What are the technicalitiesIn last week’s Monday opinion, I presented the topic on mining revenue sharing in terms of the current legal and policy provisions that back its formulation and implementation in Zambia. In today’s Monday opinion I […]
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Forget the kapoli who’s gone back to PF, let’s talk about the violenceMR CHISHIMBA Kambwili once said “kapoli ni kapoli, nga wabula kapoli, wamufumya mumatipa, wamubika mung’anda, wamusambika, wamupela na fyakulya; ubushiku ukesula icibi, akafuma akawelela kumatipa pantu, kapoli ni kapoli.” Today, we are witnessing a Kapoli... […]
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Lubinda’s confession of corruption in PF has vindicated UPND – MweetwaUPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says Justice Minister Given Lubinda’s confession that reports of corruption in the PF adoption process have reached unprecedented levels has vindicated the opposition party. On Thursday, Lubinda said there was too... […]
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The money I gave out was little change of K100, K50 notes, I do that all the time – WinaVICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has refuted claims that she dished out money to Solwezi residents, saying she only gave out “little change” to some marketeers who were demanding that she buys things from them. Vice-President Wina... […]
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Ex-Zesco employee sues State for wrongful dismissalFORMER Zesco employee, Paul Simunyola has sued the utility company and the Attorney General for defamation, wrongful dismissal and malicious prosecution. According to the statement of claim filed in the Lusaka High Court, Simunyola stated... […]
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Work hard, begging can’t sustain a human being, Lungu tells labourersPRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says begging cannot sustain a human being emphasising that people should work hard. And President Lungu says government is implementing the COVID-19 emergency cash transfer program targeting 38,000 households in 20 districts.... […]
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EU election observers’ goal in Zambia will be to detect fraud – JankowskiTHE European Union (EU) says it is scheduled to deploy an election observation mission to Zambia in July. According to a statement issued by EU press information officer Delot Namambo, Friday, EU’s Ambassador to Zambia... […]
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It’s impossible to do politics without giving out money – AntonioPF deputy media director Antonio Mwanza has defended the distribution of money during campaigns saying, there is nothing wrong with sharing what you have. And Action Aid Zambia executive director Nalucha Ziba has urged the... […]
