Archive: 29 October 2021
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UPND abolishes secondary school fees, allocates K25.7m to CDF, pins PAYE at K4,500FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government will next year abolish the payment of tuition fees, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) fees and examination fees for all secondary school pupils in public schools. And Dr Musokotwane […]
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FMD has affected 2m livestock since 2018 – ChikoteFISHERIES and Livestock Minister Makozo Chikote says Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has affected approximately two million livestock since its outbreak in 2018. And Chikote says government owes K38 million for vaccines which were supplied […]
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The information which judges present to Parley for scrutiny a big joke – WynterFORMER justice minister Wynter Kabimba says some of the judges’ profiles and biodata presented to the select committee of Parliament are a big joke because they don’t say anything about a particular individual. And Kabimba […]
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We want to raise clean money at gala dinner – UPNDUPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the Meet and Greet the President Gala Dinner is aimed at raising clean money for the secretariat. In an interview, Mweetwa said tickets for the fundraising dinner were being sold […]
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We apologize for the broken trust, mistakes – LunguFORMER republican president Edgar Lungu has apologized to Zambians for the mistakes made by his administration. Meanwhile, as Lungu, who is still PF president, was saying now is not the time for squabbles, one of […]
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Facts which TIZ may not know about the Faith Musonda caseTHE response from Transparency International-Zambia (TIZ) to our editorial opinion on the Faith Musonda case makes good reading. They raise interesting points and we agree with them that this is a matter that deserves extensive... […]
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There are many broken things at MoF – HHPRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says there are many broken things in the Ministry of Finance, noting that even none deserving suppliers who might have supplied fictitious goods used to be on the priority list of being […]
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You can’t fight corruption without punishing offenders – MusaFORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye says Zambians should forget about the fight against corruption if asset recovery is the Anti-Corruption Commission’s only goal. In a statement shared on his Facebook page, Thursday, Mwenye said corruption […]
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Amnesty provides opportunity to deprive criminals of ill-gotten wealth – TIZTRANSPARENCY International Zambia has argued that offering amnesty from prosecution is not in conflict with the zero tolerance for corruption policy because it provides an opportunity to deprive criminals of ill-gotten wealth. And TI-Z has […]
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Inflation drops to 21.1 per centTHE annual rate of inflation for the month of October has decreased to 21.1 percent from 22.1 percent recorded in September 2021. Speaking during a briefing, Zambia Statistics Agency (ZSA) interim statistician general Mulenga Musepa […]
