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Govt will stop being involved in fuel procurement next year – KapalaENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says government will next year stop getting involved in the procurement of petroleum products and will simply be regulating the industry and collecting tax. Last week, the Energy Regulation Board increased... […]
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It doesn’t make sense that copper prices are going up but cost of living is worsening – DodiaZAMBIA’s cost of living has continued to soar despite copper prices being the highest the country has ever recorded, currently at US$10,000 per metric tonne. According to the Zambia Statistics Agency monthly bulletin, the country’s... […]
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Maybe there is a prisoner with special skills whom they want outTHE Zambia Correctional Service or the Prisons authority as it were, has gone into overdrive to try and dismiss a story suggesting that a law has been enacted that will allow inmates serving life sentences... […]
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Kapalasa U-turns: It was a typo, I don’t believe Lungu qualifies to standKATUBA UPND member of parliament Aubrey Kapalasa says it’s not true that he is being used by PF, further stating that it was a typographical error when he argued in his court documents filed in […]
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What does Madam Nawakwi stand for?THREE years ago, on July 3, 2017, we raised questions around the absence of FDD president Edith Nawakwi from the political scene. Much of what we said in that editorial opinion can be repeated today, […]
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Enquiry into Zesco’s plans to regulate power consumption in customers’ householdZESCO Limited has announced the rolling out of smart meters that will enable the power utility to regulate the usage of electricity by switching off certain appliances in customers’ households that exceed a given consumption […]
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How shall I mourn the demise of Prime TV on this World Press Freedom Day?FINALLY he picked up. It was probably my 15th attempt, but it felt like I had tried over a hundred times without success because his line was continuously engaged. In frustration, I decided to drive […]
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Lungu’s full address: Zambia records 12 COVID-19 cases as lock down loomsPresident Edgar Lungu says Zambia now has 12 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease, and has since directed the shut down of all bars, night clubs and restaurants. Speaking when he addressed the nation via […]
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Govt failing to target resources to key sectors for economic growth – SaasaAfrican countries such as Zambia are failing to grow their economies to fulfil their potential because governments are poorly targeting the available resources to key growth sectors, says economist Professor Oliver Saasa. Last week, African […]
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High Court refuses to stay defamation proceedings against Fresher SiwaleThe Lusaka High Court has refused to stay criminal proceedings in which New Labour Party leader Fresher Siwale is accused of defaming the President, pending review of magistrate Alice Walusiku’s refusal to refer the case […]
