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EAZ has lost public trust, bemoans KanyamaEconomist Chibamba Kanyama says the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has deviated from its original mandate of providing credible and sound economic policy advice to government. On Monday, Kanyama tweeted that Finance Minister Dr Bwalya […]
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I scrapped sales tax because I felt I didn’t own it – Ng’anduFinance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has disclosed that his decision to discard the Goods and Services Tax (GST) proposed by his predecessor Margaret Mwanakatwe was because he felt he “did not own it”. And the […]
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Violence against journalists intolerable – KasoloMinistry of Information and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Chanda Kasolo has challenged journalists to investigate corruption claims as opposed to “pushing agendas of people who are simply trying to gain political mileage”. And Kasolo has […]
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Govt scraps Sales Tax as Ng’andu rolls out bloated K106bn budgetFinance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has announced that government has decided to abandon the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and maintain Value Added Tax (VAT) next year following widespread rejection from several key stakeholders. Announcing […]
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Govt to unveil K91bn 2020 budgetGovernment is expected to roll out a K91 billion national budget next year, representing 27.5 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), to be supported by increased tax revenues amounting to around K6 billion more […]
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Land Alliance bemoans rising bogus land transactionsThe Zambia Land Alliance says there is so much chaos in the country’s land sector where unscrupulous dealers are duping unsuspecting people on bogus land deals, while the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry […]
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ACC needs more funds to fight electoral corruption ahead of 2021, says LifukaTransparency International Zambia (TIZ) chapter president Rueben Lifuka says his organisation expects increased funding to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in the 2020 national budget so that they can adequately prepare for election related corruption ahead […]
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Cost of electricity must not make businesses fail to operate – ZAMZambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) vice-president Chipego Zulu has called for immediate discussions around the cost of electricity to ensure they are not prohibitive to a point of grounding businesses. And Zulu says the recently […]
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Hiked electricity tariffs, power import may not reduce load shedding – ZescoZesco Limited acting managing director Webster Musonda says consumers should not expect a reduction in the number of load shedding hours despite the imminent importation of power worth 300MW from Eskom, South Africa And company […]
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If I reveal what I know about Kambwili, he’ll be finished – MusengePolitician Mwenya Musenge has said if he starts revealing what he knows about Chishimba Kambwili, the former information minister will be finished. And Musenga says Kambwili must come out of the box and face reality […]
