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Kabompo school alumnus donates mattresses

By CLOZZEN BIKALE Former Kabompo boarding secondary school students association has donated 59 single mattresses worth K48, 000 to the school. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Kabompo, association representative, Graham Mafulo said that they came up with the objective of giving back to the former school. He also said with help from other stakeholders, […]

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Solwezi Council increases Local generated fund

By CLOZZEN BIKALE Solwezi Municipal Council has this year increased the Locally Generated funds, equalization fund from K2, 500.000 to nine 9Million. Solwezi Mayor Remmy Kalepa has disclosed this during a media briefing in solwezi. Mr Kalepa said that the increment of the equalization fund will have more local developmental projects in communities. He said […]

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Mr President is Vedanta coming back to Chingola

Dear Mr President Dear Mr President Hakainde Hichilema , Chingola is unsettled, Copperbelt is unsettled, so is the Country over KCM/Vedanta. Mr President, can you explain in a simple way for every Zambian to understand what really is going on with KCM? *Is Vedanta coming back? *Why have you appointed another liquidator when you yourself […]

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Tobacco Farmers exploited

By Staff Writer Eastern Province Democratic Party Chairperson Danton Ndhlovu says Government should quickly engage Tobacco Buyers offering lower prices to Tobacco farmers. Mr Ndhlovu said farmers in Eastern Province have complained that the buyers should re-look at the prices being offered which must consider the labour cost, input costs and time invested and reward […]

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Govt wants Covid-19 free schools

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Education minister Douglas Syakalima says government is ready to work with the private sector to ensure schools are safe from Covid-19 for the second term of the 2022 academic year. Speaking when he received hygiene materials worth 50,000 Kwacha from IHS Zambia at his office, Mr Syakalima said that Covid 19 cases […]

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Enhance accountability in the electoral process-UNDP

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says efforts to enhance integrity, transparency and accountability for the Zambian electoral process must continue after the successful holding of the 2021 August polls. Speaking during a stakeholder meeting with political parties and civic society organisations on the Campaign Venue Management System, UNDP Resident Representative Lionel […]

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National Assembly set to resume on June 7

The First Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly will resume on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The Session adjourned Sine Die on Friday, April, 1st 2022. Clerk of the National Assembly, Cecilia Mbewe confirmed the development in a statement. During the sitting, 30 PF Members of Parliament where suspended for 30 days for breaching parliamentary privileges […]

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Chamber of Mines hails ‘game changing’ investments

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Zambia Chamber of Mines says the dual investments announced today by First Quantum Minerals, totaling $ 1.35 billion, will have a transformative effect on the mining industry and the wider economy. Chief Executive of the Zambia Chamber of Mines Sokwani Chilembo said the announcement provided an exciting start to the African Mining […]

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