By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has demanded Government to come out clean on the debt refinancing arrangement. CTPD Head of Research Boyd Muleya said such pronouncements have the potential to affect the spending pattern of civil servants in the hope that they will completely be free. Mr Muleya said […]
By Mercy Chewe Lusaka referee Audrick Nkole is pleased to have officiated at the just ended 2021 COSAFA Cup in South Africa. Nkole was the centre referee for the final between South Africa and Senegal which the hosts won on post-match penalties last Sunday. The FIFA accredited referee described his experience at the regional championship […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Housing and Infrastructure Development Permanent Secretary Danny Mfune says improved rural road connectivity is critical in opening up rural areas for investment. Mr Mfune says improved road connectivity is also cardinal to enhancing easy delivery of agricultural inputs and other goods and services. “Government has since called on the Road Development Agency […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Construction works of the 2.6 million US dollars ultramodern cassava processing plant in Chitambo District of Central Province is almost complete. Agriculture Permanent Secretary Songwayo Zyambo says works at the plant have progressed, despite the delays experienced due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. “The modern Cassava Processing facility will not only service producers […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Nineteen Zambians have been deported from Namibia for committing various offences contrary to Namibia’s Laws. Immigration Public Relations Officer Namati Nshinka said that the Office at Katima-Mulilo Border Control received 19 Zambians removed from Namibia by that country’s authorities. Mr Nshinka said that the group of men aged between 20 and 45 […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) says their general view of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) 2020 report is appallingly shallow. TI-Z Chapter President Sampa Kalungu said the report is lacking in detail and way too generalized to be of any meaningful value for effective public or stakeholder engagement. Mr Kalungu said it also […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Zamtel has commenced the expansion of key data network equipment to improve customer internet experience. The expansion of the Data Core Network has been necessitated by the steady increase in internet usage which has required further increase in network capacity. Zamtel Chief Executive Officer Sydney Mupeta said that the expansion work is […]
By IREEN MULENGA Kalulushi Municipal Council through the Public Health department yesterday embarked on a cleaning exercise along President Avenue road in order to keep the district clean. Chief Health inspector Claire Mwape said that the main objective of the cleaning exercise is to make and keep President Avenue as clean as possible being one […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Police in Lusaka have arrested five suspects who were seen proposing violence whilst brandishing offensive weapons in a video which went viral on social media. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has identified them as Justine Chanda, Joseph Besa, James Sikalumbi, Joseph Chanda and Kassim Lungu. Ms Katongo said they were picked up in […]
Tunisia’s Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi has been sacked as the country struggles to cope with surging numbers of coronavirus cases. The disease has put the medical system under severe pressure, and there have been oxygen shortages at hospitals in several provinces. Earlier this month a health ministry spokesman described the situation as “catastrophic”. A health […]
Alice Nachilembe
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