Daily Archives: March 26, 2015

Lusaka Water happy it has meet MGD on sanitation

The Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company has expressed happiness that it has managed to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on sanitation by ensuring that more than 75 percent of people in Lusaka District have access to clean water. Company Marketing and Public Relations Manager Topsy Sikalinda has told Qfm News that currently, over 86 percent of people in Lusaka ...

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Rehab of GBV fast track courts pleases govt

Government has expressed happiness with the rehabilitation of the Gender Based Violence (GBV) fast track courtrooms. Speaking when she toured the two courtrooms at the Lusaka Magistrates court complex today Gender and Child Development Permanent Secretary Daisy Ng’ambi told journalists that she is impressed with the works so far by the contracted engineers. Mrs Ng’ambi explains that government wants to ...

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Anomalies spotted on Senga Hill, Chawama ballot papers

Anomalies on the ballot papers for Senga Hill and Chawama Constituencies have been spotted by political parties during the verification exercise today ahead of next month’s parliamentary and local government by –elections. The representatives of political parties present during the verification exercise were from UPND, UNIP, FDD and PF. UPND Representatives noted that the color for covers for the ballot ...

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Zambia may not meet digital migration deadline – Kambwili

Zambia might not meet the June 17th, 2015 deadline to migrate to digital television broadcasting, Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Chishimba Kambwili has told Parliament today. In a ministerial statement on the measures government is taking to improve the quality of broadcasting services in the country, Mr Kambwili says only towns along the line of rail will be able to ...

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Tax regime change directive cheers Chamber of Mines

The Zambia Chamber of Mines has welcomed President Edgar Lungu’s directive to the Ministers of Finance and Mines to effect changes to the 2015 Mining Tax Regime by 8th April 2015. In a statement the Chamber of Mines says it is committed to working with the Government to finding solutions that will allow them to sustain operations,protect jobs,support local communities ...

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Downton Abbey to end after six series

The next season of ITV’s period drama Downton Abbey will be its last, its makers have announced. “Inevitably there comes a time when all shows should end and Downton is no exception,” said the programme’s executive producer Gareth Neame. Created by Julian Fellowes, the show follows an aristocratic family’s fortunes from 1912 to the mid-1920s. Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern ...

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Germanwings plane crash: Co-pilot ‘wanted to destroy plane’

The co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, named as Andreas Lubitz, appeared to want to “destroy the plane”, officials said. Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin, citing information from the “black box” voice recorder, said the co-pilot was alone in the cockpit. He intentionally started a descent while the pilot was locked out. Mr Robin said there ...

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Govt pays ex-Chipolopolo coach Bonneti K3.2million

The Ministry of Finance has released K3.2 million towards the settlement of former Chipolopolo Coach Dario Bonneti’s compensation whose 2-year contract was terminated by FAZ on 12th October, 2011. The Italia coach had reported the Football Association of Zambia to FIFA which ordered that he be paid his compensation claims amounting to US$348,000. In a ministerial statement to Parliament today, ...

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Changes to mining tax regime long overdue – Hamaundu

Financial Analyst Mambo Hamaundu says the directive by President Edgar Lungu to Finance and Mines Ministers to effect changes to the 2015 mineral royalty tax is long overdue. Mr. Hamaundu says many players warned that the fiscal regime which was introduced in the 2015 national budget could be injurious to the mines and the general economic welfare as many people ...

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March inflation declines to 7.2%

Zambia’s annual rate of inflation as measured by all the all Items Consumer Price Index (CPI) has declined by 0.2 percent for the month of March. The reduction is from 7.4 percent recorded in February to 7.2 percent in March. The Central Statistical Office (CSO) says a comparison of retail prices between February 2015 and March 2015 indicates that the ...

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