Daily Archives: November 11, 2015

UPND asks govt to admit e-voucher FISP is a flop

The opposition UPND says government should come to terms that the recently launched electronic voucher system under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) is a flop. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani says government should realize that it is punishing farmers in the 13 pilot districts where the program is being implemented because the program is not ...

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Yaluma echoes President Lungu’s call on failing mines

Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma has echoed President Edgar Lungu’s call for mining companies to handover the mines if they have failed to run their operations. Mr. Yaluma says the position of the government is that if mining companies have fail to manage the mines to the extent of threatening jobs, government will take over the mines in the interim until ...

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Teachers’ recruitment completed

Government has disclosed that the final national selection for successful applicants to be recruited as teachers has been concluded. Ministry of Education Spokesperson Hillary Chipango has told QFM News that the exercise was completed last week. He says the names of successful candidates will be published in the shortest period of time. Mr. Chipango explains that the recruitment exercise is ...

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