Vice President Inonge Wina says the Office of the Auditor General will in 2018 increase its audit coverage and maximize the monitoring of the usage of public resources. Speaking when she presented the Office of the Auditor General policy statement for the 2018 budget presentation in Parliament, Ms Wina says government will ensure that all public resources are applied FOR ...
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Kevin Spacey: Special Emmy award withdrawn after assault allegations
Kevin Spacey has been dropped as the recipient of a special Emmy award he was due to receive next month. The International TV Academy said in a statement that it was withdrawing the International Emmy Founders Award “in light of recent events”. It comes after actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of making a sexual advance 30 years ago. Responding to ...
Read More »Ranieri not surprised by wobbly Chelsea
Premier League champions Chelsea’s struggle to retain the title is hardly surprising as the club returned to the Champions League and their league rivals strengthened their squads, former Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has said. Ranieri won the league with Leicester in 2016 but was sacked nine months after lifting the trophy as the club failed to replicate their impressive ...
Read More »Guardiola ripping up the record books
Pep Guardiola takes his swaggering Manchester City side to the home of Italian league leaders Napoli on Wednesday knowing a win will guarantee qualification for the Champions League knockout stages with two games to spare. City, unbeaten this season, notched an eighth straight Premier League win on Saturday that keeps them five points clear of nearest challengers Manchester United. Guardiola’s ...
Read More »India uncles convicted of raping and impregnating child, aged 10
A fast-track court in India has convicted two men of raping a 10-year-old girl who gave birth to a baby girl in August. Both the men were the child’s uncles. The sentencing is set for Thursday. Her pregnancy was discovered in mid-July when she complained of a stomach ache and her parents took her to hospital. The second uncle was ...
Read More »Catalan independence: Sacked leader Puigdemont ‘not seeking asylum’
Catalonia’s sacked President Carles Puigdemont says he has not travelled to Belgium to seek asylum. He has appeared in public in Brussels with several colleagues after declaring independence from Spain last week. Spain’s central government has taken direct control of Catalonia and sacked officials, following the region’s banned independence referendum. Mr Puigdemont said he was not trying to escape justice ...
Read More »Italian and South African investor’s heads for Zambia
Italian and South African investors are headed for Zambia following an investor cooperation programmed conducted by Finance Minister Felix Mutati who was a key note speaker at the Italy-South Africa Business Summit held last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. Representatives of over ten firms from Italy will in November, 2017, be visiting Zambia to explore investments opportunities in Energy, Agro-Processing, ...
Read More »Mutati woos Italian,South African investors
Italian and South African investors are headed for Zambia following an investor cooperation programme conducted by Finance Minister Felix Mutati who was a key note speaker at the Italy-South Africa Business Summit held last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. Representatives of over ten firms from Italy will in November, 2017, be visiting Zambia to explore investments opportunities in energy,agro-processing,and other ...
Read More »ZRCS anticipates number of DRC asylum seekers to swell
The Zambia Red Cross Society says the Kenani refugee transit camp in Nchelenge district in Luapula province which is hosting Congolese asylum seekers will not be adequate to accommodate the growing number of asylum seekers which is expected to reach more than 10,000. ZRCS Secretary General Abraham Geevarghese has since appealed to the international community to assist in mobilizing resources ...
Read More »Zamtel pays K93 million in tax arrears
ZAMTEL has paid a total of K93 million towards the dismantling of both historical and current liabilities. Zamtel Chief Executive Officer, Sydney Mupeta disclosed this when the company made a payment of 12 million to ZRA towards the company’s tax debt. Mr. Mupeta says the company owes ZRA K61 million in historical debt and K32 million in current tax liabilities. ...
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