Daily Archives: October 13, 2017

Iran nuclear deal: Trump to reveal tough new strategy

US President Donald Trump is expected to set out a more confrontational strategy towards Iran, accusing it of pursuing “death and destruction”. It is thought he will focus on its non-nuclear activities, particularly those of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), accused of supporting terrorism. The new strategy calls for stricter enforcement of the 2015 nuclear deal. He is expected to refuse ...

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Chasaya urges MoF staff to uphold financial discipline

Civil Service Commission, Chairperson Dickson Chasaya has urged civil servants under the Ministry of Finance to uphold high financial discipline as they are key to the financial development of the country. Speaking he addressed the workers at the Ministry of Finance Headquarters; Mr. Chasaya says that civil servants must practice diligence. He encouraged the workers to work hard in to ...

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RTSA worried that implementation of safety measures are politicized

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) is saddened that the implementation of safety measures pertaining to minibuses has been politicized. RTSA Chief Executive officer, Zindaba Soko has told a media briefing that it is disheartening that politicians have trivialized a matter which is aimed at enhancing safety measures in the public transport sector. Mr. Soko contrary to assertions by ...

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No chief from Southern Province has been removed from payroll – Sichalwe

Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Minister Lawrence Sichalwe says it is not true that three Chiefs from Southern Province have been removed from the government payroll without cause. Mr Sichalwe said this in a ministerial statement after being asked by the Speaker to clarify the issue following a point of order raised by Katombola UPND Member of Parliament Derrick Livune who ...

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IMF concerns have been addressed – Mutati

Finance Minister Felix Mutati says concerns raised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board in Article IV Consultation have been ably addressed by the 2018 national budget. Speaking upon arrival in Washington DC for the ongoing IMF/World Bank spring meetings, Mr Mutati says the Article basically outlines an assessment undertaken by the Fund in June this year, and offers ...

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ActionAid urges review of road safety services concession

ActionAid Zambia has urged government to review the concession agreement with Intelligent Mobility Solutions (IMS) for the provision of road safety services in the country. Country Director Nalucha Ziba says government should review the concession and instead allow the Councils o provide road safety services or allow them to have a fair stake in the agreement with a clear exit ...

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Refugee influx triggers humanitarian emergency

Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo says influx of asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a humanitarian emergency in the country. Mr Kampyongo has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that 3,700 asylum seekers have been registered since August, 2017. He says the number of Congolese refugees who have entered Zambia since January, 2017 has since risen ...

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UPND demands for a report from JCC

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has demanded that the Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) releases the report on complaints lodged against constitutional court judges with immediate effect. UNPD Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says some members of the public made allegations relating to corruption, biasness, incompetence and unprofessionalism against three named constitutional court judges after the 2016 election, but that ...

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Saasa advises govt to uphold fiscal discipline

Economist Professor Saasa has advised government to uphold fiscal discipline in order to be able to achieve the macroeconomic objectives set out in the 2018 national budget. Government has set out to achieve real GDP growth of at least 5% in 2018, attain domestic revenue mobilization of at least 17.7%, limit the fiscal deficit, on case basis, to 6.1%, and ...

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Nkhoma encourages govt to dismantle debt

Economist Noel Nkhoma says the statement by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the country’s increasing debt calls for government to start putting in place stringent measures to dismantle the debt stock. Mr. Nkhoma says the statement by the IMF that Zambia is at risk of debt distress throws overboard hopes of securing an IMF bailout. He says government should ...

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