Daily Archives: December 27, 2018

Sixty year old Mwense woman kills herself by hanging

A 60 year old woman of Chakopo village in Kapemba Chiefdom in Mwense District of Luapula Province has committed suicide by hanging herself. ZANIS reports that Luapula Province Police Commissioner Elias Chushi confirmed in an interview that Roydah Chota killed herself in her own house. The incident happened on Wednesday December 26, 2018 around 02:00 hours when the deceased hanged herself ...

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Zambia’s inflation rate rises to 7.9 percent

Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for the month of December 2018 has increased to 7.9 percent. This is from the 7.8 percent recorded in November this year. Central Statistical Office (CSO) Acting Director Goodson Sinyenga says this means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 7.9 percent between December 2017 and December 2018. Mr. Sinyenga says the ...

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Let sleeping dogs lie, Kalumba cautions Zambians

Former Minister of Finance Katele Kalumba has cautioned against opening up any inquiry into the privatization of Zambian assets. Dr. Kalumba says it is not in the best interest of the nation to start opening up issues it has limited information about. In an interview with QTV News by telephone Dr. Kalumba has advised Zambians to let, what he has ...

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