Daily Archives: August 29, 2019

Govt wants Kambwili detained until next week – Tembo

PeP President Sean Tembo Patriots for Economic Progress President Sean Tembo claims he has information of a ploy to keep defunct NDC president Chishimba Kambwili in detention without being taken to court or being given Police bond until next week.  Mr Tembo has described the move as totally unacceptable which must be condemned by all well meaning citizens.  Mr. Tembo ...

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Zambia, UNDP ink us$3.8 million MoU

Government has signed a US$3,855,600 Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to effectively implement activities under pillar five of the Seventh National Development Plan 2017-2021 on the creation of a conducive governance environment. The aim of the programme is to effectively contribute towards the progressive realization of Human Rights and improved access to justice for all ...

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Insults against the President unbecoming – Siliya

Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says it is unbecoming for some politicians to use unpalatable language against the President each time they want to put across a message. In an apparent reference to the video that has gone viral where de-registered NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili allegedly used defamatory language against the President, Mr Siliya says there are a lot of ...

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High mealie meal prices trigger inflation increase

The annual rate of inflation for the month of August increased to 9.3 percent from 8.3 percent in July 2019. Speaking during a media briefing for the August 2019 release of the monthly bulletin, Central Statistical Office Assistant Director Social Statistics Iven Sikanyiti says this means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 9.3 percent between August ...

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