Daily Archives: September 22, 2019

Cabinet told to be serious in addressing hunger situation

UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani Opposition United Party for National Development [UPND] Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development, Moono Mapani has described as embarrassing failure by government to tell the nation the hunger situation in the country. On Thursday, minister in the office of the vice president revealed that more than 53 districts in Zambia are ...

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ZESCO urged to undertake structural changes

Zitukule consortium has recommended that ZESCO undertakes structural changes as part of the solution to the challenges affecting power utility firm. Consortium Executive Director Nicholas Phiri believes that restructuring the state-owned power company will help address inefficiencies which he feels are impacting negatively on its operations. He states that while he agrees that hiking electricity tariffs is key to attracting ...

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Caritas Zambia doubts 2020 national budget will change the country’s economic status

Caritas Zambia Executive Director Eugene Kabilika has predicted that nothing meaningful to change the country’s economic status will come out of the 2020 national budget. Mr. Kabilika has told QTV news in an interview that he does not expect any meaningful change in the budgetary allocations to various sectors. He feels that more funding will be channeled towards debt servicing ...

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Govt seeks to enhance mineral processing equipments

Mines Minister and Minerals Minister Richard Musukwa Mines Minister Richard Musukwa has revealed that  government through the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines – Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) will create a platform where exploitation of gold will be undertaking. Mr. Musukwa has told QTV news in an interview that ZCCM-IH is going to procure processing equipment that are going to be put in ...

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