Parliament has approved the k173.0 billion 2022 national budget equivalent to 37.1 percent of GDP. The 2022 National Budget is now expected to take effect on 1st January, 2022 following its approval. Of the total budget of k173.0 billion, revenues and grants are k100.7 billion representing 21.6 percent of GDP. The gross financing of k72.3 billion which translates to a ...

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has exceeded its target of k200 million in non-tax revenue collection for the year 2021 by k130 million. The k330 million translates into over 50% excess in non-tax revenue collection. ERB Acting Director General Fred Hang’andu made the revelation during a media briefing in Lusaka today. Mr. Hang’andu has attributed this to ERB’s proactive debt ...

Republican president Hakainde Hichilema has directed the Zambia National Service (ZNS) to help mitigate the effects of climate change by embarking on tree planting. Speaking when he commissioned ZNS officer cadets intake 04 of 2020 at the ZNS Kafue training camp, president Hichilema says government will facilitate a robust support arrangement to ZNS and other units as a way of ...

Environmentalist Reuben Lifuka has called for a Multisectoral and holistic approach in dealing with challenges of climate change in the country. Speaking to q-news in a phone interview, Mr. Lifuka says if the country continues with the traditional methods of managing waste without going into the secular economy or without looking at greener production approaches in the manufacturing sector, it ...

Governance, Elections, Advocacy and Research Services (GEARS) initiative Zambia Executive Director Mcdonald Chipenzi has called on stakeholders to reunite in pushing for the repeal of the defamation law. Mr. Chipenzi has told q-news in a telephone interview that it does not make sense to have such a in a democratic nation like Zambia. He has observed that the defamation of ...

National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) Executive Director Aaron Chansa says the Free Education Policy pronounced by the New Dawn Administration is more likely to affect the delivery of quality education if government does not immediately back this pronouncement with construction of more classroom spaces. Mr. Chansa says the Free Education Policy will attract more children who dropped ...

the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has planted over 2,500 trees at the source of the Chambeshi river at katalawa village in mbala district in northern province to replace trees that have been lost due to deforestation. speaking during the tree planting exercise in mbala today, REA project manager for increased access to renewable energy project Suzyo Silavwe who spoke on ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) says significant progress was made to stabilize the number of road traffic crashes on the Zambian roads during the course of the year 2021. RTSA director and chief executive officer, Gladwell Banda however, says the high number of road fatalities and injuries during the festive season, remains a major concern for the agency. ...

Mines Minister, Paul Kabuswe, has suspended three manganese mining licenses for non-compliance to safety and mining standards regulations in central province. Mr Kabuswe has since directed the mines bureau to ensure all mining activities at the three sites are halted immediately until the situation is corrected to avoid loss of lives. ZANIS reports that the minister announced the suspension yesterday ...

COVID-19 has hit State House with some staff in the presidency being in isolation, President Hakainde Hichilema has revealed. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony at State house for Chief Justice Mumba Malila,Peter Machungwa as chairperson of the Police Complaints Commission, Vincent Malambo as member of the Judicial complaint authority and Ackson Sejani as local government service commission chairperson, President Hichilema ...