The Tobacco Free Association of Zambia is saddened by the recent approval of the Tobacco Bill, 2022, at the expense of the Tobacco control Bill which has been pending for over 10 years. Association Executive Director, Brenda Chitindi has explained that the Tobacco Industry Bill is designed to care for the success of Tobacco Companies, while the Tobacco control Bill ...

Caroline Kalombe The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) has cautioned members of the public against consuming Gold Blend Whiskey which allegedly killed two people in Mumbwa district last Friday. On Friday last week, two people including a 14-year old girl, died after allegedly consuming Gold blend whiskey in Mumbwa district. Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency Communications Officer, Caroline Kalombe says the ...

The cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) for the month of June, 2022 has increased to K9,301.46 from K9,293.04 recorded in May 2022, an increase of K8.42. JCTR Social and Economic Development Programme Manager, Chama Bowa says the minimal upward ...

The Ministry of Health says it will next week commence the administration of the new oral COVID-19 drug called PAXYLOVID to those infected with the virus. PAXYLOVID, a new oral COVID-19 drug approved by WHO and currently being used in Europe and America, stops the SARS-Cov-2 virus from multiplying and reduces the progression of the disease. Addressing the media on ...

A Nakonde based mobile money agent is nursing two gunshot wounds in the left leg after being shot by armed robbers who attempted to snatch k100,000 cash from him. Muchinga province Police Deputy Commanding Officer, Lucky Buumba who confirmed the incident which happened in the late hours of yesterday has named the victim as 23-year-old Simon Halaba. Ms Bumba has ...

The Food Reserve Agency has revised UPWARDS the purchase price for maize from K160 per 50 Kg to K180 per 50 Kg Bag or equivalent to K3, 600 per Metric Tonne and K3.6 per Kilogramme. FRA Board Chairperson Kelvin Hambwezya says this therefore supersedes the earlier announcement made on 16th June 2022. Mr Hambwezya says this revision has been done ...

The Ministry Of Finance And National Planning has disclosed that it will be releasing the medium term budget framework this Friday that will detail the policies upon which government will be consulting the general public in formulating the 2023 national budget.  This came to light during a media engagement aimed at equipping the media with technical knowledge on Zambia’s economic ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has recorded an above-target revenue performance in the first half of the year 2022 after collecting a net tax out turn of over 48, million kwacha against the period target of over 46, million kwacha thereby registering a surplus of K2, 104.0 million or 4.6 percent.   ZRA Commissioner General Dingani Banda says, cumulatively, the authority ...

President Hakainde Hichilema has commended President Mattarella for the European Union’ increased support to Zambia and affirmed the need to enhance and strengthen trade and investment ties with the republic of Italy and the EU at large. The head of state has reiterated the urgency of ramping up trade and investment engagement between the republic of Zambia and the republic ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Court has sentenced former Zampost postmaster-general, Macpherson Chanda and two others to 2 years imprisonment on 13 counts of theft by public servant involving over k300, 000, 000. Ndola Magistrate, Kaunda Sakwanda has ordered the attorney-general to recover, on behalf of the state, the k335 million social cash transfer funds, which the three unlawfully diverted. In ...