LOCAL

Police in Lusaka have recorded a warn and caution statement from PF’s Chishimba Kambwili aged 53 of Woodlands in Lusaka. Confirming the development, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Danny Mwale says Mr Kambwili has been warned and cautioned for the subject offence of expressing or showing hatred, ridicule or contempt for persons because of race, tribe or place of origin ...

The Civil Society Organizations Decentralization Alliance Network-COS-DAN has urged members of parliament to adopt a by-partisan attitude on matters that have a bearing on the livelihoods of their constituents. CSO-DAN national coordinator George Chimembe is saddened that the motion to push for the amendment of CDF guidelines failed because the members of parliament that moved the motion did not garner ...

Bankers Association of Zambia Chief Executive Officer, Leonard Mwanza says most Zambian banks do not have adequate capital capacity to undertake strategic review of a mining company. His comment comes in the wake of the decision by ZCCM-IH to engage South Africa’s Rothschild & company to assist with strategic review of Mopani Copper Mines PLC aimed at finding ways of ...

Small Scale Farmers Development Agency (SAFADA), Executive Director, Boyd Moobwe has appealed to the government to consider increasing the maize price announced by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). The FRA has announced that it will buy a 50kg bag of maize at K160 an increase of K10 on last year’s price of K150. Mr Moobwe says those that have welcomed ...

Energy expert Johnstone Chikwanda has projected that government will lose about 1 billion United States Dollars in uncollected revenue by the end of 2022 as a result of the continued extension of the fuel subsidies. Mr. Chikwanda states that in as much as government’s decision to extend fuel subsidies for another three months as announced by Energy minister Peter Kapala ...

Lusaka City Council through its Inspectorate Unit seized assorted beverages and food items worth about K72,780 during the first half of 2022. The seized items were found to be expired and displayed beyond their shelf life while others missed date markings against the Food Safety Act No. 7 of 2019. The local authority also seized assorted ‘wines’ which were wrongly ...

The BuyZed Campaign has advised Entrepreneurs to consider partnering with multi-national companies in a bid to set up textile mills which can help create more decent and sustainable jobs in the country. BuyZed founder Evans Ngoma states that as it stands, cotton is fetching at K15 per kilogram, which he says is a good price for the farming community. Mr. ...

Police in Western province have apprehended five suspects and recovered an AK 47 rifle in connection to a spate of murder cases that have rocked Mitete District in the recent past. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says the suspects were apprehended after police conducted a raid in the district with the help of members of the public. Mr Hamoonga says the ...

Opposition Patriotic Front Members of parliament have welcomed government’s decision to extend fuel subsidies for another three months. Energy Minister Peter Kapala earlier this week announced that Value Added Tax (VAT) and Import Duty will remain zero-rated on diesel and petrol, while Excise Duty is waived on Diesel and reduced on petrol. Reacting to this development, leader of the opposition ...

The Ministry of Health has dismissed as false social media reports suggesting that the new and more vicious COVID-19 delta and Lambda variants have been detected in Zambia. And Zambia recorded an estimated 37,799 new HIV infections in 2021 of which 11,000 involved those aged between 15 and 24,while 180,535 individuals were put on ARVs. Giving an update on the ...