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Minister of Finance Felix Mutati says government is committed to dismantling the stock of domestic arrears. The Minister said this in relation to the K2.1 billion which has been released by the Treasury between December, 2016 and January 2017 towards domestic arrears. And Government has today released K200 million for the 2016/2017 Farmer Input Support Programme [FISP], bringing the total ...

President Edgar Lungu says Zambia needs to consult widely before any decision to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is made. The African Union (AU) has called for the mass withdrawal of member states from the International Criminal Court. But President Lungu has told Journalists shortly before departure for Botswana this afternoon that he will need to ask ...

The Small Scale Farmers Development Agency (SAFADA)  says  there is need to train farmers on how to best use the resources earned from their produce. SAFADA Director Boyd Moobwe says many farmers lack information on financial management and end up misusing their income. Mr. Moobwe says some farmers make a lot of money which if properly used can help grow ...

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has accused President Edgar Lungu of giving lip service to the fight against Corruption in Zambia. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says his party’s observation is that President Lungu has continued to talk about corruption but without following through with action. Mwanza says the people of Zambia were so expectant of President Lungu  ...

The Timber Producers Association of Zambia (TPAZ) says it is working with other stakeholders in the wood sector to come up with an indaba to look at how best the issues in the industry can be addressed. TPAZ President Charles Masange says there many contradicting issues in the sector and inconsistency in policies which require all stakeholders to come together ...

The Zambia Direct Democratic Movement (ZDDM) says there is need for government to put more efforts in diversifying the Zambian economy. ZDDM Vice President Charles Kafumbo says diversification should be more than a pronouncement but should come with actions. Mr. Kafumbo says diversification into the agriculture sector will help move the country forward as the agriculture sector has a lot ...

Former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba has urged government to be assured that Zambia has nothing to fear engaging the expertise of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Dr. Kalumba is of the view that unless Zambia brings the expertise of the IMF to bear in its economic recovery program, the Country will go back to the same mistakes that were made ...

Minister of Finance Felix Mutati has disclosed that government is in the process of creating an Entrepreneurial Fund for the Zambian private sector. Mr. Mutati this is to facilitate the creation of a scheme for issuance of long-term credit guarantees to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Country on low-interest terms. He states that the Entrepreneurial Fund which will ...

President Edgar Lungu has been cautioned against allowing the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) turn into a voiceless association under his tenure. Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) is urging President Lungu to do so particularly that he is a lawyer. TIZ president Lee Habasonda says his organization wants President Lungu to appreciate that if LAZ is forced to operate amidst political ...

Patriotic Front media and information committee vice chairperson Sunday Chanda has charged that President Edgar Lungu will be the strongest candidate in 2021. Speaking during the PF interactive forum in Lusaka this morning, Mr. Chanda however says the 2021 elections are not their preoccupation but that their preoccupation is to deliver to the expectations of the people of Zambia. Mr. ...