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The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) says the planning and budgeting Bill should be presented to Parliament during its sitting which officially opens on Friday, 30th September. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano says the bill once enacted into law will guide in allocating the budgetary threshold and will also determine the distributing mechanism. He notes that the bill will ...

Government has been advised against compromising the tax incidence as the country prepares to navigate through the anticipated economic hardships arising from the IMF austerity measures. Economist Isaac Ngoma is urging government to ensure tax enforcement by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) is enhanced. In an interview with Qfm News, Mr. Ngoma says those that are obliged and are required ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has called on the Registrar of the Constitutional Court to write to all individual ex- ministers and notify them how much they illegally accrued when they served as Ministers after Parliament was dissolved. TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu says the registrar of the Constitutional Court should provide guidelines on how the refunds accrued by ministers should ...

Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) is pleased with the enthusiasm exhibited by President Edgar Lungu to ensure prisoners and other inmates are accorded basic human rights in their places of incarceration. In a statement to commemorate Africa Prisons and Corrections Day, FODEP Executive Director Chimfwembe Mweenge says FODEP has noted the zeal with which the Head of State has dedicated ...

Lusaka Mayor Wilson Kalumba says he will work hard to improve the Lusaka city council’s service delivery and revenue collection. Speaking after being sworn-in today, Mr Kalumba observed that despite the many strides the council has made in the last five years, Lusaka has continued to experience developmental challenges. Mr Kalumba notes that most of these developmental challenges have frustrated ...

Police have unearthed a new crime wave where fraudsters are using facebook to lure unsuspecting people to make cash deposits in Bank accounts they have opened on the pretext that they would secure them employment. Police deputy spokesperson Esther Katongo explains that fraudsters are creating fake facebook accounts using information and profile pictures of prominent people in society, among them ...

President Edgar Lungu has named eight more Cabinet Ministers bringing the total number of those so far appointed to full Cabinet Ministers to 16. The appointments are pursuant to Article 116 (1) and (2) of the Constitution of Zambia. Those appointed are Dora Siliya as Agriculture Minister, Vincent Mwale as Local Government Minister Lawrence Sichalwe as Chief and Traditional Affairs ...

Economist Yusuf Dodia has advised government to ensure that it invests massively in the energy sector if the country’s economy is to perform better. And Mr. Dodia says Finance Minister Felix Mutati should work hard in ensuring that the government puts in place measures which help service both international and local debt. Mr. Dodia says Zambia’s external debt stands at ...

People’ Party President Mike Mulongoti says former Ministers should to stop finding excuses for them to pay back the money they illegally got when they served as Ministers after Parliament was dissolved. Mr. Mulongoti says the former ministers should acknowledge that they made a mistake than starting quarrelling over the issue. He says no excuse will stop the ex-ministers from ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) Vice President for Politics Dr. Canisius Banda has been suspended with immediate from the party on gross misconduct grounds. In a letter addressed to Dr. Banda, UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says it has come to his attention that Dr. Banda has been using provocative language against his fellow party officials. The UPND President has ...