ZAMBIA NEWS

Treasury releases K1.3 billion for CDF

The Ministry of Finance and National Planning has in june 2022, released a total of k1.3 billion for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), social cash transfer programme, food security pack, and purchase of drugs and medical supplies. Of the Resources released the constituency development fund (CDF) got k605 million for on-going constituency-level capital projects, countrywide. This brings the total of ...

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The US Govt announces launch of the U.S. agency for International Development

The United States Government has announced the launch of the U.S. agency for International Development (USAID) business enabling project, a five-year, $14 million initiative, subject to appropriations, designed to spur economic development in Zambia. The project is specifically focused on the development of rural communities. According to a statement availed to QTV news, the project will generate incentives for private-sector ...

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NHP shares no excitement over consultations to repeal POA-Kasankha

Opposition New Heritage Party Vice President Samuel Kasankha says the announcement by government that stakeholder consultations over amendments to repeal the public order act will commence shortly is beginning to sound like a broken record in the manner it is being repetitive.  Mr. Kasankha says the new heritage party shares no excitement over this announcement because it believed so much ...

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GEARS happy with peaceful campaigns in Mongu and Mkushi

The Governance, Elections, Advocacy and Research services-GEARS initiative has noted with gratitude the peaceful campaigns that have characterized the electoral activities ahead of the two local government by-elections slated for tomorrow, 30 June 2022 in Mongu and Mkushi districts. Organization Executive Director Mcdonald Chipenzi in a statement issued said the new way of conducting and behaving in by-elections seems to ...

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BAZ welcomes limit of cash transactions proposal

Bankers Association of Zambia has welcomed the proposal by the Financial Intelligence Center to limit threshold for cash transactions. The Financial Intelligence Center  (FIC) in its seventh money laundering and terrorist financing 2021 trends report is urging government to consider the introduction of a limit or threshold for cash transactions as there is a threshold of USD$10,000 on reporting cash ...

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USAID Administrator Samantha Power arrives in Zambia

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power has arrived in Zambia for a series of meetings with President Hakainde Hichilema, senior government officials and other stakeholders. Administrator Power has this morning met with Minister of Finance and National Planning Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane and Minister of Agriculture Reuben Mtolo Phiri at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural ...

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MAZ agrees with government over reduced mealie meal prices

The Millers Association of Zambia has backed government’s projection of mealie meal prices falling gradually as the new maize from small scale farmers starts being offloaded on the market. Association President Andrew Chintala has told QTV news that the association is expecting to see a downward trend in the price of maize immediately the new crop starts coming on the ...

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Finalize Drug and Substance Control Policy, HH tells DEC

Republican President Hakainde Hichilema has asked the Drug Enforcement Commission-DEC to finalise the Drug and Substance Control Policy. Speaking when he graced the 2022 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Lusaka today, President Hichilema has since requested the United Nations country representative to help with best practice and steps that are required to finalise the policy as Zambia ...

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Unsafe food a cost to the economy – Kasonka

Government says unsafe food is a major cost to the country’s economy. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr. Luckson Kasonka says this is also a threat to public health, and produces inefficiencies in animal and plant production systems and creates trade barriers across the global food. Speaking in Lusaka when he officially opened a media sensitisation meeting ...

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NAQEZ worries about teacher recruitment

The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) has noted with concern that the Free Education Policy has compromised the quality of education because government is slow in implementing other measures to support the success of the policy. NAQEZ Executive Director Aaron Chansa says while the Free Education policy is a good initiative; it is being hindered by the ...

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