Daily Archives: March 26, 2022

Chikwanda urges govt to consider subsiding fuel

Energy expert Johnstone Chikwanda has urged government to consider subsiding fuel as a temporal measure to cushion the impact of high fuel prices on the citizens in light of the continued Geo-political tension between Russia and Ukraine. And Mr. Chikwanda who is also energy forum chairperson has predicted an upward adjustment of fuel prices this month end. Mr. Chikwanda tells ...

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New Zimbabwe party faces first election

Zimbabwe’s new opposition party, the Citizens’ Coalition for Change, faces its first test at the polls with a series of votes across the country. By-elections are being held in 28 parliamentary constituencies (about a 10th of the total), as well as contests for local council seats. The party, led by Nelson Chamisa, has complained that some of its rallies have ...

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MAZ calls for revision of FRA maize selling price

Mr Chintala says this will help in reducing the cost of mealie meal production and subsequently the price of meal mealie on the local market. Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) President, Andrew Chintala has called on government to re-look at the price at which the Food Reserve Agency is selling maize to millers. Speaking in an interview with Q- news, ...

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Judiciary seems not to pull in same direction regards corruption fight-GEARS

Governance, Elections and Advocacy Research Services (GEARS) Initiative Zambia says the corruption fight can only succeed if institutions of governance work in close collaboration with one agenda of rooting out the vice in society. GEARS Executive Director, McDonald Chipenzi, however, observes that institutions of governance such as the judiciary appear not to be pulling in the same direction with law ...

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RDAZ welcomes number of positions advertised for recruitment

The Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) has welcomed the quantity of the various positions advertised for recruitment within the health sector by government. Association President, Dr. Brian Sampa has told Q-news in an interview that RDAZ is satisfied with the number of positions that have been advertised in the print media. Dr. Sampa says he is hopeful that the ...

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