Daily Archives: April 7, 2022

Rotary Club of Lusaka donates 229 laptops and 10 printers to Kafue and Nkeyema Districts

The Rotary Club of Lusaka has handover a total number of 229 laptops and 10 printers to two Districts namely Kafue District in Lusaka Province and Nkeyema District in Western Province. The 229 laptops and 10 printers that have been distributed between the two provinces are to benefit nine schools in Kafue Districts and four schools in Nkeyema District. The move ...

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Cost of living for the Zambian people has gone very high-Nakacinda

Patriotic Front (PF) Chairman for Information and Publicity Raphael Nakacinda has charged that the cost of living for the Zambian people has gone very high because the nation is being run by capitalists who are only interested in making profits for their businesses and their friends. Mr. Nakacinda says prices for most essential commodities have shot up thereby sending majority ...

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Zambia’s economy greatly needs investment- HH

President Hakainde Hichilema has charged that Zambia’s economy greatly needs investment and his administration is committed to fostering private sector development. President Hichilema says the private sector is at the top agenda of his administration’s economic turnaround objectives. He has disclosed that his government will this month launch the public private partnership dialogue for development, an instrument that will create ...

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Total revenues and grants amounting to k23.8 billion in the first quarter of the national budget implementation raised

Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane has announced that the country managed to raise total revenues and grants amounting to k23.8 billion against a projection budget of k23.4 billion in the first quarter of the national budget implementation. Dr. Musokotwane says Zambia also recorded tax revenue amounting to k19.1 billion while non-tax revenues and grants amounted to k4.5billion ...

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DEC rearrests Milingo Lungu

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit (AMLIU) has re-arrested former Konkola Copper Mines plc (KCM) Provisional Liquidator Milingo Lungu for theft and money laundering activities contrary to the laws of Zambia. Mr. Milingo Lungu, a male aged 43 of plot no. 22763 Mulungushi Road, Roma in Lusaka has been re-arrested for theft of k4.4 million ...

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LS-MFEZ declares over K1.2 million dividend

The Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone Limited has declared a dividend of over 1.2 million kwacha to the Industrial Development Cooperation and a profit before taxes of 4.98 million kwacha for the 2021 financial year. And the zone has further recorded an investment total of 309 million dollars for the year 2021 against a cumulative of 567 million dollars from ...

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Lusambo stages lone protest

Opposition Patriotic Front Kabushi Member Of Parliament this morning staged a lone protest against the alleged threats to the democracy that the new dawn administration is posing. Mr. Lusambo says in the quest to protect the democracy, he decided to protest outside hot FM in longacres to visiting United Kingdom minister for Africa Vicky Ford as she left the studio ...

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Cost of living for family living in LSK increases

The cost of living for a family of five living in Lusaka for the month of March 2022 has increased to 9, 411 kwacha-50 ngwee from 9, 305 kwacha-38 ngwee recorded in February 2022 representing a 106 kwacha.12 ngwee increase. This is according to the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection -JCTR basic needs and nutrition basket-BNNB released today. The overall, ...

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ACC unearths scam of suspected acts of corruption

The Anti-Corruption Commission-ACC has unearthed a scum of suspected acts of corruption in which some people, and public officers are selling constituency development fund application forms and demanding for unregulated amounts of money from unsuspecting members of the public for registration of cooperatives, associations and clubs. Commission Spokesperson, Queen Chibwe has since warned such culprits that they will be dealt ...

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Two more people die after taking jilijili

Two more people have died after allegedly drinking the Jilijili Vodka brand in Kapiri Mposhi district in Central province. This brings to 16 the total number of people who have died in a space of four weeks after reportedly drinking the Jilijili Vodka in the district. Kapiri Mposhi District Health Director, Katherine Kalumba, has confirmed the death of Ackim Mambwe, 22 and ...

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