The Lusaka City Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tetra Tech, a USAID project on alternatives to charcoal consumption in the city. Speaking during the signing ceremony of the mou, lusaka town clerk Alex Mwansa says the MOU will promote alternative fuels and technologies that will help reduce the usage of charcoal consumption in Lusaka and the country ...

Unionized Standard Chartered Bank Zambia employees have been awarded a 20 percent salary increment across the board. Speaking at the signing ceremony of the new conditions of service, Bank Chief Executive Officer, Herman Kasekende says the new conditions of services have been awarded at the height of many challenges in the country’s economy and a continued challenging environment. Mr. Kasekende ...

Farmers at FRA depot Nine thousand (9,000) tonnes of white maize at the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) Mwenzo storage shade in Nakonde district in Muchinga province has gone to waste. This came to light when Nakonde District Commissioner Marvelous Sikapizye made an impromptu spot check on the storage shed yesterday.   Speaking shortly after inspecting the storage sheds, Mr Sikapizye bemoaned that 9, 000 out of 21,000 tonnes ...

Ruling UPND Secretary General Batuke Imenda has advised politicians to work towards ensuring the sustenance of national peace by contributing towards economic and social growth. Mr Imenda says the country has several challenges that require collaboration from all stakeholders including political players if they are to be overcome. He has advised political armchair critics to concentrate on national economic and ...

Presidential spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says Nkwazi House, the official presidential residence requires a lot work that would gobble huge amounts of money before President Hakainde Hichilema can move in. Mr. Bwalya says President Hichilema would rather have the huge amounts of money meant for the renovations are channeled to needy areas. He adds that the cost of the president staying ...

Activist Chama Fumba popularly known as Pilato has reported Director of Public Prosecutions Lilian Siyuni to the Judicial Complaints Authority for alleged misconduct. On 6th April, 2022 Ms Siyuni discontinued through a nolle prosequi criminal proceedings against former KCM provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu where he stood charged with the offences of theft and money laundering involving 4. 4 million kwacha. ...

The ruling United Party for National Development in Lusaka Province has challenged Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lillian Siyuni to resign on moral ground. Speaking during a press briefing today, UPND Lusaka Province Chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta has accused the DPP of siding with PF officials in her operations by entering nolle prosequis in cases involving PF officials while she has ...

Three Civil Society Organizations have written to the Attorney General demanding that all public officials subject to the Parliamentary and Ministerial Code of Conduct comply fully with all the requirements of section 10 within 14 days. Section 10 (2) of the code of conduct states that an officer shall within thirty days after his appointment; and within thirty days after ...

The Fight Against Inequality Alliance (FIA) has urged the New Dawn Government to seek other alternatives to economic recovery other than the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. Following the government’s announcement of the IMF Staff Level Agreement, FIA which is a movement uniting a wide range of rural groups, CSOs, activists, women and youth groups to fight inequality in the ...

ZESCO Limited has signed a 10-year power supply agreement worth US$500 million with the Namibian Power Supply Company (NAMPOWER) for the supply of 80 megawatts of power to Namibia. ZESCO Managing Director Victor Mapani signed the deal on behalf of the power utility, while Simson Haulofu who is the Chief Executive Officer for NAMPOWER signed on behalf of the Namibian ...