TREASURY RELEASES K667M TO CLEAR FARMERS DUES
By ADRIAN MWANZAGOVERNMENT has released K 667 million to the Food Re- serve Agency (FRA) for out- standing payments to farmers under the 2020/2021 marketing season.Minister of Finance and National…
Stop policy inconsistencies, UPND govt told
..as Govt spokesperson says there are no plans to sell ZescoBy OLIVER SAMBOKOGOVERNMENT lacks policy consistency on a number of matters of national impor- tance which has resulted in the…
CSO nods unlimited threshold to councils
By Jackson MapapayiA civil society organization in Solwezi says the move by the Zambia Public Procurement Agency (ZPPA) to remove threshold for local authorities in terms of procurement is timely.Kwatu…
EXPEDITE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING UNITS, NAPSA URGED
By Jackson MapapayiThe National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) has been urged to review the contract and look at the possibilities of engaging a new contractor to expedite the process of…
MILUPI PETITIONED OVER GWEMBE BOTTOM ROAD
By ANDREW MUKOMAGWEMBE Valley Must Develop (GVMD) society advocates have petitioned Infrastructure and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi over the deplorable state of the bottom road.The advocates have complained that…
441 UNDER-18 CHILDREN GET COVID-19 VACCINE IN COPPERBELT PROVINCE
Copperbelt province Permanent Secretary, Augustine Kasongo, has disclosed that more than 400 persons under the age of 18 in the region have been vaccinated against Covid-19.Mr. Kasongo however said the…
PROPAGANDA, ILLEGALITIES, THE POISON IN THE CHALICE AGAINST THE FIGHT ON CORRUPTION
Dear Editor,ON Wednesday, January 12, 2022, we were greeted by a newspaper banner headline alleging that the Anti-Corruption Commission was pursuing former Lusaka Province Minister, Bowman Lusambo and investigating him…
WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK, LEADERS SHOULD LISTEN
Dear Editor,IT is not the 1.8, but currently 2.1 that voted for Mr Hakainde Hichilema and the new dawn that are mostly disappointed with the new administration. (Remove the Bally…
SHORTAGE OF CASH HITS NAKONDE – BANKERS HAVE HOWEVER SAID THE SITUATION IS NOT SERIOUS
By BUUMBA CHIMBULUThe shortage of money supply in Nakonde is not as serious as it was thought to be, the Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) has said.Some commercial banks and…
COPPER HITS $11,000 A TONNE
By BUUMBA CHIMBULUEXPERTS have predicted that commodities prices may stay high for decades as mining companies struggle to keep up with demand from the energy transition.Yesterday, copper prices in China…
