MORE LOCAL AUTHORITIES JOIN HANDS WITH REA TO ADDRESS LOW ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY

by Conrad Mwango | Dec 26, 2023 | Technology

As of July 2023, only about 27 local authorities had signed memoranda of understanding with the Rural Electrification Authority-REA on the Priority Rural Electrification Project-PREP. Under this project, the authority is partnering with local authorities across the...

GOVT ADVISED TO INTRODUCE MOBILE MONEY BONDS AS A WAY OF COLLECTING MONEY BEING HOARDED BY SOME SECTIONS OF SOCIETY

by Conrad Mwango | Dec 12, 2023 | Uncategorized

Economist Kampamba Shula has advised government to introduce mobile money bonds as a way of collecting money being hoarded by some sections of society. Some stakeholders believe the kwacha’s continued deprecation could be as a result of some people hoarding...

POLITICAL SCIENTIST PETITIONS SPEAKER NELLY MUTTI TO REJECT SUSPENSION OF PF MPs BY MILES SAMPA

by Conrad Mwango | Dec 8, 2023 | Politics

UNZA Political Science Lecturer Alex Ng’oma has petitioned Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti not to accept Patriotic Front-PF faction leader Miles Sampa’s expulsion of nine Patriotic Front-PF members of parliament. The PF faction led by Miles...

GOVT CALLS FOR INTERGRATION OF THE TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT PROJECT INTO ZAMBIAS ENERGY MIX

by Conrad Mwango | Dec 7, 2023 | Uncategorized

Ministry of Technology and Science Permanent Secretary Briant Habeenzu has called for the integration of the Technical Assessment-TA project into Zambia’s energy mix. Speaking today when he officiated at the stakeholder’s workshop on technology on small-scale Bio Gas,...

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE CURRENCY AS A MEASURE TO ADDRESS DEPRECIATION OF KWACHA OPPOSED

by Conrad Mwango | Dec 5, 2023 | Governance

Economist Kampamba Shula has opposed proposals by some stakeholders for Zambia to change its currency on allegations that some people could be holding on to huge sums of money resulting in the continued depreciation of the kwacha. In an interview with Phoenix News,...