by Patricia Mbewe | Nov 6, 2024 | Business News, Governance
Green Party Leader Peter Sinkamba is concerned that the widely publicized revitalization of the mining sector has not taken off with capitalization projects at Mopani Copper Mines and Konkola Copper Mines.Mr. Sinkamba says it has been almost a year since International...
by Patricia Mbewe | Oct 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Several livestock in Gwembe District are dying due to drying up of water sources and lack of adequate grazing areas caused by the previous poor rainfall pattern.Gwembe Member of Parliament, Tyson Simuzingili, who disclosed the development says all grazing areas in...
by Patricia Mbewe | Oct 17, 2024 | Economy, Governance, Uncategorized
The Zambia Revenue Authority -ZRA- has increased the monthly Value Added Tax -VAT- refund allocation from K1.350 billion to K1.7 billion. This significant improvement is part of ZRA and government’s ongoing efforts to promote efficiency and improve cash flow for...
by Patricia Mbewe | Oct 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia -NAQEZ- is urging the Anti-Corruption Commission -ACC- to thoroughly investigate the questionable procurement of a non-functional e-census software from M-Sat, a private company.The 2023 auditor general’s...
by Patricia Mbewe | Oct 14, 2024 | Economy
Economist Trevor Hambayi has welcomed the Energy Regulation Board-ERB’s approval of ZESCO`s application for an emergency tariff upward adjustment, where it seeks to raise $14 million per month for power imports during the current energy crisis.Mr Hambayi has however...