EARLY this year, my senior colleague, Haroon Ghumra and I decided that we would undertake a special write-up on the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA). This is given the important role the authority plays in helping to raise public revenue to finance any government’s agenda.We, particularly, wanted to get a picture of how ready or unready […]
Posts published in “Day: May 31, 2023”
AFTER a three-year absence due to COVID-19, the Copperbelt Agriculture, Mining, Industrial, Networking Expo (CAMINEX) is on and opened its doors to the public yesterday.The theme for this year’s Kitwe Expo is: “Copperbelt: Re-ignite.Rebuild. Renew,” which according to organisers provides a valuable platform where manufacturers, suppliers, buyers and end-users of various products and services can […]
By ANDREW MULENGA –THE Emerald and Semi-Precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) has commended the Government’s decision to formalise the informal mining sector.ESMAZ president Victor Kalesha said this initiative would bring sanity i...
By SYLVIA MWEETWA –THE Government has said that the private sector is key to the country’s development agenda and job creation.Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says the Government will continue to strive to ensure that the economy is driven by the private sector.Read more
TELLAH HAZINJI- THE European Union has reduced seed funds to Zambia Export Development Fund (ZEDF) from €4.6 million to €1 million because of poor loan repayments as nearly $2.7 million remained unpaid in principal and interest amounts. Read more
By RONALD CHAWE and SANDRA MWILA- ZAMBIA winger Klings Kangwa hopes to replicate the great form he has been enjoying at club level to the national team and help the Chipolopolo qualify for the Ivory Coast 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals.Read more
By JOSEPH BANDA – FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has urged Zambia’s Official Creditor Committee to make substantial progress in its next meeting to bring the debt restructuring matter to a close. Read more
By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE-UNITED Peaceful Prosperous Zambia (UPPZ) leader Charles Chanda has been acquitted of 127 counts of obtaining money by false pretences involving millions of Kwacha from 127 people in connection with the sale of plots. Read more
By ESTHER NG’ANDU – A FIGHT between two men while on a moving truck has ended tragically after they fell off and were run over by the same vehicle. This happened on Sunday around 21:00 hours in Zambezi district near Musamba School off the Za...
By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has revealed that the Government will soon increase the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) envelope to a whooping K57 million per constituency as he continues to equitably distribute nationwide development and make good on his pre-election promises. Read more
By CHUSA SICHONE –PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has launched the National Decentralisation Policy and commissioned the US$210 million World Bank-funded Zambia Devolution Support Programme (ZDSP). Read more
By SHARON KALIMBULA –THE United Nations (UN) has commended Zambia for being among the top 20 countries around the globe that are offering peace keeping missions.And President Hakainde Hichilema reaffirmed the country’s commitment to ensure there was peace and stability in the global community through peacekeeping missions. Read more