Author: Charles Sakala

GOVT URGED TO RUN STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES IN A SIMILAR MANNER THAT PRIVATE ENTERPRISES RUN THEIR COMPANIES

Economist Yusuf Dodia has urged government to run state owned enterprises in a similar manner that private enterprises run their companies. The report of the Auditor General on the accounts of parastatal bodies and other statutory institutions for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 has revealed that 13 subsidiary companies incurred losses amounting to

ZRA FAILS TO MEET 2023 REVENUE COLLECTION TARGET

The Zambia Revenue Authority-ZRA- says the net collections during January to November were K4.5 billion representing 4.7 percent below the target of K95.5 billion. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka today, ZRA Commissioner General Dingani Banda says the mining company income tax and mineral royalty were below the annual target while the domestic vat

CHINESE INVESTMENTS CRITICAL TO ZAMBIA’S DEVELOPMENT

Government says Chinese investments play a critical role in Zambia’s development through investments in various sectors such as energy, agriculture, manufacturing and real estate among others. Speaking in Lusaka last evening during the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia -CCCZ- gala dinner, Commerce Minister Chipoka Mulenga disclosed that in 2023 alone, Chinese businesses contributed over

CALL TO HONOR VICTIMS OF SESELI MINE DISASTER BY ENSURING SUSTAINABLE SMALL-SCALE MINING HINGED ON SAFETY

Opposition Leadership Movement President Richard Silumbe says Zambia should honor the victims of the Seseli mine disaster in Chingola, by ensuring sustainable small-scale mining hinged on safety and productivity. Dr. Silumbe says the disaster at Seseli mine was avoidable if government considered empowering the youths with capital, tools and a conducive working environment as opposed

MISA ZAMBIA CONDEMNS HARASSMENT OF JOURNALISTS BY POLICE IN KITWE

The Media Institute of Southern Africa-MISA- Zambia has condemned the harassment of Journalists in Kitwe by the police, during an economic Freedom Fighters-EFF press briefing yesterday. Armed police officers from the Kitwe Crack Squad stormed into an EFF press briefing at parkland lodge and confiscated Hope TV Journalist Enock Chipenda’s camera, and other gadgets as

CALL FOR RESIGNATION OF DPP FOR ALLEGELDY FAILING TO ATTEND TO CORRUPTION CASES

The Community Action against Corruption-CAAC is calling for the resignation of the Director Of Public Prosecutions-DPP Gilbert Phiri for his failure to attend to corruption cases in the financial and economic crimes court. Organization Chief Executive Officer Brightone Tembo says the current development in the economic and financial crimes court, where Magistrate Washimanga, expressed concern
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