Author: Charles Sakala

OVER 1000 TRADERS, BUS AND TAXI DRIVERS PROTEST OVER ALLEGED SELL OF PIECE OF LAND AT MASALA MARKET

By Tinkerbel Mwila and Michael Kaluba Over 1000 displaced traders, bus and taxi drivers at Masala Market in Ndola on the Copperbelt this morning staged a protest demanding government`s intervention in the alleged sell of a piece of land at the market to a foreign national. The aggrieved traders vandalized the said premises vowing not…

UPND RETAINS KABWATA SEAT

By Chileshe Mwango The United Party for National Development (UPND) has retained the Kabwata seat in a tightly contested election. UPND candidate Andrew Tayengwa was declared winner after polling 13,574 votes against his closest opponent Clement Tembo from the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) who polled 11,192 votes. Socialist Party candidate Tripher Ng’andu came in third…

LANDLOARDS URGED NOT TO INCREASE RENTALS DUE TO ESCALATING COST OF LIVING

By Lukundo Nankamba The Zambia Association for Landlords and Tenants Arbitration is urging landlords to be lenient with their tenants by not increasing rentals amidst the high cost of living that the country is currently facing. Association National Secretary Edward Simuyuni is concerned that with the current high cost of living were fuel pump price…

GOVT’S CALL FOR DIALOGUE OVER KALUMBILA MFEZ DESIGNATION WELCOMED

By Patricia Male First Quantum Minerals –FQM- has welcomed government’s decision to engage the mining firm in dialogue to designate the long-awaited Kalumbila Multi-Facility Economic Zone –MFEZ-. Zambia’s largest taxpayer believes that once operational, the economic zone will bring about enhancement of local supplier competitiveness, not just in Kalumbila district, but in North-Western Province and…

GOVT URGED TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS OF DISBURSING CDF

By Chileshe Mwango The Zambia Council for Social Development -ZCSD- has advised government to expedite the process of disbursing the broadened and enhanced Constituency Development Fund-CDF-. In an interview with Phoenix News, organization executive director Leah Mitaba says the disbursement process should not delay further than one month especially that the country’s financial calendar commences…
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