By Tinkerbel Mwila The Oil Marketing Companies Association Of Zambia -OMCAZ-has welcomed the move by the government to reform Indeni Petroleum Refinery. Association President Kafula Mubanga says the innovation is welcome as opposed to placing it on care and maintenance where it has been for some time now. In an interview, Dr. Mubanga says the…
By Michael Kaluba The opposition Leadership Movement says there are still no tangible solutions to Zambia’s economic challenges presented by the new dawn government so far as the country continues on path of consumption as opposed to enhancing production. Leadership Movement President Dr. Richard Silumbe says it is retrogressive for government to embark on…
BY Tinkerbel Mwila The Tropical Diseases Research Centre -TDRC- is proposing for the repelling of the clause under the workers compensation fund control board which stipulates that when an employee tests positive to tuberculosis, he is retired immediately upon being issued with a medical certificate. TDRC director Dr Gershom Changwe has told Phoenix News that…
By Balewa Zyuulu Agriculture minister Reuben Mtolo-Phiri has disclosed that a total of 331 hectares of land has so far been affected by the outbreak of the army worms in Mkushi district, central province. Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka today, Mr. Mtolo says due to the prevailing climatic conditions, the ministry expects all provinces…
By Balewa Zyuulu The Biomedical Union of Zambia –BUZ-says it is wrong for government through Health Minister Sylvia Masebo to only consider volunteers as first priority in the upcoming recruitment in the health sector. Recently, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo while addressing health workers at Kafue Hospital said the deployment of health workers will prioritize volunteers…
By Michael Kaluba The Zambia Consumer Association-ZACA- has downplayed the significance of the latest reduction in the country’s inflation rate saying its impact is negligible as consumers continue to face high prices for essential goods and food items. The annual inflation rate for December 2021 closed at 16.4 percent from 19.3 percent in November while…
Education Minister Douglas Siakalima has announced that the 2021 Grade 7 national progression rate is 100 percent as was the case during the 2020 Grade 7 examination. This means that all the 409,441 candidates who had sat for the 2021 Grade 7 composite examination will progress to Grade 8. And the re-opening of schools has…
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