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‘We can do more!’

By CHILA NAMAIKO – President Edgar Lungu has bemoaned the low levels of trade between Zambia and its western neibghbour Angola, saying more commerce can be achieved. Speaking when he welcomed visiting Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco to Zambia in Lusaka yesterday, Mr Lungu said Angola was a country of strategic importance to Zambia

‘NHI Act not cast in stone’

By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has assured that concerns by some stakeholders on the signed National Health Insurance (NHI) Act will be looked into if need be. President Lungu said this when he officiated at this year’s Labour Day celebrations in Lusaka yesterday in response to calls by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)

‘Speed up wage review’

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has directed Minister of Labour Joyce Simukoko to expedite the process of revising the minimum wages to ensure that workers have decent pay. Mr Lungu said Government was aware of the need for more disposable income to enable workers put food on their tables and meet other various

Young pilots earn Lungu ‘stripes’

By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has awarded two young Proflight Zambia commercial pilots Kalenga Kamwendo, 23, and 21-year-old Besa Mumba in recognition of their outstanding achievements as pilots. President Lungu presented the two pilots with gold souvenirs while a certificate was awarded to Audrey Nkoshi from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security
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