Planned protests against US$42 million fire trucks as George Mpombo says “It’s too late”

Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) president Sean Tembo says his party has written to Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja notifying him of his party’s intention to facilitate country wide protests against the recent procurement of 42 fire trucks at $42 million. And the Alliance for Community Action (ACA) has written to Lusaka Province police

CCCP seizes goods worth K11,800 in Northwestern Province

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in association with eight Local Authorities in Northwestern Province has confiscated goods worth K11,853 following a joint inspection operation. The random inspections were conducted in 81 trading places in eight (8) districts and goods collectively worth K11,853.00 were seized. The products seized included beverages, baby formula, butter biscuits and

FODEP: It was not necessary to spend 42 million dollars on fire tenders when hospitals have no medicines

FODEP Executive Director Chimfwembe Mweenge has demanded for the enactment of Access to Information Law to enable citizens voice out in the much talked about procurement of 42 fire tenders at the cost of $42 million dollars. Mweenge in a statement wondered why it was necessary for government to spend such colossal sums of money

Govt spending worries Simumba

International Trade Expert Trevor Simumba has expressed concern that government expenditure has continued to go up despite the austerity measures put in place. Speaking during a media breakfast meeting organized by the Center for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) under the theme” IMF Bailout Package: Does Zambia need it or not?”, Mr Simumba says he

68% of children in childcare facilities taken there by own parents

Government has disclosed that 6,414 children in the country are currently under childcare facilities, 68 percent of whom have taken there by their own biological parents. Speaking during the official launch of the alternative care and reintegration guidelines and the nationwide assessment report on childcare facilities, Community Development and Social Services Minister Emerine Kabanshi says
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