More than 20% of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining revenue is being lost due to corruption and mismanagement, a campaign group says. According to a Global Witness report, the money is being distributed through corrupt networks linked to President Joseph Kabila. At least $750m (£580m) has gone missing over the past three years, it
MINISTER of Health Chitalu Chilufya says former President Kenneth Kaunda is in high spirits and enjoying good health. Dr Chilufya said at a media briefing yesterday that there is no need for the public to panic and speculate about the health of Dr Kaunda, who he said is responding well to treatment. “Doctors will not
THE Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection has embarked on a project to build dams in four provinces at a cost of US$8 million. Permanent secretary Edward Chomba said the dams will be built in Eastern, Luapula, Copperbelt and Southern provinces to improve water storage facilities. He said in an interview that Government
VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says well-planned and serviced towns and cities can be engines of development for Zambia and can contribute more than 80 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). Speaking at the launch of the first-ever national urbanisation policy, Mrs Wina said Government is keen to ensuring there is sanity in human settlement through
THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has called on Government to legislate corporate social responsibility (CSR) to allow, among others, mineral revenue sharing mechanism to be implemented and channelled to local authorities hosting mining firms. JCTR media and information officer Tendai Posiana said this would allow for local authorities to empower local communities with
The long awaited treason case involving opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema and five others will start on August 14 2017 in the Lusaka High Court. And reconciliatory talks between Mr Hichilema and President Edgar Lungu initiated by Catholic Bishops have hit a snag. A check at the High Court registry on Friday afternoon revealed that Mr
GOVERNMENT will raise US$13 million from the export of 100,000 metric tonnes of maize to East Africa and the Great Lakes Region. Food Reserve Agency (FRA) executive director Chola Kafwabulula said the agency was authorised to sell 100,000 metric tonnes of maize to any trader that has capacity to export. Mr Kafwabulula said at a
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