The opposition United Progressive People has demanded an immediate forensic audit of the Ministry of Finance. UPP President Savior Chishimba said the party has been vindicated by the revelation made by the Minister of Finance that Zambia’s external debt now stands at US$17.2 billion saying the attempt to amend the figures by the Minister are
Transport and Telecommunications Minister Brian Mushimba has announced that his ministry has been granted approval by Cabinet to introduce a converged licencing framework in the sector. Mr Mushimba said the new licencing framework will inevitably open up the telecommunications market beyond the current three mobile operators. He said the new framework will further ensure provision
A study recently carried in Zambia found that a drug recommended for the prevention of malaria in pregnant women also reduces the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections and reproductive tract infections including gonorrhoea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis. The study, carried out in Luapula province by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine also
PARLIAMENT on Wednesday heard that Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has identified seven mining companies on the Copperbelt whose emissions are above the prescribed pollution control limits. Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Lloyd Kaziya said the seven companies have since been issued with compliance orders to immediately institute measures to comply with
CHAMBER of Mines says implementation of new projects is at risk in Zambia and other mining countries around the world due to the increasing shortage of specific skilled and experienced people. According to a latest report by the Chamber of Mines titled ‘Searching for talent-skills and employment in the global mining industry’, the world’s mines
Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo has dismissed allegations from some PF members that his administration is not working supporting the party in the province. Mr. Kasolo said that he will not be intimidated by cadres because he is a civil servant and not a politician. He reacting to the PF provincial leadership in the
Stanbic Bank Zambia has launched the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a monthly survey of business conditions prevailing in the country. Zambia is among several sub-Saharan countries in which Stanbic will sponsor the development and delivery of the PMI. Other countries include Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Mozambique. In Zambia, the index will be released for the
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