JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka MINISTER of Finance Felix Mutati says Government wants the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to be more user-friendly in order to improve tax collection from the informal sector. Speaking yesterday at a consultative forum with the Marketeers’ Association at Government Complex, Mr Mutati said his ministry will develop a practical working mechanism with
CHRISTINE CHISHA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has dismissed with contempt a statement circulating on social media alleging that government is contemplating to ban the Catholic Church in Zambia. Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs permanent secretary Katongo Chifwepa said in a statement yesterday that the stories circulating on social media are false and intended to cause
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu has ordered the ministries of Energy, Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection to urgently meet and address bottlenecks on the implementation of the multi-million dollar Upper Lunsemfwa Dam project in Central Province. This follows the decision by the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) and the Water Resources Management Authority (WRMA)
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has challenged farmers to be competitive and produce more maize if they want the 10 percent tax on exports to be waived. President Lungu says Government introduced the tax on maize exports to preserve food security and not as a measure of revenue collection. Mr Lungu said farmers should therefore invest
By Leo Igwe Why are western nations taking responsibility for the radicalisation of Muslims when the problem is not confined to these countries? Why are these countries buying into this lame narrative that ascribes blame for Islamic extremism to western foreign policy? Obvious such a position discounts the hateful and inciting doctrines that are propagated
CYNTHIA MWALE, Washington, USA PRESIDENT Trump’s administration has reaffirmed its position of doing business with African countries but emphasised the need for the continent to be financially independent. United States Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told over 800 delegates that attended the just ended US-Africa Business Summit here organised by Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) that
KELVIN MBEWE, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has cautioned workers that have been engaged for the 2017 marketing season by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to refrain from corrupt practices as they are on 24 hour surveillance. Government says it has engaged security wings to work tirelessly to ensure that all those who want to engage in thefts
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