LINDA NYONDO, Chongwe LUSAKA Province Minister Japhen Mwakalombe says an 18-year-old grade eight who has threatened to commit suicide if she is not allowed to get married needs counselling. Mr Mwakalombe said girls should be made to realise the importance of education as opposed to opting for marriage. Mr Mwakalombe was speaking recently following concerns
By MacDonald Chipenzi I don’t agree with Kambwili, Tutwa Ngulube, etal’s calls to stop those who are endorsing President Lungu’s bid for the 2021 presidential candidacy both for the party and nation as it is undemocratic. Their position is a move meant to shrink the democratic space within the party. PF members must be very
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has collected over K10 billion in various taxes in the first quarter of this year, representing over K140 million or 1.7 percent above its net target of K8.2 billion. Commissioner-general Kingsley Chanda attributed the above-target collection largely to the strong performance of domestic value added tax (VAT),
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka ZANACO Plc has made available K300 million to small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) and other productive sectors of the economy, as a direct response to the reduction in the monetary policy rate and reserve ratios. And Zanaco managing director Henk Mulder says the bank has reduced by 1.5 percentage points in the
MWAPE MWENYA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has, since 2013, withdrawn over 1,000 girls from marriage and taken them back to school. Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Lawrence Sichalwe said in an interview that Government launched the campaign on Ending Child Marriage with the vision to have a Zambia free from the scourge by 2030. “The main
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu has pledged to support the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s electoral process to help it conduct peaceful elections later this year. President Lungu said he wants to see a democratic and stable neighbour so that trade and bilateral relations can continue between the two countries. His special assistant for press
CAROLINE KALOMBE, PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka INCERCERATED United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema has turned to the High Court and Constitutional Court demanding monetary compensation for his arrest on a treason charge. Hichilema and his co-accused persons also want to be allowed to apply for constitutional bail pending trial. Hichilema, Hamaleka Hamuchinde, Hachinda
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