Vice President Inonge Wina says the Zambian government is worried that the announced budget cuts in foreign aid and funding to United Nations agencies will have devastating effects on the country’s health sector. A White House budget blue print is calling for a 28 percent cut in State Department funding, meaning drastic reductions in foreign
BOLA BIZ with CHIBULU MUSONDA THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) annual general meeting last Saturday at Government Complex had the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) noose around its neck. Failure to pass the revised FAZ constitution meant FIFA would strangle Zambia out of the international football family. Thankfully, there was stay of execution
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka MINISTER of Justice Given Lubinda says Government plans to introduce forensic facilities around the country to enhance the ability for better investigations. The minister has also condemned the disparaging, insulting and naming-calling of some judges by some politicians. Commenting on the acquittal of two suspects, Collins Soma and Edward Siandima, arrested in
CHALI MULENGA, Livingstone SINAZONGWE District Council is losing revenue following the closure of the Maamba-Batoka road which has been damaged by heavy rains. Council secretary Dewine Kaoma said 40 kilometres of the road from Choma, on the Maamba-Batoka road was washed away by the rains. Mr Kaoma said the local authority is losing more K175,000
ELIZABETH CHATUVELA, Limulunga A THIRTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD fish farmer of Limulunga District in Western Province says youths should not wait for Government to create jobs for them because there are many avenues they can engage in to become self-employed. Pumulo Lutangu, who has 25,000 fish in his four-year-old project, said fish farming was one such avenue the
PRISCILLA CHIPULU & LUCY LUMBE, Lusaka OPPOSITION United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema has asked Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini to resign immediately. But Mr Hichilema’s demands and attacks have received a sharp reaction from the Patriotic Front, which has described him as a bad loser. Mr Hichilema alleged that
LUCY LUMBE, Lusaka LUSAKA deputy mayor Chilando Chitangala says all mobile phone owners in Lusaka will be required to pay a fee towards garbage collection exercises through monthly deductions to improve health and sanitation. Ms Chitangala said the monthly deduction fee will be conducted through partnership with Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA). “The
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