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South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment after testing positive for Covid-19, his office says. In a statement, it says the 69-year-old has mild symptoms and is isolating in Cape Town. South Africa has seen a surge of infections since the new Omicron variant was first detected in November. Despite Omicron being more transmissible than […]
Information and Media Development Minister Chushi Kasanda has said that funds that will be saved from the decision by the government to remove subsidies on fuel and electricity will go towards paying retirees and other needy areas. Ms. Kasanda said that currently subsidizing on fuel alone, costs the government about 67 Million United states dollars […]
Economist Yusuf Dodia says the recent staff agreement of a 1.4 billion dollars loan with the International Monetary Fund-IMF to Zambia is a drop in the ocean, given the country’s indebtedness and economy that is mainly run by foreign investors. Mr. Dodia says as long as the country’s major economic affairs in the mining sector […]
Bowman Lusambo has launched his fight to recover the lost Kabushi seat after High Court Judge Edward Musona nullified it last week Friday. Lusambo through his lawyers, Makebi Zulu Advocates have today filed an appeal in the Constitutional Court against the Ndola High Court judgement to nullify his election as the area Member of Parliament. […]
Mopani copper mines employees on the copper belt have today November 18,2021 received the second installments of accrued benefits. Confirming the development, United Mine Union of Zambia Secretary General Victor Nyirongo has thanked the government for intervening into the matter and ensuring that miners are paid. Speaking in an interview with Mafken FM radio today, […]
Patriotic front-PF-Kantanshi Constituency Lawmaker Anthony Mumba has assured Mopani Copper Mines-MCM-Employees in Mufulira that their delayed payment of accrued benefits will be paid by next week. Mr. Mumba has called on MCM employees in Mufulira to be patient with government as it is committed to seeing that the second phased payments are made within a […]
The Constitutional Court is today Monday expected to hear an application in which Governance Activist and voter in Constituency Isaac Mwanza has applied to join the case in which the UPND are seeking means in which the courts and tribunals should easily nullify parliamentary and local government elections. UPND Media Committee Member Joseph Busenga has […]
Tigray’s rebel forces currently have the upper hand in the war that erupted a year ago in northern Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who fell out with the governing party of Tigray over his political reforms, has declared a nationwide state of emergency – it is fear and uncertainty that now rule. As rebels advance […]
BRAVE, ambitious, hopeful, transformational and even audacious were all adjectives used by stakeholders to describe the 2022 national budget to be implemented from January 1, 2022, pending the expected parliamentary approval. Speaking during the ZiCA 2022 post-budget analysis dinner at Mulungushi International Conference Centre (MICC), Friday evening, various stakeholders delved into the 2022 budget speech […]
The World Bank has suspended its aid to Sudan, after the military there staged a coup against the civilian government. Political leaders were arrested on Monday, sparking nationwide protests and international condemnation. The African Union (AU) has also suspended Sudan from the bloc over the “unconstitutional” seizure of power. The US has frozen $700m (£508m) […]
