Street vendors using beer packs as toilets – Kapata
PF government’s decision to allow vendors to trade on the streets has given rise to sanitation challenge. The lack of toilets has resulted in some vendors using opaque beer packs to answer the call of nature. The Lusaka City Council has since warned vendors of serious action. Council public relations officer Henry Kapata clarifies that besides the increased garbage on the streets some vendors are creating a public [...]
British High Commission clarifies Zamtel statement twisted by Post & Daily Mail
January 28, 2012 38 CommentsThe articles in the Post and Zambia Daily Mail on 28 January concerning Zamtel did not accurately reflect the British High Commission’s position on the issue.
It is important that any action, including the reversal of the sale of Zamtel, be carried out according to the law, and that this be seen to be the case.
Furthermore, it is in the interests of Zambia that the government acts in such a way as to ensure the continued confidence of investors in the country.
Continue reading …Mother of Mercy Hospice in Chilanga district is desperately scouting for money to resume operations and serve lives of over 2,000 people living with HIV/AIDS. The hospice is looking for money to pay its health workers in order for the institution to resume operations after closing late last year. Hospice Manager Jeremia Mrowiec has since [...]
Continue reading …
The Patriotic Front (PF) government is in the process of moving Chirundu from Southern province to Lusaka province. Government sources have revealed that the PF has started to cede Solwezi from Northwestern and move it to the Copperbelt province. On 24th January, 2012, Southern province minister Miles Sampa and Lusaka province minister Gerry Chanda visited [...]
Continue reading …The PF government has gone ahead with public inquiry hearing on the sale of Zanaco even when president Sata has already publicly said he would reverse the sale of the bank. According to the adverts in the media, the inquiry which is led by Justice Minister, Sabastian Zulu, will commence sittings on Wednesday 1st February [...]
Continue reading …Over the last six months of PF in Government, we have seen contradictions and inconsistencies.
The youth are demanding for indicators of the jobs promised by the PF Government. The youth are demanding to know the number and quality of jobs created, the rate at which they are being created, labour intensity and composition of economic growth and how Government is addressing lower income inequality and poverty
Continue reading …
Follow Us