2025 TO MARK FINAL JUNIOR SECONDARY EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS
Minister of Education, Douglas Syakalima, has announced that the 2025 Junior Secondary External and Junior Secondary School Leaving Examinations will be the last of their kind under the 2013 Zambia Education Curriculum Framework. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka today, Mr. Syakalima explained that the decision aligns with the implementation of the 2023 Zambia […]
NGOCC DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN AI BILL 7 AMENDMENT ALLEGATIONS
The Non-Governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has distanced itself from allegations circulating in an audio clip suggesting the organisation was financially engaged to support the Constitution Amendment Bill No. 7 of 2025. The audio, allegedly involving two Members of Parliament, claims a budget was allocated to incorporate NGOCC into the amendment process, claims the […]
CSPR CALLS FOR COMPLETE ABOLITION OF WITHHOLDING VAT MECHANISM
The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has welcomed the Zambia Revenue Authority’s (ZRA) decision to suspend the Withholding Value Added Tax (WVAT) mechanism effective August 1, 2025, but is calling for its complete decommissioning due to persistent inefficiencies. CSPR Executive Director, Isabel Mukelabai, said the WVAT system failed to meet its objectives and caused […]
ZPPA ISSUES NEW PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
The Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has announced new regulations under the Public Procurement (Preference and Reservation Schemes) Regulations, 2025, aimed at increasing citizen and local participation in public procurement. The announcement follows the signing of Statutory Instrument (SI) No. 45 of 2025 by Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, on June […]
PSZ CALLS FOR URGENT REFORMS AMID MEDICINE THEFT SCANDAL
The Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia (PSZ) has strongly condemned the theft and mismanagement of medicines and medical supplies in the country, warning that such malpractice not only endangers patient safety but also erodes public trust in the healthcare system. The call comes in the wake of recent media reports exposing widespread irregularities in the pharmaceutical […]
NUPPEZ URGES PROBE INTO PAYROLL IRREGULARITIES
The National Union of Public and Private Educators of Zambia (NUPPEZ) has called on government to urgently investigate alleged irregularities in the national payroll system, following reports of unauthorized deductions from civil servants’ salaries. This comes in the wake of a statement by Acting Minister of Finance and National Planning, Chipoka Mulenga, who announced plans […]
ECONOMIC SENTIMENTS NOT BENEFITING ORDINARY ZAMBIANS – DODIA
Financial Analyst, Yusuf Dodia, has questioned the relevance of the positive sentiments surrounding Zambia’s economy, saying it does not translate into meaningful benefits for ordinary households. Speaking on Christian Voice’s Chatback program in Lusaka today during a discussion on the “State of the Economy”, Mr. Dodia noted that the perceived economic improvements are largely driven […]
TOO MUCH SOCIAL MEDIA DURING WORKING HOURS – HH
President Hakainde Hichilema has called for a renewed culture of discipline, accountability, and efficiency within the civil service, emphasizing the need for timely delivery of work assignments. Speaking in Livingstone during the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) Quadrennial Conference, President Hichilema expressed concern over growing inefficiency in public offices, partly due […]
AIZ CAUTIONS FRA OVER MAIZE EXPORT DEAL WITH DRC
The Agriculture Institute of Zambia (AIZ) has raised concerns over the recent agreement by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to export 1 million metric tonnes of maize to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), citing uncertainties in national stock levels and domestic food security. FRA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the DRC to […]
BE CAREFUL WITH THE WAY YOU EXPORT MAIZE – GOV’T WARNED
Economist, Kelvin Chisanga, has urged government to be cautions with implementing it’s maize export policy amid projections of a 4 million metric tonne stock by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). Mr. Chisanga warns that despite the apparent surplus, the country must consider risks posed by climate change, regional food insecurity, and economic instability before aggressively […]