Friday, April 19, 2024

Economy

Labour movement unhappy with continued wage freeze

The Labour movement has lambasted parliamentarians demanding for salary increment. The movement has also charged that the ongoing wage freeze is tantamount to stagnating...

Saying MPs are not adequately remunerated is being less honest-Milupi

Opposition President for Alliance for Development and Democracy (ADD) Charles Milupi says the demand by Members of Parliament for a further salary hike is...

There is no corruption at State House over the supervision of the Road Development Agency-Mukanga

MINISTER of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Yamfwa Mukanga has dismissed assertions of corruption at State House over the supervision of the Road Development...

Phase out Constituency Development Fund-PRMC

A local think tank, the Policy Monitoring and Research Centre has recommended that the Constituency Development Fund in its current form be phased out In...

ZCTU describes MPs demands immoral

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says it is immoral for Members of Parliament to demand a pay rise when workers in the...

Zambia Railways Limited makes losses in first quarter

Parliament heard today that the Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) made a loss of over K15 million. Transport, Works, Supply and Communication Deputy Minister,...

Chinese company fined for non-remittance of NAPSA contributions

A Chinese contractor in Chinsali district in Muchinga province has appeared in court for failing to remit monthly contribution to the National Pensions Scheme...

Government urges farmers to graduate from Fertiliser Support Programme

Government has advised to small scale farmers who have for a long time been dependant on Fertiliser Support Input Programme to graduate...