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No, Zamtel acting Chief Executive Officer did not say government had put Zamtel on sale, and that an equity partner had been found

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#Felix Mutati visit to Zamtel
#Foreign equity partner found
#Senior Zamtel official whistleblower
#Zamtel
#Zamtel acting CEO
#Zamtel up for sale
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Yes, a temporary technical glitch affected the online payslips system for civil servants, but the system has not “spectacularly collapsed”

Misleading
#Civil Service in Zambia
#e-Government
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Ministry of Finance and National Planning never stated the recruitment of Teachers and Health workers was dependent on anticipated IMF deal

Misleading
#2022 Health Workers Recruitment
#2022 Teacher Recruitment
#Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane
#IMF
#International Monetary Fund-IMF
#Ministry
#Ministry of Finance and National Planning
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No, there’s no law stipulating that a former ruling Party that hasn’t held a convention must be deregistered

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#Patriotic Front Party
#Political Party Convention
#The Political Party Act
#Zambian Constitution
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Yes, hoisting of the Zambian National Flag at undesignated premises without written permission is unconstitutional

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#Flag hoisting at private residence
#National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act
#National flag hoisting
#PEP President
#Sean Tembo
#Zambian Constitution
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No, the fuel price was not increased by K8. Only the price of petrol was increased by 80 Ngwee
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No, the Zambia Police did not exhume the body of former NDC National Youth Chairperson, Mr. Obed Kasongo

False
#Autopsy Report
#Coroner
#NDC National Youth Chairperson
#Obed Kasongo
#Zambia Police exhume Kasongo
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Audit of funds for construction of universities still underway, no conclusive evidence yet
#2022
#FTJ University
#Ministry of Finance and National Planning
#Ministry of General Education
#Patriotic Front
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FACT CHECKED STORIES

No, Zamtel acting Chief Executive Officer did not say government had put Zamtel on sale, and that an equity partner had been found

Yes, a temporary technical glitch affected the online payslips system for civil servants, but the system has not “spectacularly collapsed”

Ministry of Finance and National Planning never stated the recruitment of Teachers and Health workers was dependent on anticipated IMF deal

No, there’s no law stipulating that a former ruling Party that hasn’t held a convention must be deregistered

Yes, hoisting of the Zambian National Flag at undesignated premises without written permission is unconstitutional

No, the fuel price was not increased by K8. Only the price of petrol was increased by 80 Ngwee

No, the Zambia Police did not exhume the body of former NDC National Youth Chairperson, Mr. Obed Kasongo

Audit of funds for construction of universities still underway, no conclusive evidence yet