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Sunday, May 08, 2005 |
| IT whiz kid Kaziwe has world at his feetAt a relatively tender age of 25, he is already the star of
one international company whose influence spurns over the vast terrain of Africa, Europe,
Asia, Australia and the Americas. NDUBI MVULA reports on this Zambian computer whiz kid.
HE IS a rather shy person. You would rarely recognise the intellect in him at face
value as indeed you cannot judge a book by its cover. (Full story)
| Who does ERB
serve? RECENTLY, the Energy Regulation
Board awarded Zesco Limited an 11 per cent tariff hike from the 15 per cent which the
electricity firm had requested. The upward adjustment is with immediate effect. This
increase was awarded despite unanimous objections by many stakeholders. Our staffer,
DANIEL NYAU, looks at the impact of the hike and whether it is necessary that ERB should
continue holding public hearings in future since people's submissions seem to have been
consistently ignored by the energy regulator.
SHOULD the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) continue to consult stakeholders before making
any decision to increase electricity tariffs, or the energy regulator should simply make a
decision without having to conduct public hearings? Do people's submissions hold water?
(Full story)
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