(i) The Minister of Community Development and Social Services – On the Progress made in the implementation of the Emergency Cash Transfer Programme; and

 

(ii) The Minister of Energy – On the Electricity Situation in the Country.

 

 

 

6. Ms Nyirenda (Lundazi) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct a modern bus station in Lundazi Parliamentary Constituency;

 

(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented;

 

(c) what the estimated cost of the project is; and

 

(d)     if there are no such plans, why.

 

7.  Mr Kolala (Lufubu) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

 

(a) whether the Government is aware of the mining activities at Kantobo Mine in Ngabwe Chiefdom in Lufubu Parliamentary Constituency;

 

(b) if so, which company was awarded the licence to conduct the mining activities in the area;

 

(c) what minerals are being extracted from the Mine;

 

(d) why the local traditional leadership was not notified of the mining activities; and

 

(e) what measures are being taken to ensure that the local community benefits from the mining activities.

 

8. Mr Mukosa (Chinsali)  -  to ask the Minister of Health:

 

(a) how many medical doctors and nurses there were in Chinsali District as of February, 2024;

 

(b) whether the number of health personnel at (a) was adequate for the District; and

 

(c) if not, what the deficit was.

 

9. Mr Sing’ombe (Dundumwezi)  -  to ask the Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise Development:

 

(a) how many cooperatives in Dundumwezi Parliamentary Constituency obtained loans from the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission for the purchase of solar powered hammer mills; and 

 

(b) what the cost of each hammer mill was.

 

10. Mr Kafwaya (Lunte) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

 

(a) how much money Delta Mining Limited (DML) paid for the acquisition of 51 percent shares in Mopani Copper Mines Plc;

 

(b) whether the Government conducted a due diligence on DML before offloading the shares to the company; and 

 

(c) how much experience DML has in mining.

 

11. Mr Mabenga (Mulobezi) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:

 

(a) why some councils have not been painting faded road markings and speed humps within their localities;

 

(b) whether the local councils have a programme of patching up potholes as soon as they appear on the roads in their localities;

 

(c) if so, what the cause of delay in patching up potholes is; and

 

(d) when the demolition of illegally constructed structures, countrywide, will be conducted. 

 

 

Thanks – The President’s Address - Motion (17th September) - Resumption of Debate.