ACC raids Amos’ properties as he tells them, “I won’t take nonsense from criminals”
OFFICERS from the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday raided three properties belonging to former Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda, seizing various items in the process. But Chanda has vowed that he will not be used as a scapegoat and says he will not take nonsense from criminals. The three properties which were searched were; a farm in Njolwe named Golden Heights Farm Estates, a house which was leased out in State Lodge and another house on Elm Road in Woodlands. About 10 ACC officers arrived at Chanda’s farm in Njolwe at around 11:00.......
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PF left more debt than $26.9bn, LapGreen and others have not been counted
THE Ministry of Finance’s revelation that Zambia’s total public debt stood at $26.96 billion as at end of June 2021 leaves a lot of unanswered questions. According to a public debt summary as at end of June, the ministry stated the external stock, excluding interest arrears of the central government debts, stood at $12.91 billion. The statement revealed that the central government’s total debt stock including interest rates stood at $13.38 billion. The statement went further to also disclose a list of 44 creditors which the Central Government owed which included: Bank of China, commercial loan which stood at $281,805,196; China Development Bank, commercial loan which stood at $498,843,787; Eurobonds, commercial loan, which stood at $3,161, 218,750; EXIM China, bilateral loan which stood at $2,982,456,107; and the Mikalile Trading Corporation, commercial loan that stood at $306,205,508. Upon seeing Mikalile on that list as an entity that is owed over US$300 million in unpaid loans by the government, Zambians turned to social media to express their shock. What shocked many citizens was that a Zambian had so much money that he could lend the government US$300 million. But there is something else that caught our attention, which in our view deserves careful analysis as it could result in the government owing more money than what was declared. Within that debt summary document, there were what we consider “huge amounts” missing from the list. Our people may notice that the part which says “Compensation and awards” schedule of debt is not clearly stated. To us, that is all debt. If the government lost a court case to a multinational company and the court has ordered compensation and awards, isn’t that a debt?.......
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Mucheleka’s remarks that easterners are slow starters, an insult – Makebi
FORMER Eastern province minister Makebi Zulu says UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka’s statement that Easterners are politically slow starters is an insult to the people in that province. In an interview, Tuesday, Zulu said UPND won the general elections based on the votes they got from Eastern Province and the rest of the country. He advised Mucheleka to be more diplomatic. “To suggest that easterners are slow starters is an insult to the easterners. Because for UPND to win,…….
Why the PF won the Kaumbwe parliamentary election
On 21 October 2021, Zambia’s main opposition Patriotic Front (PF) scooped the Kaumbwe parliamentary election in Petauke district, Eastern Province, defeating four other political parties – namely, the governing United Party for National Development (UPND), the Socialist Party (SP), the Democratic Party (DP) and the Party for National Unity and Progress (PNUP) – and two independent candidates. The Kaumbwe poll was held now, separately from the general election on 12 August, because of the untimely death of then UPND candidate....
