• 19 Sep 2018
• Mukosha Funga

Frozen UK aid has vindicated me ; we've a govt of thieves - Kambwili

Former chief government spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili says the decision by the British government to freeze all bilateral aid to Zambia is proof that the entire government is being run by thieves. On Monday, British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane-Dyet confirmed that his government had suspended all bilateral funding to Zambia owing to rampant corruptions,...

• 19 Sep 2018
• Abraham Kalito

Coca-Cola's move to infuse cannabis in beverages delights Sinkamba

Greens Party president Peter Sinkamba says the move by Coca-Cola to develop marijuana-infused beverages is a vindication that government should accept mass production of cannabis for medical purposes and develop a policy to regulate the drug. In a statement issued by his media team, Sinkamba insisted that the policy agenda could be a game-changer to...

• 19 Sep 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

30 ngwee tariff needs broader consultation before implementation - CUTS

The Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS) says the newly-introduced 30 ngwee per day Internet tariff needs a consultative meeting where all the affected stakeholders can express their views regarding its introduction. Commenting on President Edgar Lungu’s assertion that the country must move on from debating the newly-introduced 30 ngwee per day Internet tariff because Zambians...

• 19 Sep 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

Katanga must refrain from demeaning chiefs - Mulongoti

People’s Party president Mike Mulongoti has advised Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga to exercise maximum restraint when dealing with traditional leaders. Last week, Katanga warned that Chietainess Lesa of the Lamba speaking people in Mpongwe would be arrested for inciting violence. The threat followed a land dispute between Chieftainess Lesa and Chief Mwinuma where it...

• 19 Sep 2018
• Joseph Mwenda

Lungu fires Minister Kabanshi after UKAid theft exposé

President Edgar Lungu has fired Community Development Minister Emerine Kabanshi, just days after an investigative report revealed that over US$4 million British Aid to Zambia meant for social cash transfer beneficiaries was stolen. On Monday, British High Commissioner Fergus Cochrane-Dyet confirmed that his government had frozen all bilateral aid to Zambia, adding that UK does...

• 19 Sep 2018
• Abraham Kalito

Govt to spend K6.4 million as insurance cover for 42 fire trucks

Local Government Minister Vincent Mwale told Parliament yesterday that K154,000 was spent as annual premiums in insurance cover for one single fire truck, totalling K6,468,000 for the 42 fire tenders procured by government at US $42 million. And Mwale says of the three fire trucks which were involved in accidents, only the Solwezi truck had...

• 19 Sep 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Man denies stealing K35,000 from business partners

A 34 year-old businessman of Lusaka's Garden house has been dragged to court for allegedly stealing over K35,000 realised from the sale of 49 bags of kapenta and beans which were entrusted to him by his business partners. And the Lusaka Magistrates' Court has granted the accused, Hope Sinkamba, a K10,000 bail with two working...

• 19 Sep 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Racing driver gets 4yrs for causing death by dangerous driving

A 22-year-old student has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment with hard labour in the Lusaka High Court for causing the death of four people during a car race on Kafue Road. Facts before court are that on August 17, 2017, Simon Adhanon lost control of the motor vehicle due to excessive speed, overturned and...