The amount of money Zambia lost to financial crimes in 2017 and 2018 totals K10.6 billion, which far surpasses the country’s 2019 health and social sector budgetary allocation, says the CTPD. Commenting on the FIC’s 2018 Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing Trends Report, which reported a 33 per cent increase in the amount of money lost to...

Renowned Patriotic Front cadre Munir Zulu says party secretary general Davies Mwila;s threats on him are a sign that he is insecure from anyone who has an independent mind. On Monday, Mwila warned Zulu and Chanoda Ngwira that they were next in line to be expelled from PF for disrespecting the party’s top leadership. “From...

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has charged that the Patriotic Front is the political party cited in the 2018 Financial Intelligence Centre trends report for receiving about K10 million from private companies which were awarded public contracts. And Kambwili has challenged law enforcement agencies to compel Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo to state the source of...

The Non-governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has commended South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for appointing 50 per cent women to his Cabinet, announced on May 29, 2019 at the Union Buildings. In a statement, Tuesday, NGOCC executive director Engwase Mwale said President Ramaphosa's Cabinet was in line with the commitments which African leaders made...

Kabushi PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo says the money he used to buy assorted food and other items that he donated to his constituents last weekend derive from his personal resources and not government. On Sunday, June 2, 2019, Lusambo donated 4,000 25Kg bags of breakfast mealie-meal to the elderly in Kabushi, while he...

Veteran Football administrator Simataa Simataa says the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has failed to stop the abuse of authority and funds at FAZ despite having been tipped several times with regards to the issues. Speaking to Goal Diggers in an interview in Lusaka, Simataa said it is pointless to report matters to the ACC saying the...

The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) says food safety is important and of public health significance. Speaking ahead of the World Food Safety Day, NBA Registrar Lackson Tonga said the need for safe and quality foods cannot be over emphasized. The first-ever World Food Safety Day was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December...

Attorney General Likando Kalaluka says fighting financial crimes is not an easy undertaking and he sometimes instructs law enforcement agencies to drop certain cases to avoid getting the state sued for compensation. “For instance, as Attorney General, I can mention here that on a weekly basis, I receive maybe 45 cases where the Drug Enforcement...