• 1 Mar 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Huge cash donations were causing unnecessary talk, insists Musukwa

PATRIOTIC Front national mobilization committee chairperson Richard Musukwa says he stopped party members from donating huge some of money in public because he doesn't want publicity for the wrong reasons. He was speaking when Copperbelt mobilisation chairman Bowman Lusambo paid a courtesy call on him, Saturday. "Honourable chairman as member of parliament for Chililabobwe we...

• 1 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Loyana qualified to own property in Zambia, '48 houses owners' tell court

THE three people who have sued the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over the infamous 48 houses in Lusaka’s Chalala area have submitted that Charles Loyana, a senior accountant at the Ministry of Finance, remains qualified to own property in Zambia using funding from any legal sources of his choice. In this matter, Uziel Bashire, Zuberi Bigawa...

• 1 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Mopani takeover best deal of the year – Wina

VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says the acquisition of majority shares in Mopani Copper Mines by ZCCM-IH is the best deal of the year which Zambians should be proud of. And Vice-President Wina says the opposition in Zambia is very disappointing because it condemns everything government does, including good things. Meanwhile, Vice-President Wina says any leader who...

• 1 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

NDC still remains a strong member of UPND Alliance – Akafumba

NDC 'acting president' Joseph Akafumba says all the party members who were purportedly suspended by expelled Chishimba Kambwili should just ignore him. And Akafumba says NDC still remains a strong member of the UPND Alliance and nobody can change that. Meanwhile, NDC media director Emmanuel Malite says he will report Kambwili to the Drug Enforcement...

• 1 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

CSOs demand withdrawal of Legal Aid Bill

A CONSORTIUM of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on government to withdraw the Legal Aid Bill, which is currently at Second Reading stage in Parliament, in order to conduct further consultations over its contents. The Legal Aid Bill (N.A.B. 1/2021) came up for a Second Reading, Friday morning. However, the consortium of CSOs argued...

• 1 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Court awards 210 Carnival Furnishers employees K10m redundancy packages

THE Lusaka High Court has entered a judgement in default of appearance and defence in favour of 210 employees of Carnival Furnishers (Zambia) Limited who sued the company seeking a declaration that they have been made redundant, and further, a redundancy pay amounting to over K10 million. This is according to a judgement in default...

• 1 Mar 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Lungu encourages Luapula to give opposition zero votes

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the ruling party has no luxury of time to entertain division and bitter quarrels because the August general election is fast approaching. Speaking during the opening of the Luapula Province party conference, President Lungu said the election victory was dependent on party members' unity of purpose. He said there was need...

• 1 Mar 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

We need increased sensitisation to ensure Cyber Security Bill flops - Jere

LIVINGSTONE Central UPND member of parliament Mathews Jere says citizens are interested in seeing the enactment of the Freedom of Information Bill, not the Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Bill, which will curtail civil liberties. And Jere says there is need for more advocacy on the Bill to ensure it is not enacted because it...

• 1 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

ConCourt dismisses magistrate’s petition against retention of retired judicial officers

THE Constitutional Court has dismissed a matter in which Livingstone Magistrate Benjamin Mwelwa was challenging the retention or continued occupation of the already-retired judicial officers. The Court dismissed the petition for lacking merit. It has ruled that Article 145 of the Constitution, which applies to judicial officers, does not contain a provision prohibiting the retention...

• 1 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Milupi hails High Court's decision to declare Nkhuwa's actions against CEC illegal

ADD president Charles Milupi has hailed the High Court ruling which quashed Energy Minister Matthew Nkhuwa’s decision to declare the Copperbelt Energy Corporation’s transmission and distribution lines as a common carrier, saying it sends a message to all investors that their assets are protected by law. On Friday, Lusaka High Court Judge Elita Mwikisa quashed...