• 29 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Public office is about serving, not becoming a multimillionaire - Musa

FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye says it will take political will to fight corruption and a realisation that the fight is not only a legal issue, but an economic strategy. And Mwenye says those who want to be in public service should realise that their goal is not becoming a multimillionaire, but serving the people....

• 29 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Court discharges injunction which restrained holding of MMD convention

LUSAKA High Court Judge Mwape Bowa has discharged the ex-parte order of interim injunction which was granted to 20 MMD members restraining MMD leader Nevers Mumba and others from holding the convention which saw the latter being re-elected. On March 20, this year, Judge Bowa granted the 20 an ex-parte order of injunction restraining Mumba’s...

• 29 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

UPND opens doors: Join today and stand as MP

UPND national spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the opposition party has abolished the rule which only allowed those who had been members for two years to contest on the UPND ticket, saying even new comers are now eligible. And Mweetwa says Chishimba Kambwili's recent pronouncements have undermined the fight against corruption. Meanwhile, Mweetwa says he will...

• 29 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

34 seek to join case in which 59 have sued village banking administrators

OVER 30 people who were also swindled in an online village banking business have applied to join a case in which 59 investors have sued eight administrators of "MyZamfund village banking" for allegedly defrauding them of their investments and expected returns amounting to over K6 million. The 34 have submitted to the Lusaka High Court...

• 29 Mar 2021
• Stuart Lisulo

West Indian bank buys 24% stake in Investrust

THE Bank of Nevis International Limited, a commercial bank operating on the West Indian island of St. Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean, has bought a 24 per cent shareholding in Investrust Bank Plc, becoming the bank’s latest shareholder. According to a market announcement released via Stockbrokers Zambia Limited, the bank’s broker, the Bank of...

• 29 Mar 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

US pledges K36m support to Zambia's COVID-19 vaccination campaign

THE USA government has pledged K36.75 million ($1.75 million) towards the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Zambia. In a statement, Sunday, the US government congratulated Zambia on the approval of its COVID-19 vaccination program saying it was critical in the control of the pandemic. "The U.S. government congratulates the government of the Republic of Zambia on...

• 29 Mar 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Lifuka condemns Bowman for disrespecting Musa, Sangwa

GOVERNANCE activist Rueben Lifuka has condemned Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo for alleging that former attorney general Musa Mwenye and Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa are hungry lawyers on UPND president Hakainde Hichilema’s payroll, saying such utterances are not expected in a democracy. And Lifuka says it is likely that the August 12 general election will...

• 29 Mar 2021
• Martin Musunka

Kalumbila inks K1, 000 pay rise deal with workers union

THREE miners’ unions have signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with Kalumbila Minerals Limited (KML) on behalf of more than 1,400 employees that will see unionised workers get an increased basic salary increment of K1,000 across the board. Speaking during the signing ceremony between KML and three mine unions in Kalumbila, Thursday, KML general manager...

• 29 Mar 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Under PF, police own 4 cars, teachers can afford 3 - Mukupa

PATRIOTIC Front national chairperson Samuel Mukupa says it is true that the ruling party has transformed people's lives and therefore, people like Hakainde Hichilema who can't see positive gains in the economy must go for mental examination. In an interview, Mukupa said under PF, police officers own as many as four cars each, while teachers...

• 29 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Govt rules out mandatory Covid-19 vaccination, unveils AstraZeneca, Johnson and Johnson vaccine

HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda says the COVID-19 vaccine programme will be done cautiously on a voluntary basis and in a phased manner, adding that there will be no mandatory vaccination. And Dr Chanda says Zambia has recorded 265 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths. In a statement, Friday, Dr Chanda stated that the first...