ACC agreed to never institute any criminal proceedings against me – Chitotela
FORMER tourism minister Ronald Chitotela says the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) undertook to never institute any criminal proceedings against him. And Chitotela says he is constrained to disclose other details of the settlement agreement which are clothed in secrecy, sealed by the court and retained by late former chief justice Ireen Mambilima. Meanwhile, ACC spokesperson Queen Chibwe says the new ACC management did not have sight of the settlement agreement and its contents until it was filed in the courts of law. Speaking when he featured on Hot FM, Thursday, Chitotela said the ACC had agreed never to institute any criminal.......
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HH is right, we ask because we are ignorant, so let him tell us; who is Mr Greg Mills in his govt
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he is not an agent of imperialism, and those who are peddling that narrative are speaking from a point of ignorance. The President has been displeased with continuous accusations that he is working with foreigners instead of government technocrats; and that he is a puppet of the Western powers. Critics of the President have been raising concern that he seems to be too attached to American interests than he should, while others claim that he actually prefers to work with white people. In rubbishing this, President Hichilema says such a narrative can only be driven by ignorance. President HICHILEMA: “People of Zambia, you have to teach me another way of looking after the weak in society without economic success. Driving economic success is not equivalent to being a bootlicker to anyone, it is not equivalent to being an agent of imperialism, I am no agent of no one, I am an agent of the people of Zambia, to make their lives better. I see this narrative, which is sometimes driven out of ignorance and no alternative offered at all. Europe is strong today economically and because they are strong economically, they can even give us support on this continent. Governments of Europe cannot be strong without European business being strong. This government will only be strong if Zambian businesses are strong, they are expanded, they are growing, they are creating jobs. I am not a class teacher but I find it necessary to emphasise this point so that we can drift debate in our country away from things that really are not in line with the agenda to reconstruct our economy.” Our President is right. The.......
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Explain HH’s relationship with Greg Mills, Mwamba challenges State House
PF member Emmanuel Mwamba has challenged State House to explain President Hakainde Hichilema’s relationship with Brenthurst Foundation executive director Greg Mills, who he says frequents State House. Speaking on Hot FM’s Hot Seat programme, Thursday, Mwamba said Mills was alleged to be financing a private advisory role and media entity at State House, which he said was tantamount to a state capture. “The president appears to be engaged in the negotiations around Mopani and KCM himself, he should be reminded…….
World War II and war in Ukraine: True and false “liberations” – fighting the ghosts of neo-colonialism
THIS year, the celebrations of the victory in the World War II are being overshadowed by blood and suffering on the territory of Ukraine and destruction of Ukrainian cities. Ghosts of new aggressive, neo-colonial war of the empire, hungry for more territory, cast their dark shadows on these days, which are usually connected to celebration of peace. The unprovoked, illegal Russian aggression against its smaller democratic neighbor should make us think about how memory can be violated in sake of....
