We’ve not lost corruption fight, cases are still ongoing – Haimbe
JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says the new dawn government has not lost the fight against corruption as the legal processes are still ongoing. During a media briefing, Friday, Haimbe said it would be premature and wrong to conclude on the basis of there being no convictions or acquittals that the fight against corruption was lost. “One has already been asked in relation to whether or not we as the new dawn government are losing the fight against corruption. Of course I am smiling as I consider and contemplate that question because quite naturally our answer to that question is a.......
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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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We’re is still in control of Bowman’s Chamba Valley properties – ACC
THE Anti-Corruption Commission says it’s still in control of former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo’s properties in Chamba Valley by way of a restriction notice which is still in force. And the Commission says it is dissatisfied with the Court’s decision to set aside the Warrant of Seizure of the property in question and is contemplating appealing the ruling. On Thursday, the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court set aside the warrant of seizure dated April 13, 2022, effected on properties belonging to…….
SME Minister says political interference contributed to non-performing CEEC loans
MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Elias Mubanga has admitted political interference in the issuance of citizens’ empowerment funds, disclosing that the human element to a larger extent contributed to the non-performing loans disbursed by CEEC. According to a statement issued by Auditor General’s Office Head of Public Relations Ellen Chikale, Tuesday, Mubanga was briefing the Committee on Parastatal Bodies when they called on him at his office. Mubanga said because of the political interference in the issuance of…….
ConCourt halts criminal proceedings against Milingo
THE Constitutional Court has halted criminal proceedings before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court involving former KCM provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu, pending the hearing of a petition in which he is challenging his re-arrest after being granted immunity from prosecution. Constitutional Court Judge Martin Musaluke has ordered that no party, interested individual or entity is to take action in the criminal proceedings currently before the Magistrates’ Court involving Lungu until the ConCourt determines the petition on constitutional issues raised before it. Director…….
ISSUES: Zambia and our Football: It is Time to Win Something!
We must win something, and fast, before the country is certified chronically depressed! I am envious of the Senegalese Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) victory. How I wish we at least were in the quarter finals, or just to be there, at the tournament. It sucks, to be failures, to fail even to just qualify for AFCON! I was very happy to read a story by Ngosa Chalwe of News Diggers reporting that Lombe Mbalashi, football administrator, laments that our….
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....