Late fertilizer delivery caused by PF aligned civil servants – UPND
UPND deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says most of the embarrassing things happening in government like the late delivery of farming inputs, are because the system still has a lot of PF sympathisers. In an interview, Friday, Imenda insisted that PF still had its own people in the system who were working against the UPND government. “For the President to say that he has tolerated mediocrity for a while in the civil service, and for how long is that mediocrity going to be tolerated? For me, it’s a warning shot to the civil servants who are not working according to.......
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FQM and the betrayal of the Zambian people
NEWS about the government’s decision to surrender shareholding right in Kansanshi Copper Mines to First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has shocked experts in the sector. Many are asking what could have motivated this decision, considering that it clearly stands to benefit the investor, rather than Zambians, contrary to the promises that the New Dawn government gave the people. It will interest our readers to learn that this development has actually been long coming. Over six months ago, the UPND entered into negotiations with FQM which would result in our government forfeiting tax claims against the mining company. Beyond that, our government was also willing to offer some tax incentives to this particular investor. All this was happening around the time when FQM was announcing its US$1.3 billion investment in Zambia. While people were praising the government for securing a major investment in the mining sector, we noticed something sinister. FQM seemed quite close to the presidency. When another foreign organisation which is very close to the presidency, the Brenthurst Foundation, started organising meetings for our Head of State at private resorts owned by this investor, we knew some dubious deals were being negotiated, and it did not take a vigorous investigation to confirm this. So, we wrote to the President and asked him to stop it. 22nd June, 2022 President Hakainde Hichilema, Republic of Zambia, State House, Lusaka, Your Excellency, REF: FQM AND THE BETRAYAL OF THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE Your Excellency, our newspaper has been carrying out investigations into a number of government actions and we write to inform you that some of our findings are alarming. Our investigations have revealed that the UPND government’s dealings with First Quantum Minerals are.......
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Amnesty can’t work, we just need to up our game as investigators – DEC boss
DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) Director General Mary Chirwa says offering criminals amnesty is not effective, adding that investigative wings just need to up their game in order to catch the offenders. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director General Gilbert Phiri, on the other hand, argues that the Commission is not to blame for the lack of convictions. Speaking during the Zambia Anti-Corruption Conference, Thursday, Chirwa said she hasn’t seen any criminal come forward to admit wrongdoing in order to be granted amnesty…….
HOW TO ACCESS POLICE BOND IN ZAMBIA: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
HOW TO ACCESS POLICE BOND IN ZAMBIA: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE By: Muleta Kapatiso In Zambia, it is not uncommon in Zambia to find suspects or accused persons in police detention for a very long periods of time. If you take the trouble to check police posts in various parts of the country, you find that people are detained for as long as 90 days without any opportunity to appear before court. Pretrial detention in Zambia is major challenge to the....
