ACC investigates Chipata Council Town Clerk for abuse of office
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating Chipata City Council Town Clerk Aaron Kamalondo for abuse of office. And Kamalondo says he is cooperating with law enforcement officers as they investigate him but has denied the abuse of office allegations against him. According to a whistleblower report, Kamalondo has been accused of misappropriating public funds, harassing and intimidating others, and using his position to influence decisions to benefit himself and his close associates. “Circular number MLGRD/101/23/24 new conditions of service for division one of Local Government Service for the year 2022, Section 3, other conditions of service, subsection (IV) accrued leave.......
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The crookedness of defending an illegality when it suits you: Part 1
THE news from the Constitutional Court last week makes interesting reading. Former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lillian Siyunyi has lost the case against the State over her removal from office. DPP Siyunyi had filed a petition challenging the process which led to her removal, in which she argued that the Judicial Complaints Commission displayed biases against her and did not form a proper quorum at every hearing, among other claims. But the court has dismissed the case in its entirety. The court has ruled that Siyunyi’s removal from office was not null and void and was, therefore, of legal.......
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Shibuyunji mob burns 2 to death over cattle rustling allegations
TWO people of Mulimba Village of Shibuyunji District aged 45 and 29 have been burnt to death by a mob on allegations of cattle rustling. In a statement yesterday, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the incident occurred around 02:00 hours on Monday when the deceased and two others who survived ran away from the mob, leaving their truck loaded with cattle suspected to have been stolen “The Zambia Police Service is deeply concerned about the recent incident of mob justice…….
”Wisely and Slow, They Stumble that Run Fast: The Saga of the Zimbabwe Elections and the SADC Observer Mission”
The Zimbabwe General elections were held on August 23, 2023, and the incumbent President and ZANU-PF the ruling party, claimed victory in what many viewed as a deeply flawed election. The SADC Election Observer Mission concluded that “aspects of the harmonized elections fell short of the requirements of the constitution of Zimbabwe, the Electoral Act, and the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections (2021)”. The European Union Mission, the African Union, and the Carter Center equally condemned the elections....
