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…….
Switzerland was largest market for Zambia’s exports in August – ZamStats
THE Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) has disclosed that Switzerland was the largest market for Zambia’s exports in August 2023 accounting for 43.8 percent of export earnings. And the Agency says the country’s major source of imports in August 2023 was South Africa, accounting for 26.4 percent of the import bill. During a monthly statistics bulletin dissemination, Thursday, ZamStats Statistician General Mulenga Musepa said Asia was the second market for Zambia’s exports in August accounting for 22.8 percent of export earnings……..
Mumbi advises Lungu to withdraw retirement letter, as he says he’ll think about it
FORMER PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri yesterday advised former president Edgar Lungu to withdraw the letter he wrote to Cabinet indicating that he had left active politics so that he can stand in 2026. As a reaction to Phiri’s request, Lungu, who had accompanied his wife to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court, suddenly started singing “nalitumpa ine” while dancing, but his wife quickly tapped him on his shoulder to signify her disapproval of his act. The former first lady appeared…….
Teulings grand finale set for November 25
OYDC – Zambia has set November 25 to host the 2023 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge grand finale where top outstanding athletes will be rewarded with medals and trophies. With only a month to go, OYDC Zambia programmes director Mwange Kampamba said the games had reached an amazing climax. The Teulings Youth Sports Challenge is supported by Coen Teulings, the chairman of Marifin Capital in Belgium, who continues to be a household name among the peers and sports associations for producing…….
”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....