Archive: June 2018

1 Jun 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Kasempa Council questions AG’s findings

The Kasempa District Council on Wednesday angered acting Auditor General Roy Mwambwa after requesting for an independent auditor to verify his audit findings on unsupported payments amounting to K251,883. This was when the named council […]

1 Jun 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Lungu deliberately running Zambia in chaos to perpetrate his stay in office – Wynter

Rainbow Party General Secretary Winter Kabimba says President Edgar Lungu is deliberately governing Zambia in a state of confusion so that he can perpetuate his stay in office. And Kabimba says Zambia’s Constitution deserves to […]

1 Jun 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Lungu wasn’t sworn-in as President when he signed STAG loan – Changala

Civil rights activist Brebner Changala says President Edgar Lungu had no authourity to function as a Head of State at the time of signing the sovereign guarantee loan for ZESCO because he had not yet […]

1 Jun 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Lungu asks for loyalty from PF members

President Edgar Lungu has asked Patriotic Front members to be loyal to him the way he was loyal to Michael Sata saying there are great rewards in doing so. And President Lungu says the people […]

1 Jun 2018 | Stuart Lisulo

Zambia lost K4.5bn to financial crimes in 2017 – FIC

The Financial Intelligence Centre has revealed that Zambia incurred estimated losses of K4.5 billion linked to financial crimes such as corruption and tax evasion, among others, in 2017. And Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) director-general Mary […]

1 Jun 2018 | Stuart Lisulo

Zambia’s gross reserves plummet to 12-month low

Zambia’s gross international reserves have fallen below US$2 billion for the first time in over a year, triggered by the need to finance the country’s widening current account deficit, Bank of Zambia data reveals. According […]

1 Jun 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Jacaranda is a wasting, idle asset, insists govt

The Ministry of Works and Supply says the redevelopment of government idle assets does not mean selling out infrastructure or displacing people. Ministry Spokesperson Ndubi Mvula in a statement stated that contrary to assertions that […]

1 Jun 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Govt needs over 180, 000 square meters of office space – Mutati

Works and Supply Minister Felix Mutati says governments needs approximately 180, 000 square meters of office space in order to meet the demand of the rapidly expanding public service. Speaking in an interview after he […]

1 Jun 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Precious was shot at close range – Witness

A Forensic Pathologist has testified in the Lusaka High Court that Precious Mangesana died from a fatal neck gunshot wound within seconds of being shot at a 15 to 30-centimeter distance. Dr Luchenga Mucheleng’anga, a […]

1 Jun 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Nakacinda sues Prime TV for branding him a thief

National secretary of the Felix Mutati-led MMD Raphael Nakachinda has commenced legal proceedings against Prime Television and its reporter Kalani Muchima for calling him a thief. Nakacinda has sued Prime TV’s managing director Akakulubelwa Akakulubelwa, […]