• 28 Jun 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

High Court judge reverses own decision to limit KCM liquidator powers

Lusaka High Court Judge Anessie Banda-Bobo has discharged the ex-parte order she granted Vedanta Resources Holdings Limited to halt Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu from selling KCM assets. “Upon hearing counsel for the parties, it is hereby ordered that the ex-parte order to stay some of the powers of the provisional liquidator...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Senior chief Tafuna drags IHS Zambia to court over failure to pay rentals

Senior chief Tafuna of the Lungu tribe of Mbala and Mpulungu districts has sued IHS Zambia Limited in the Lusaka High Court for failing to pay rental fees for the communication towers installed in his chiefdoms. He is claiming damages for breach of the lease agreement entered by his chiefdom and IHS Zambia Limited as...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Nchito withdraws request to subpoena Ngulube, Sakala, insists on Zulu

Former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito has told the Constitutional Court that he will not be needing a subpoena against retired judges Matthew Ngulube and Ernest Sakala. Nchito has, however, maintained that the court should supboena the Secretary of his tribunal Matthew Zulu, who is now a High Court judge, to enable him...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Court issues bench warrant against Koffi Olomide

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has issued a bench warrant against Congolese musician Koffi Olomide to be retained upon his arrest whenever he comes to Zambia. Koffi, whose real names are Antoine Christopher Agpepa Mumba, is alleged to have assaulted photo-journalist Jean Nepomuscene Ndayisenga, commonly known as Mandela on December 28, 2012 at Taj Pamodzi Hotel...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Julia Malunga

Tourism Ministry finally receives K5.4m to pay overdue staff salaries

Minister of Tourism and Arts Charles Banda says his Ministry has received a total of K5,434,420.01 from the Ministry of Finance as funding to liquidate overdue staff salaries at various statutory bodies that fall under the Ministry. In a press release availed by Ministry of Tourism and Arts public relations officer Sakabilo Kalembwe, Wednesday, Banda...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

Maggie defers Sales Tax implementation to Sept 1

Finance Minister Margarate Mwanakatwe has announced that the implementation of Sales Tax has been pushed to September 1 to allow her finalise consultations. Mwanakatwe announced this to Parliament in a ministerial statement in the House today. More details later.

• 28 Jun 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

VJ toasts 75th birthday, challenges young Zambians to dream big

Veteran politician Vernon Johnson Mwaanga has urged young Zambians to dream big and work hard if they want their aspirations and dreams to become a reality. Speaking during a party to celebrate his 75th birthday at Lusaka’s Intercontinental Hotel, Tuesday, Mwaanga gave an emotional speech where he reminisced about his early life as a young...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Julia Malunga

Nkomeshya moves to protect her land from encroachment by ministers

Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II of Chongwe says she will fight for her people to protect her land in Shimabala's Kabweza area. And senior headman Regius Nkomeshya says Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo should stop using police officers "like they are his children". Residents in the area have complained of being threatened by police officers whom...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Diggers Reporter

Sikota opposes electoral law reforms

Veteran politician Sikota Wina has advised government not to reform electoral laws to avoid tension in 2021. Reacting to the current electoral tension in Malawi following the recently held general elections, and the chaos in Zimbabwe before then, Wina said the Zambian government should learn from situations in both countries by not looking to bring...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Mines Minister loses temper as he justifies KCM liquidation to Parliament

Mines minister Richard Musukwa says there is no connection between the liquidation of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) and the Chinese government’s decision to write off Zambia’s US$22 million debt. And Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini yesterday chastised Musukwa for losing his temper while responding to questions from members of parliament. After giving...