Archive: 5 July 2019

5 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Zambians too obsessed with corruption when it’s not peculiar to us – Siliya

Information Minister Dora Siliya says Zambians have become too obsessed with corruption as if it is peculiar to this country. And Siliya says Zambians are lucky because they have laws that work well. Meanwhile, Siliya […]

5 Jul 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Govt spent K27.5m on FMD control – Minister

Fisheries and Livestock Minister Kampamba Chewe says government has so far spent K27.5 million on Foot and Mouth Disease control vaccines in Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern provinces. Speaking when she rendered a ministerial statement […]

5 Jul 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

ECZ launches delimitation exercise in preparation for 2021

Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) chairperson Justice Esau Chulu has launched the 2019 nationwide Delimitation Exercise aimed at mapping and realigning electoral boundaries for easy access by voters in readiness for the 2021 general elections. […]

5 Jul 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Medical Stores must stop non-professionals from performing pharmacists’ roles – PSZ

Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia (PSZ) president Jerome Kanyika has asked the office of the Attorney General to stop Medical Stores Limited from allowing non-professionals to perform pharmacy roles. In his letter dated July 1, 2019, […]

5 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Lusambo justifies new Lsk City Market K90m cost

Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has challenged those questioning the cost of the modern Lusaka City Market to visit his office and take a look at the design and Bill of Quantities (BoQ) for the […]

5 Jul 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Mutembo grills ‘Edgar Lungu’ as court hears Kingsland City has no ZEMA approval

Zambia Air Force Projects Limited director Colonel Edgar Lungu has told the Lusaka High Court that if construction works at Kingsland City continued despite a stop order from ZEMA, it was wrong. And the witness […]

5 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Misuse of public funds remains major concern in Zambia – PMRC

Accountability of public expenditure has remained a significant concern in Zambia, the Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has observed. In a research conducted by PMRC’s head of research and analysis Salim Kaunda, among other […]

5 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Kasama health office driver gets 18 months for corruption

The Kasama Subordinate Court has sentenced a 30-year-old Northern Province Health Office driver to 18 months imprisonment for corrupt practices. Timothy Gondwe of Winberg compound in Kasama has, however, been acquitted in another count where […]

5 Jul 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

ZICTA technician concludes testimony in ‘Mr Smith’ case

A cyber security technician from ZICTA has testified that pornographic material was also found on the victim’s phone in a case where a 32-year-old man of Ndola’s Lubuto West is accused of duping women into […]

5 Jul 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Judge Bobo halts KCM liquidation proceedings to hear Vedanta’s arbitration application

Lusaka High Court judge Annessie Banda-Bobo has stayed proceedings in a matter in which ZCCM Investments Holdings PLC is seeking an order to have Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) liquidated. The proceedings have been halted to […]