Archive: 1 August 2019

1 Aug 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Investrust Bank sues LSA, demands K11.6m payment for unpaid mortgage

Investrust Bank Plc has sued Lawrence Sikutwa and Associates Limited and another company in the Lusaka High Court, demanding payment of over K11 million, which was allegedly secured by way of a third-party mortgage. The […]

1 Aug 2019 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

48 houses case shocks Mwenye: It’s the most bizarre investigation since Mushala

Former Attorney General Musa Mwenye says the magical ‘disappearance’ of the property developer who owns the 48 houses seized by the Anti Corruption Commission is the most bizarre criminal investigation since the time of Adamson […]

1 Aug 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

All CBU students will bear cost of damages – Mushimba

Higher Education Minister Dr Brian Mushimba has announced that the Copperbelt University which was closed indefinitely by his predecessor Professor Nkandu Luo will be reopened on August 19, 2019. And Dr Mushimba has lifted the […]

1 Aug 2019 | Natasha Sakala

ZNUT encourages TCZ to continue fishing out “bad eggs”

The Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) has wondered why the trend of fake qualifications among teachers has continued despite efforts by sector players to curb the vice. On Sunday, The Teaching Council of Zambia […]

1 Aug 2019 | Julia Malunga

Despite bribery, Katuba has taught PF a lesson, celebrates UPND

UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says the party is elated that despite countless attempts to bribe voters in Katuba, the ruling Patriotic Front has suffered an embarrassing loss. And Kakoma says the Lubwa ward results show […]

1 Aug 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Milupi questions Lungu’s directive for ACC to arrest whistleblowers with ‘false’ information

Alliance for Development and Democracy president Charles Milupi says President Edgar Lungu’s directive to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to arrest people who brand his government as corrupt without evidence suggests that he is also […]

1 Aug 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Maid in court for poisoning her boss’ breakfast

A 43-year-old housemaid of Lusaka has been dragged to the Magistrates’ Court for allegedly administering poison to four slices of bread prepared for her female boss. In this matter, Naomi Muyemba is charged with one […]

1 Aug 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Kambwili hails NDC’s performance in Lubwa, Lwingishi as splendid

National Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili says he is proud of the way his party performed in the just-ended local government by-elections in both Lubwa and Lwingishi wards of Kitwe and Mansa, respectively. And […]

1 Aug 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

If UNZALARU has strong positions on NDF proposals, they must bring them out, says PF

The Patriotic Front says the University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) should not issue threats on the resolutions of the National Dialogue Forum but must instead put their arguments forward for discussion. On […]

1 Aug 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Matibini, Mambilima among those with land in Forest 27, insists Harrington

Former Minister of Transport and Communications William Harrington has insisted that he has evidence to prove that Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini, Chief Justice Ireen Mambilima and Lands Minster Jean Kapata are […]