Newly-appointed Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Simon Miti is suitably-qualified despite the unfounded corruption allegations levelled against him in the past, Parliament has heard. In his debate in Parliament, Tuesday, Kantanshi Independent member of parliament Anthony Mumba insisted that Dr Miti was suitably qualified for the top civil servants’ post despite the controversy that surrounded...

A 43-year-old police officer from Copperbelt Division Head Quarters has appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly being in possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime and money laundering involving over K200,000. The officer, Elvis Haatila, has, however, denied the charges. Haatila of Jacaranda Villa in Ndola is jointly-charged with Double Q...

President Edgar Lungu has instructed Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo to ensure that the law enforcement agencies which fall under his ministry investigate the 'mysterious' 48 houses which the Anti-Corruption Commission gave up on after "failing to find the real owner". Speaking to journalists at State House today, Kampyongo said it was not possible for...

Trial in a case in which five Patriotic Front cadres are accused of assaulting and proposing violence against Minister of Justice Given Lubinda yesterday failed to take off as the complainant had reportedly traveled out of the country. Lubinda was supposed to testify as first State witness but was not present in court, which was...

When ZNBC’s Sunday Interview programme host Grevazio Zulu asked Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) acting Director General Rosemary Nkonde Khuzwayo to give an update on the 48 seized houses linked to a Ministry of Finance official, the ACC boss said the case has been closed because the Commission failed to find the real owner of the properties...