• 5 Dec 2019
• Abraham Kalito

Norway govt suspends ZAVA funding after audit reveals fraud

The Norwegian government has suspended funding to the Zambia Volleyball Association (ZAVA) after a forensic audit of the association revealed gross incidences of finance mismanagement, corruption and other fraudulent activities. And the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF), a subsidiary of the Norwegian Agency for Development Aid, has reported the association...

• 5 Dec 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Not even IMF bailout is enough to fix Zambia's economy - Hamududu

Party of National Unity (PNU) president Highvie Hamududu says the measures which government has put in place to address Zambia's current economic problems are not enough. And Hamududu says government should consider partially privatizing some parastatals to create an appetite for capital inflows in the country. In an interview, Tuesday, Hamududu said even if the...

• 5 Dec 2019
• Stuart Lisulo

FDI into Zambia shrinks by 50%

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Zambia plummeted by nearly 50 per cent in 2018, mainly on account of significant losses incurred by mining companies who were hit by severe operational challenges in the country, the latest Survey on Foreign Private Investment and Investor Perceptions has revealed. Announcing the 2019 Survey on Foreign Private Investment and...

• 5 Dec 2019
• Ulande Nkomesha

Mining in Lower Zambezi won’t reduce poverty – Sinkamba

Green Party president Peter Sinkamba says permitting mining in the Lower Zambezi National Park will not alleviate poverty in Luangwa District as perceived by chiefs and residents of the area. Last week, Lusaka Provincial Minister Bowman Lusambo said he had submitted a report to President Edgar Lungu on calls made by local chiefs and residents...

• 5 Dec 2019
• Julia Malunga

We'll withhold results if salary delays persist, warns UNZALARU

University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) general secretary Dr Kelvin Mambwe has warned that if the trend of delayed salaries continues, the union will withhold students’ results. In an internal memo signed by acting registrar Rodgers Phiri, Wednesday, the UNZA management announced that November salaries would delay. “This serves to inform all members...

• 5 Dec 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

Govt defers Bill 10 to 2020, as CK says it was Brought In Dead

The National Assembly has deferred the second reading of the Constitutional Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019 to the next legislative meeting of the 4th session of the 12th National Assembly scheduled to begin in February 2020. This was after Acting Minister of Justice Stephen Kampyongo told the House that the Executive wished to set...

• 5 Dec 2019
• Julia Malunga

It's very embarrassing when women withdraw GBV cases - NGOCC

Non-governmental Gender Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) Board Chairperson Mary Mulenga has noted with concern the alarming number of gender based violence cases being withdrawn by women, saying it is very embarrassing. On Tuesday, the Ndola High court freed Chifubu PF member of parliament Frank Ng’ambi on a nolle prosequi after his wife refused to complete...

• 5 Dec 2019
• Ulande Nkomesha

WWF launches €166m Climate Fund to support Kafue Flats resource projects

The World-Wide Fund (WWF), with the help from the Dutch government, has launched the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) to help develop bankable projects on the Kafue Flats. The project, valued at €166 million, is expected to finance a number of bankable projects between public and private companies, which were aimed at protecting...

• 5 Dec 2019
• Julia Malunga

Chingola Accountant gets 6 months for corruption

The Chingola subordinate court has sentenced a male accountant from Kazenene Investments Limited to six months simple imprisonment for corrupt practices with a public officer involving K30,000. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Corporate affairs officer Collins Chilambwe disclosed in a statement, Thursday, that the employee identified as Charles Sampule 37 gave K 10,000 to two NAPSA officers...

• 5 Dec 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Lusaka woman gets 2 years for neglecting baby

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 23-year-old woman of Kalingalinga Township to two years simple imprisonment for failing to care for her two month-old baby due to alcohol consumption. Lusaka Magistrate Faides Hamaundu jailed Martha Liswaniso after finding her guilty of neglecting to provide food, among other requirements for her infant child as she...