Archive: 12 February 2021

12 Feb 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Ndola Council misapplied over K2m to service loan for directors’ vehicles – AG

THE Auditor General’s Report on the audits of accounts of local authorities for the financial year 2018 and 2019 has revealed that Ndola City Council misapplied K2,132,951 meant for capital projects to service a loan […]

12 Feb 2021 | Natasha Sakala

MoH didn’t charge culprits of misappropriated funds, hears PAC

MINISTRY of Health finance director Daniel Kalangu yesterday came under fire when he failed to convince members of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee that the reason why he withdrew K3 million cash from a MoH […]

12 Feb 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

EFF seeks declaration that Cabinet Office Circular No. 12 is illegal

ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters Party (EFF) president Kasonde Mwenda has applied for leave of the Lusaka High Court to commence judicial review proceedings against government’s decision to give public officers with political ambitions up to November […]

12 Feb 2021 | Stuart Lisulo

Zambia woos SA companies to boost bilateral investment

ZAMBIA’s High Commissioner to South Africa Major General Jackson Miti says the Mission has engaged a number of South African companies to partner with Zambian companies to promote trade balances between the two countries. In […]

12 Feb 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

ECZ’s electoral process a sham – Nkombo

Mazabuka Central UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo says the Electoral Commission of Zambia risks running a non credible election because the whole electoral process has been sham. In an interview, Nkombo said the electoral […]

12 Feb 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Govt withdraws ZRA Amendment Bill

FINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has withdrawn the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Amendment Bill, which was at Second Reading stage, to allow for further consultation on the proposed piece of legislation. Speaking in Parliament, Wednesday, […]

12 Feb 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Court sets March 1 for hearing in HH, Nawakwi libel case

THE matter in which UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has sued FDD president Edith Nawakwi for defamation of character will come up on March 1, this year, for hearing of the former’s application for the court […]

12 Feb 2021 | Stuart Lisulo

Cost of living hits K8,400 per month

THE cost of living for a family of five has skyrocketed to nearly K8,400 in January, 2021, a new all-time high, mainly triggered by high inflation, says the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR). In […]

12 Feb 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Some cops are bringing the service into disrepute because they lack supervision – IG

INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja says lack of supervision by officers charged with the supervisory responsibility is the reason some officers are bringing the police service into disrepute. And Kanganja says police have already […]

12 Feb 2021 | Diggers Editor

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