FORMER Minister of Health Dr Brian Chituwo says he cannot understand why an institution like the Zambia Medicine Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) did not inform citizens immediately the Hayat-Vax 'COVID-19 vaccines' arrived in the country. Commenting on a Diggers investigation which revealed that Lusaka Businessman Valden Findlay's company Chrismar Earthmoving Equipment imported fake COVID-19 vaccines for...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says people who have stolen citizens' money should return it to the owners. And President Hichilema has told newly appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police for special duties Fanwell Siandenge that he was not appointed for vengeance but to ensure that law and order is upheld. Meanwhile, President Hichilema has directed Special...

PF vice-president Given Lubinda says the number of election petitions filed in court is an indication that the 2021 general elections were marred by irregularities. About 77 election petitions had been filed into court as of August 31, 2021 And commenting on the development in an interview, Lubinda said the high number of election petitions...

UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka says the ruling party's losing parliamentary candidates have justifiable reasons for petitioning election results, arguing that the party does not want to be like PF which caused unnecessary by-elections. But Our-Civic-Duty Association (OCiDA) Executive Secretary Simon Kabanda says by-elections are a drain on the nation’s resources which can be...

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says she is elated by the opportunity to explain government policy and its implementation to the people of Zambia. And Clerk of the National Assembly Cecilia Mbewe says the election of presiding officers will take place on Friday, September 3 as the first session of the 13th National Assembly commences. Meanwhile, Sesheke...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says it is horrified by the revelations that fake COVID-19 vaccines were illegally imported in the country by businessman Valden Findlay. Responding to a query on revelations that Findlay's company Chrismar Earthmoving Equipment imported fake COVID-19 vaccines for supply to the Ministry of Health, TIZ president Sampa Kalungu wondered under what...

A COUPLE of Lusaka's Matero area has pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of obtaining over K600,000 by false pretences. In this matter, Charles Banda, 51 and Agness Banda, 29, are charged with 13 counts of obtaining money by false pretences contrary to Section 309 of the penal code chapter 87 of the laws of...

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Malama has claimed his ministry had nothing to do with the fake COVID-19 vaccines which were imported by Valden Findlay’s company, Chrismar Earthmoving Equipment. Meanwhile, Findlay claims the purported vaccines were a donation from the Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Government. The Zambia Medicine Regulatory...

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says it has received information that some are people personating DEC officials and extorting money from members of the public in Lusaka and Copperbelt Provinces. In a statement, Wednesday, DEC public relations officer Mathias Kamanga said according to the information received, the said individuals had been conducting illegal searches on...