MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Luckson Kasonka has disclosed that the entire Ministry of Health Procurement Department has been closed and put on suspension pending investigations by a joint task force. And Ministry of Health Director of Physical Planning and Medical Technology Raphael Mwanza says a "higher office" instructed the construction...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) executive director Maurice Nyambe says his organisation is concerned about the corruption situation in the country which doesn't seem to be getting any better. Giving remarks at the 2021 National Anti-Corruption Conference, Monday, Nyambe said the anti corruption fight had not delivered effective results in recent years. "We hate corruption because...

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Provisional Liquidator Milingo Lungu can only be removed from his position through a court process or him having to tender a resignation. In recent weeks, Lungu has been engulfed in allegations of abuse of authority and corruption while executing his duties at the...

KAINAAT Investment Limited has dragged Lusaka lawyer Mutemwa Mutemwa to court demanding payment of US$40,000 and K30,000 for groceries he allegedly obtained on credit since 2016. According to a statement of claim filed in the Lusaka High Court, the company stated that it was trading in groceries and that Mutemwa was a customer from about...

PF member Kelvin Kaunda has challenged former president Edgar Lungu to address the wrangles happening in the party if he is not the architect of the confusion. Speaking when he featured on Millennium TV’s "the Platform" programne, Kaunda wondered why Lungu was quiet on the matters as a "parent" of the party. When asked if...

THE Lusaka Magistrates' Court has sentenced a security guard and a businesswoman to three years imprisonment for breaking into a Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) warehouse and stealing various medical supplies worth over K66,000. In this case, Simon Phiri 21, a security guard; Gabriel Siame, 52, also a security guard; and Gladys Phiri,...

ALLIANCE for Community Action (ACA) executive director Laura Miti says she will always be proud of the strength and belief shown by her team that worked hard to turn the 2021 election into an accountability event. Miti has been awarded the Southern Africa Human Rights Defender of the year (2021) for her selfless and courageous...

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda has stressed that the UPND government will not arrest anyone on corruption allegations until thorough investigations are done. Commenting on remarks made by ActionAid Zambia country director Nalucha Ziba that the UPND had no clear strategy around the fight against corruption, Kasanda said the UPND would not emulate the PF...

MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has announced the dissolution of Boards of Directors for the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA). And Dr Musokotwane has terminated the appointment of the government appointed Directors on the Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) Board. According to a statement issued...