FORMER Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr Kennedy Malama and five others yesterday appeared in court facing various charges. The five co-accused persons include Dr Francis Bwalya, Dr Muzaza Nthele, Rebecca Njobvu, Dr Maxmillian Bweupe, and Wilson Lungu. The sextet was appearing in court for the alleged wilful failure to comply with applicable law and...

FORMER Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) commissioner general Percy Chato says courts needs to consider non-custodial sentences for small offences in order to reduce congestion and prevent the spread of Covid-19 in correctional facilities. And Chato says there is need for COVID-19 measures to be enforced in correctional facilities in the same manner as it is...

ZAMBIA National Marketers Credit Association (ZANAMACA) president Mupila Kameya says the removal of street vendors will help bring about sanity in the country. In an interview, Saturday, Kameya said allowing vending creates a conducive environment for buses to create illegal bus stations where co-boys start collecting levy from other traders. "If we allow everyone trading...

FORMER home affairs deputy minister Colonel Panji Kaunda says some of the painful decisions being undertaken by the UPND government would have been avoided if the PF ruled properly. In an interview, Colonel Kaunda advised Zambians to ignore the utterances made by PF, stating that the UPND should be judged at the end of their...

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government is committed to finalising an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) because Zambians had suffered enough. In an interview, Dr Musokotwane said the coming on board of the IMF had created confidence with the country's creditors including Eurobond holders. "Yes we have been talking...

CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel says the Judiciary is in safe hands under the leadership of Chief Justice Mumba Malila. Commenting on Justice Malila's Inaugural speech, Sangwa observed that the new Chief Justice did not shy away from admitting the problems in the Judiciary. "I could not have written a better speech. For me,...

FORMER Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) commissioner general Percy Chato says courts needs to consider non-custodial sentences for small offences in order to reduce congestion and prevent the spread of Covid-19 in correctional facilities. Chato argues that attempting to fight a pandemic which thrives on social distance failure would be an exercise in futility, unless efforts...