Archive: 4 February 2022

4 Feb 2022 | Dorothy Chaponda

2 big tree employees deny stealing K42,000

TWO Big Tree employees have taken plea in a matter in which they are charged with theft by servant. When the matter came up before Chief Resident Magistrate Dominic Makalicha, Thursday, Webby Muyunda and Francis […]

4 Feb 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

Luangwa residents okay with mining in lower Zambezi, claims Feira MP

FEIRA PF member of parliament Emmanuel Tembo says he is ready to ferry residents of Luangwa district to Lusaka in order to demonstrate their happiness the prospects of mining in the Lower Zambezi. And Tembo […]

4 Feb 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

We haven’t received any complaint on leaked audio – Public Protector

PUBLIC Protector Caroline Sokoni says her office has not received any official complaint over the leaked telephone conversation between two senior government officials. And Sokoni says the Office of the Public Protector needs to be […]

4 Feb 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

We’re not prophets for hire, those who committed offences must exculpate themselves, Chikoya tells Sumaili

COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says politicians should not think that the church has prophets for hire, but that they will, however, condemn proven cases of abuse by law […]

4 Feb 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Integrity must be regained in Judiciary – ACA

ALLIANCE for Community Action (ACA) says there is need to create systems and processes that will guarantee the integrity of the Judiciary beyond the government of the day. Commenting on the investigation being carried out […]

4 Feb 2022 | Julia Malunga

Low voter turnout characterises Kabwata by-election

A LOW voter turnout characterised yesterday’s highly anticipated Kabwata by-elections. Most polling stations opened at exactly 06:00 hours but had less than 100 people in queues. A check at Chilenje’s main library found little activity, […]

4 Feb 2022 | Zondiwe Mbewe

PF attempting to curtail investigations into its members, DEC tells court

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has asked the Lusaka High Court to dismiss a matter in which the Patriotic Front, through its former secretary general Davies Mwila, sued the state claiming damages over the alleged […]

4 Feb 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

Why isn’t church condemning HH’s unnecessary trips, wonders Mwila

FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila has wondered why the church cannot condemn President Hakainde Hichilema for the unnecessary foreign trips he has been undertaking. And Mwila says the continued persecution of senior PF members […]

4 Feb 2022 | Christopher Banda

Malawi releases 5 Zambian farmers who were jailed for cultivating in National Park

THE five Zambian farmers who were arrested and detained for farming in the Kasungu National Park in Malawi have been released from prison after intervention from the Zambian government. The 5 farmers of Chikwa village […]

4 Feb 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

Environmentalists, citizens write AG demanding withdrawal of approval for mining in Lower Zambezi

SOME environmentalists and ordinary citizens have written to the Attorney General requesting the withdrawal of the approval and consent granted to Mwembeshi Resources Limited to commence mining activities in the Lower Zambezi National Park. In […]