DEVELOPMENT Bank of Zambia (DBZ) legal counsel has told the Lusaka Magistrates' Court that the Bank's former managing director Dr Samuel Bwalya's contract had no provision for education allowance. This is the matter in which Dr Bwalya is charged with abuse of authority of office involving K781,195.78. It is alleged that Dr Bwalya between May...

MINES Minister Paul Kabuswe has cancelled his ministry's newly-appointed Permanent Secretary Mooya Lumamba's decision to grant authority to a team of 11 people believed to be UPND sympathisers to conduct due diligence at Bayan Construction Limited, despite a restraining court order. In an interview, Kabuswe said Lumamba signed the authorisation letter without knowing what he...

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says UPND members should not allow indisciplined "elements" who are infiltrating the party to take centre stage in deciding on internal affairs.  And UPND Lusaka Province chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta has distanced himself from calls by some UPND youths to have him replace Batuke Imenda as Secretary General of the party.  At...

LUSAKA Lawyer Jonas Zimba says the Constitutional Court has done a great job so far, arguing that those claiming that it's causing confusion are the ones occasioning it. The ConCourt has recently come under fire from some stakeholders after nullifying the elections of Joseph Malanji and Bowman Lusambo and later ruling that the nullification did...

THE Lusaka High court has reserved ruling in the matter in which suspended DPP Lilian Siyunyi is seeking leave to commence judicial review proceedings against the President’s refusal to grant her a waiver of her oath of office in respect of complaints against her. And the Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) has argued that some of...

PF acting president Given Lubinda has accused Copperbelt Minister Elisha Matambo of instructing police in the province to charge Bowman Lusambo with the murder of Obert Kasongo. Matambo recently urged the police to speed up investigations in Kasongo's murder case as well as the motor vehicle case linked to Joseph Malanji. “The issues which the...

SUSPENDED Director of Public Prosecutions Lilian Siyunyi's lawyer Abraham Mwansa says his client's suspension letter is irregular in that she was directed to vacate her office immediately, even before being heard. President Hichilema recently suspended Siyunyi, acting on the recommendations contained in a report presented to him by the Judicial Complaints Commission. Siyunyi is currently...

UPND deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says the ruling party is not being misled by praise singers, arguing that they are only appreciating the progress made so far. In an interview, Sunday, Imenda said government deserved commendation for many developmental milestones which had been achieved. "Praise singers are not misleading anybody. They are just appreciating...

BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley says he was honoured to have President Hakainde Hichilema as the first to sign in Queen Elizabeth II's book of condolence. High Commissioner Woolley was speaking at the Lusaka National Museum in commemoration of the Queen's funeral, Monday. "Here in Zambia I wish to thank the many people...

THE Department of Immigration says it has so far removed 156 Ethiopians from the country as part of an ongoing exercise aimed at reducing the number of the said nationals detained at various Correctional Facilities. Meanwhile, the Department of Immigration between September 16 and 18, secured seven convictions and refused five foreign nationals entry into...