THE Livingstone Magistrates' Court has sentenced a 33-year-old Kazungula Customs Clearing Agent to 2 years imprisonment with hard labour for forgery. In a statement, Monday, ZRA Acting Corporate Communications Manager Oliver Nzala disclosed that Morten Moono forged a ZRA Kazungula Bridge Toll Fee Receipt by purporting to show that it was genuinely issued by the...

THE cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) has increased by K29.42 for the month of November. The BNNB for November 2022 stood at K 8,567.20, signifying a K29.42 increase from the K8,537.78 recorded in October,...

INSPECTOR General of Police Lemmy Kajoba says the police service will now start summoning individuals who have been claiming that the late Tutwa Ngulube was poisoned so that they can help with investigations. In a statement, Monday, Kajoba said the police had been following with keen interest the comments made by the said individuals. "Police...

POLICE in Chisamba recorded a road traffic accident yesterday involving some cabinet ministers and PF MPs as they traveled back to Lusaka after attending Tutwa Ngulube's burial ceremony. According to Police, the accident occurred when Panji Simanansa, who was driving the official vehicle for Local Government Minister Gary Nkombo, misjudged clearance distance and hit the...

THE Lusaka High Court has ordered former Kasama PF MP Kelvin Sampa to pay back Mbaruku Trading Limited the K1.2 million he paid himself as commission, instead of paying ZRA. High Court Judge Koreen Mwenda-Zimba has entered judgement in favour of the Alcohol trading company against Sampa for the sum of K1,220,843. Earlier this year,...

AUDITOR General Dr Dick Sichembe has urged his staff to pay particular attention to developments that have taken place in education and health sectors as well as CDF, which he says are critical audit areas for 2023. Dr Sichembe has also urged members of staff to continue striving for excellence and upholding professionalism in their...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has assented the National Pension Scheme Bill into law, which provides an option for partial withdrawal of benefits by a member. The bill provides for an option to claim for one-off age benefits by a member under the prescribed minimum pensionable age of 36 under the existing fund. The Bill has also...

THE Chinese Embassy says China has embarked on a journey to build itself into a modern socialist country, and further aims to realise socialist modernisation by 2035. The embassy states that this path will create a new form of human advancement, and will offer a choice for countries that wish to achieve rapid development and...

ZCCM-IH has entered into a transaction with First Quantum Minerals (FQM) to convert its dividend rights and economic value in its 20 percent equity in Kansanshi Mining Plc into a life of mine royalty. According to the transaction details, ZCCM-IH has agreed to enter into an agreement and drop criminal charges against Kansanshi Copper Mine...

CHIEF government spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says ministries and other government agencies usually communicate with the media without liaising with her office on major government pronouncements, which she says creates a gap in the information flow. Meanwhile, Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa has emphasised that for any government to effectively serve its people, leadership and...