FORMER defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba and his co-accused, Adolphus Mubanga, a country representative for Curzon Global Limited have been granted bail in the sum of K300,000 each but in their own recognisance, in a matter in which they are facing various corruption-related charges. Mwamba, a PF member, and Mubanga have been charged with 27 counts of conflict of interest, money laundering and being in possession of property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime. The two did not, however, take plea as their lawyers asked for more time, saying they had just been availed with a charge sheet containing 27 counts, as such, they needed time to read through the charges and obtain further instructions from their clients. Meanwhile,...

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