CORRUPTION-ACCUSED Bowman Lusambo says the fight against graft is noble and intended to develop Zambia. And Lusambo has apologised to President Hakainde Hichilema for some of his words and actions which might have injured the Head of State. In a Facebook post titled "TIME FOR A RESTART", Saturday, Lusambo took a 360 degrees turn, saying...

JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says the new dawn government has not lost the fight against corruption as the legal processes are still ongoing. During a media briefing, Friday, Haimbe said it would be premature and wrong to conclude on the basis of there being no convictions or acquittals that the fight against corruption was lost....

FORMER tourism minister Ronald Chitotela says the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) undertook to never institute any criminal proceedings against him. And Chitotela says he is constrained to disclose other details of the settlement agreement which are clothed in secrecy, sealed by the court and retained by late former chief justice Ireen Mambilima. Meanwhile, ACC spokesperson Queen...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he is not an agent of imperialism but of the people of Zambia. And President Hichilema says his government will fight past, present and future corruption because the vice is a "python" which constricts growth. Speaking during the launch of the European Union- Zambia Economic Forum, Wednesday, President Hichilema said driving...

FORMER tourism minister Ronald Chitotela has been discharged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Court in a case he was recently arrested for, of possessing property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime. Chitotela has been discharged on account of the consent settlement that he entered into with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Chitotela had previously...

FORMER Bank of Zambia Governor Dr Caleb Fundanga says the country's enthusiasm to attract investment, foreign investors end up being given concessions that they don't even need. And Dr Fundanga says Chinese are running mines in Zambia although they have never been miners, adding that Zambians must take this as a challenge. Speaking when he...

ECONOMIST Trevor Simumba says the bad headlines, State House official scandals, among other issues are sending a wrong signal to the IMF. And Simumba says President Hakainde Hichilema must reset his government to show that he believes in the rule of law, accountability and transparency. Meanwhile, Simumba has described government’s statement that it has no...

MINISTER of Technology and Science Felix Mutati has explained that the first payment for FTJ University of US$8,888,421 was made to China Energy Engineering Group on February 28, 2018, which was 14 days after he was demoted as Minister of Finance and sent to the Ministry of Works and Supply. On Thursday, acting PF president...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned former DMMU National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe to appear before the commission on Monday morning for questioning. According to a call out dated May 13, Kabwe has been requested to report himself to ACC offices for the purpose of an interview at 09:00 hours. “Mr Chanda Kabwe, you are requested to...

JUDGE Joshua Banda has sued the State in the Constitutional Court, seeking an interim order to stay the President's decision to remove him from the office of Judge of the High Court. He wants a declaration that the jurisdiction of JCC to hear complaints against judges does not extend to matters that happened prior to...