A CLERK of Court, Mulape Jila, has sued High Court Judge Charles Kafunda for allegedly defaming her when he informed late Chief Justice Irene Mambilima that it wasn't possible to consider her for the magistrate position due to her unsatisfactory behaviour. In a letter addressed to Justice Mambilima on December 21, 2020, Jila said the...

ANTI–CORRUPTION Commission board chairperson Musa Mwenye State Counsel says preliminary internal investigations indicate that some expensive compromises were made. And Mwenye says the perception that the institution is gathering evidence against former president Edgar Lungu is wrong, arguing that the commission simply follows where evidence leads it. Meanwhile, Mwenye says any former Head of State...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the UPND government is putting frames together to ensure that the economy takes off, and people will see the benefits in about 12 months. And President Hichilema says there is need to show that the country is back in business by doing things efficiently, with minimum red tape. Speaking during his...

CHIEF government spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says Zambia’s attainment of a single-digit inflation rate gives credence that UPND has set the country on a clear path of economic growth. And Kasanda says it's just a matter of time before Zambians can begin to witness cheaper prices once the economic gains recorded begin trickling down to the...

ANTI-Corruption Commission (ACC) Board Chairperson Musa Mwenye State Counsel says the Commission will establish a directorate which will facilitate an internal investigation of staff members because "you can't have corrupt people fighting corruption". And Mwenye says he has nothing personal against former president Edgar Lungu. Speaking during Hot FM's Breakfast show, Thursday, Mwenye said corrupt...

THE Joint Investigations Team (JIT) has requested the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to suspend payment to all 31 companies which supplied COVID-19 material to the institution due to ongoing investigations. In a letter dated June 24, 2022 and addressed to the DMMU National Coordinator Dr Gabriel Pollen, Deputy Commissioner of Police Byemba Musole...

THE Joint Investigations Team (JIT) yesterday questioned PF acting secretary general Nickson Chilangwa over undisclosed matters. But PF acting president Given Lubinda said Chilangwa was questioned in relation to his position as acting secretary general of the former ruling party. Chilangwa arrived at the Ministry of Home Affairs headquarters at around 14:30 hours yesterday in...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says law enforcement agencies must not arrest anyone if they know a case cannot succeed in court. And Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Board Chairperson Musa Mwenye says the fight against corruption is not about party colours or tribe, adding that the Commission intends to win the war against the vice. Meanwhile, ACC Director...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says although he hasn't yet read the 2021 FIC Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Trends Report, he is not surprised by its revelations, and promises that law enforcement agencies will act on it. And President Hichilema says the narrative that the fight against corruption is tribal is mischievous. President Hichilema was speaking...

Parliament has ratified the appointment of Musa Mwenye State Counsel and Gilbert Phiri as Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) board chairperson and director general respectively. Others whose appointments were ratified, Friday, are retired Judge Prisca Matimba Nyambe and Chad Muleza to serve as members of the Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC), Irene Musonda Chongo Lamba, Dr Henry Bwanga...