THE Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday recorded a warn and caution statement from Development Bank of Zambia Managing Director Dr Samuel Bwalya over alleged abuse of office. On Tuesday, News Diggers published findings of an investigation in which it was revealed that Dr Bwalya abused his authority of office by using public resources exceeding K1 million to...

MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile says he has noted with concern that the Presidential trips usually consist of a lean entourage, leaving out key staff that would advise the President properly. And Lunte PF member of parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya says the President’s budget must be doubled or tripled in order to satisfy his...

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Luckson Kasonka says there was a huge push factor from beyond the rank of the Minister which awarded a fraudulent contract amounting K180 million signed in November 2020, to purchase 1,500 tricycles ambulances. And Dr Kasonka has revealed that Ministry of Health officers participated in the...

POLICE have arrested Vincent Mulenga of Lusaka’s George Compound for abducting girls aged between 12 and 18. And Police in Kawambwa have arrested a father and son for brutally murdering a 36-year-old nurse of Kawambwa Hospital who was taking care of the boy for six years. In a statement, Thursday, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said...

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says there were a number of wrongdoings in the Zambia Police Service Commission under the previous government. Speaking in Parliament, Wednesday, Vice-President Nalumango said there was need for the Commission to uphold professionalism. This was when the House was considering Head 10 for the Zambia Police Service Commission. "The Police Service Commission...

SHIWANG'ANDU PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says it is irresponsible for government Chief Whip Stafford Mulusa to claim that most PF MPs go to Parliament drunk. And Kampyongo says the party will need to "weed out" undisciplined members in order to rebrand. In an interview, Thursday, Kampyongo who is also Party Whip in Parliament...

THE Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC under the saving lives and livelihoods initiative has allocated 302,400 Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to Zambia. In a statement, Mastercard Foundation president Reeta Roy said timely delivery of the vaccines underscores the effectiveness of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust. “The Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC jointly announced that...

ARCHBISHOP Telesphore Mpundu says PF can still contribute in many ways to the development of the country, including offering constructive criticism, instead of dreaming about bouncing back in power. In an interview, Archbishop Mpundu said the former ruling party had been wounded. “UNIP was derailed, they had been in government from 1964 to 1991, immediately...

THE Road Development Agency (RDA) says necessary clauses were invoked in the recent termination of contracts for eight of its directors. Responding to remarks by former RDA Director Communications and Corporate Affairs Masuzyo Ndhlovu that the termination of his contract was irregular, acting RDA Director Communications and Corporate Affairs Anthony Mulowa said the Agency did...

THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has scooped the best performing overall institution Integrity Committee award at the Integrity Committees Chief Executive Officers' Forum organised by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). An Integrity Committee (IC) is a committee appointed in an organisation tasked with taking steps to prevent corruption within the institutions. The runner up in...