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...

PF Media Director Antonio Mwanza has challenged the UPND government to disclose how much they have spent on each one of the presidential trips. And Mwanza says UPND should ask Edgar Lungu to get back into State House if they have failed to govern, rather than making references to PF all the time. Commenting on...

HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has launched the Public Order Act review process, which he estimates will cost K4 million. At a media briefing, Thursday, Mwiimbu said the review process would be widely consultative and would involve various major stakeholders. "We are going to spend approximately K4 million during this consultative process,"...

LUSAKA Province UPND chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta says the increase in revenue collections by the council shows that the ruling party has managed to control caderism. Commenting on some social media reports that there were UPND cadres collecting money from traders, Mwaliteta said such cases should be reported to the police and not just to social...

THE Financial Intelligence Centre has highlighted how some law firms are involved in money laundering and fraud. This was illustrated in three case studies presented in the 2021 Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Trends Report. In the fourth case study included in the report, FIC explained how the Zambian government transferred over K500 million to...

MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has appointed a new National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) board to be chaired by Joe Mutwale. And Dr Musokotwane has urged the board to work with the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Department in his Ministry to explore road sector financing models which will mitigate dependency on...

THE Financial Intelligence Centre has revealed glaring details of some high-profile corruption and money laundering cases which ended in acquittal or nolle prosequi. In its 2021 Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Trends Report, FIC revealed that three of the six case studies highlighted had already passed through the courts of law and the suspects, who...

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says the new dawn government is committed to ensuring the enactment of the Access to Information law. And Kasanda, who is also Minister of Information and Media, says she has submitted the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC) Bill to the Ministry of Justice for processing towards enactment by Parliament. Meanwhile, Kasanda...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has reiterated that his government is committed to ensuring no media house is shut down due to political interference. Addressing the European Union Parliament in Brussels, Thursday, President Hichilema said a free media was indispensable to the democratic governance of a country. "A free media is indispensable to a democratic governance and...

THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has called on the Army Commander to promptly deal with the erring military personnel who were recently captured assaulting youths for purportedly insulting President Hakainde Hichilema. In a statement, Thursday, LAZ Honorary Secretary Sokwani Chilembo said under no circumstances must any citizen, let alone men and women in uniform,...