LUSAKA Magistrate Faides Hamaundu has convicted and sentenced former director of Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) Kaela Siame to two years imprisonment with hard labour for abuse of authority of office. Siame was facing nine charges of abuse of authority of office. In count one, particulars of the offence were that on September 17,...

THE University of Lusaka (UNILUS) has sued the state in the Lusaka High Court demanding an order for possession of late former president Levy Mwanawasa’s retirement house in Chongwe. The institution, which has cited the Attorney General and others unknown as respondents, is also seeking for other reliefs as the court may deem fit, and...

ZAMBIA Must Prosper leader and lawyer, Kelvin Bwalya Fube and four others, have appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering and failure to report a suspicious transaction. Fube is jointly charged with a data clerk, Beauty Chama aged 39, and three businessmen Ibrahim Mitha, Hassan Hanif Mitha...

POLICE in Lusaka have jointly charged and arrested former Zambia Revenue Authority commissioner general Kingsley Chanda and former ZRA director of administration with 44 counts of abuse of authority of office and wilful failure to comply with the law or applicable procedure. In a statement, Friday, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the duo failed to...

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has cautioned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and Petroleum Retail dealers against deliberately holding back fuel sales, especially prior to price review announcements. In a statement, ERB Public Relations Manager Namukolo Kasumpa said such practice was tantamount to hoarding and was an offence under clause 2.2 of the Conditions of the...

TRANSPORT and Logistics Minster Frank Tayali says government has developed a National Civil Aviation Strategy in order to provide strategic direction in achieving sustainable growth in the sector. Tayali says effective implementation of the aviation strategy will provide an excellent avenue for the Zambian aviation sector to rise above its challenges. Speaking during the launch...

CHIEF Justice of England and Wales Lord Burnett of Maldon says Zambia and England's judiciaries have a lot to learn from each other as they share the same problems when it comes to dealing with crimes. Speaking yesterday when he paid a courtesy call on Acting Chief Justice Michael Musonda at the Supreme Court during...

Once in the retirement circles, one will need to tap into what I call the five necessities for the wealthy. Once you have these five things on your list, your investment will be secured. That investment made with your lump sum will surely be protected, and the risk of losing it all is narrowed. There...

AN Executor and Trustee of late former president Patrick Mwanawasa’s estate has applied to join a matter in which two money lenders have sued the state and former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa in the Lusaka High Court. The two money lenders, Esther Chipasi and Mustapha Kwabena Osuman are challenging the cancellation of the lease relating...

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has ordered the temporary release of Lusaka businessman Harry Findlay’s passport to enable him to travel abroad to seek medical attention for his heart condition. The court has, however, directed Findlay to ensure that he surrenders the passport to the clerk of court upon his return. This is a matter in...