We are dealing with big frauds every day – ZRA
ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Dingani Banda says in 2022, the Authority separated with 69 members of staff of which 39 were involved in corruption activities. And Banda says until the country builds systems that will deter tax evasion, it will be very difficult to beat the vice. The Commissioner General further says there…...
State opposes Esther’s application to halt forfeiture proceedings
THE State has urged the court to dismiss former first lady Esther Lungu’s application to stay proceedings in a matter in which DPP Gilbert Phiri has applied to have 15 double-storey flats allegedly belonging to her forfeited to the State. The State has asked the court to dismiss Esther’s application on grounds that she has…...
HH should double his trips, they bring value – Muchima
LANDS Minister Elijah Muchima says President Hakainde Hichilema should actually double his trips because they bring value to the country. On Friday, former president Edgar Lungu said students could ask President Hichilema to cut down on his trips if government insisted that it couldn’t increase meal allowances further due to limited resources. Commenting on this…...
We recorded 78,193 criminal cases in 2023 – Police
THE Zambia Police Service has recorded a total of 78,193 criminal cases in 2023, compared to 76,422 cases recorded in 2022. In a statement, Monday, Police Public Relations Officer Rae Hamoonga revealed that the Copperbelt Province recorded the highest number of cases with 24,060, followed by Lusaka Province with 22,042 while Muchinga Province recording the…...
Munir’s remarks that HH was going to dissolve parley were alarming – Witness
A WITNESS has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he was alarmed by the Lumezi Independent member of parliament’s remarks that President Hakainde Hichilema was going to dissolve parliament and call for early elections. In this matter, Munir Zulu is charged with one count of Seditious Practices. It is alleged that Zulu, on September 6,…...
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Police nab 2 medical students for sodomy
POLICE have arrested and detained two third year medical students for allegedly engaging in unnatural acts. The two male suspects aged 20 and 22 were allegedly found engaging in unlawful carnal knowledge against the order of nature in the toilet facilities of Burma Barracks Mess in Lusaka. In a statement, Monday, Police Public Relations Officer…...
First leg win over Ghana is water under the bridge, we have to win on Wednesday – Mwape
WOMEN’s national team coach Bruce Mwape says the Copper Queens are not thinking of their 1-0 first-leg victory over Ghana, but are focused on finishing the job at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium this Wednesday. Zambia made a huge step towards qualification to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Ghana courtesy…...
NOC has engaged psychologists to help athletes, reveals Foloko
THE National Olympics Committee (NOC) has engaged psychologists to optimize Zambia’s chances of winning medals at major international events. Speaking in an interview, NOC president Alfred Foloko said the psychologists had been brought in to psyche the athletes and have them in the best frame of mind leading up to both the African and Olympic…...
Haabazoka urges govt to abolish personal income tax
ECONOMIST Lubinda Haabazoka has urged government to scrap off personal income tax and focus on Value Added Tax (VAT), to reduce the burden on citizens who have been heavily taxed. In an interview, Habazooka wondered why government could tax 37 percent from an individual earning about K10,000. “What we have moved to is where people…...
