Gulfstream suspects question if they’ll receive fair trial after HH’s comment
FORMER Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Stardy Mwale and five others have questioned the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court whether they will receive a fair trial following President Hakainde Hichilema’s comment about the Gulfstream G650 being overpriced. The accused, through defence lawyer Milner Katolo, made reference to President Hichilema’s speech at the 2022 judicial conference in Livingstone…...
ERB fines 8 energy firms for breaching license conditions
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) says it has fined eight energy companies a total of K408, 000 for their failure to comply with prescribed license conditions. The companies in issue include Total Energies Zambia, Admire Energy Limited, Vivo Energy Zambia, Mount Meru Petroleum Limited and North-Western Energy Corporation (NWEC). Others are Minegases Company Limited, WWW…...
Sangwa is becoming a champion of flip flopping, he’s no longer predictable – Govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel can no longer be trusted to stand on a particular principle because he keeps flip flopping. Mweetwa has also questioned whether it’s not the same Sangwa who used to shout from the mountain top, calling PF all sorts of names. On Friday, Sangwa…...
Chituwo backs Masebo’s alcohol remarks
FORMER health minister Dr Brian Chituwo says people who prefer to buy alcohol instead of chlorine are being unfair on themselves and on the government. Health Minister Sylvia Masebo on Saturday interacted with some of the relatives of cholera patients who were gathered at Heroes Stadium where she called out people who wanted free chlorine,…...
We’ll be happy when UPND restructures debt – PF
MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile says the Patriotic Front will be happy when the UPND manages with debt restructuring because they are true patriots. Last week, President Hakainde Hichilema wondered why the PF kept saying his government worked with imperialists when they forced him to interact with “imperialists” after borrowing money. Commenting on…...
ACC wants Muchemwa’s properties forfeited to the State
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has dragged former Intercity PF cadre Francis Muchemwa to Court seeking an order that his properties, which are suspected to be proceeds of crime, should be forfeited to the State. The Commission has submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that Muchemwa’s assets outweigh what he realised from his legitimate…...
Chibolya woman gets 3 months for wounding hubby with beer bottle
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and sentenced a 28-year-old woman of Chibolya township to three months simple imprisonment for stabbing her 47-year-old husband with a broken beer bottle. Esther Chongo Muleya was facing one count of unlawful wounding, Contrary to Section 232 (a) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia…....
How can Gary manage presidency if he has failed his ministry, wonders Mumbi
FORMER PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri has wondered how Local Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo can be manage the presidency when he has allegedly failed to run his Ministry. In an interview with Diggers Lite, recently, Nkombo was asked if he had presidential ambitions, to which he responded that, “if people say…...
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5 Zambians, 2 Chinese miners trapped at Macrolink Mine
SEVEN miners, who include five Zambians and two Chinese nationals, have been trapped at the Chinese owned Macrolink Mine located along the Ndola-Mufulira Road. By press time, the miners were still trapped underground, while efforts were being made to pump out the water and to retrieve them. Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary Augustine Kasongo who confirmed…...
