Former NAPSA employee gets 2 years over K2m fraud
THE Solwezi Subordinate Court has convicted and sentenced former National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) Accounts Clerk Stark Simbaya to two years imprisonment with hard labour for fraud involving over K2 million. In a statement, Tuesday, ACC Head of Corporate Communications Timothy Moono stated that Magistrate Davies Chibwili found Simbaya, 48, guilty of Fraudulent False Accounting…...
House of Chiefs condemns emergence of regional groupings
THE House of Chiefs has strongly condemned the emergence of regional groupings such as Kola Foundation, Luapula United and Umodzi Kum’mawa. And Nyamphande Senior Village Headman Bishop John Mambo says the trend of regional groupings is retrogressive. Meanwhile, Kanchibiya PF member of parliament Sunday Chanda says government must ban regional groupings in order to preserve…...
Police nab 10 more for stealing farming inputs in E/Province
EASTERN Province Minister Peter Phiri says 10 more people have been arrested for theft of fertiliser in Eastern Province. On Monday, police arrested 12 people in Petauke, including a camp officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and a teacher under the Ministry of Education, for theft of fertiliser under the FISP programme. In an interview,…...
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Burglars raid Patson’s Kitwe house
STRIKER Paston Daka has been robbed of valuables at his unfinished flat in Kitwe’s Parklands area after criminals bundled his security guard. Police on the Copperbelt have since made five arrests, among them a caretaker who is believed to be the master minder of the robbery. Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Peacewell Mweemba said yesterday that…...
DEC nabs British national for trafficking in cocaine
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has apprehended a 64-year-old British national of Tanzanian origin for trafficking in over 5.734 kilograms of cocaine. In a statement, Tuesday, DEC Public Relation Officer Mwenge Mulenga said the suspect identified as Semahimbo Juma Yusuph was arrested at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola as he attempted to check…...
Access to Information Bill – A Pandora’s Box
Zambians have been calling for an access to information law for about three decades. The intention behind these calls was to enable citizens to have greater access to information that is in the public interest to promote transparency and accountability in governance and in the conduct of public officials. However, the new Access to Information […]
Our athletes have done well in 2023 – Nkandu
SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu has hailed sports associations and athletes for their exceptional performances at major 2023 international engagements. And Nkandu says the ministry will soon constitute the National Sports Council Zambia (SCZ) board and appoint a substantive general secretary. Speaking in an interview with Goal Diggers on Monday, Nkandu hailed athletes and sports associations…...
Chipolopolo will face Cameroon in Saudi Arabia – FAZ
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga has revealed that the Chipolopolo will face Cameroon in an international friendly during their international camp in Saudi Arabia ahead of the AFCON finals. Chipolopolo coach Avram Grant has named a 55-member provisional squad in preparation for the tournament. Speaking in an interview with the media on Monday, Kamanga said the…...
Cholera needs prevention not mitigation
THE Cholera annual ‘ceremony’ is back. Government yesterday called for heightened sensitisation on the Cholera outbreak, after Lusaka recorded 73 new cases with two deaths in just 24 hours. Appealing to residents, Lusaka Province Minister Sheal Mulyata said as a preventive measure, people must observe high standards of personal hygiene and avoid unnecessary movements in…...
