The Mwapes, Kalalukas and Hamwelas living in Eastern Province are not less Easterners than the Zulus, Phiris and Bandas
WHEN we first published the Umodzi Kum’mawa story with a headline pointing out that the members of this association intended to challenge the government leadership for being side-lined, our critics went out of the way attacking us. They accused us of misrepresenting the interests of the group. To make our newspaper look even more unprofessional,…...
Copper Queens have the most in-form strikers in Africa – Ghana coach
GHANA women’s national team coach Nora Hauptle says the Copper Queens have the most in-form forwards on the continent currently. Hauptle is preparing her team to face Copper Queens in the third round of the 2024 Paris Olympics qualifiers set for February next year. She says although Ghana is wary of the threats posed by…...
Nakacinda drags DPP to court for denying him permission to prosecute Sampa
PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda has dragged Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri to the Lusaka High Court over his decision to deny him consent to privately prosecute Miles Sampa and Morgan Ng’ona. Yesterday, Lusaka Magistrate Keagan Litiya said he had no authority to overturn his earlier decision to dismiss Nakacinda’s perjury and forgery…...
HH appoints Kavindele to head Electoral Observation Mission in DRC
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has appointed former vice-president Enock Kavindele as Head of Mission for the SADC Electoral Observation Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The President has also appointed Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe as Alternate Head of Mission. In a statement yesterday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Stanley Kakubo explained that the President…...
Sinda youths close council offices over CDF dispute, as UPND SG condemns act
SINDA youths earlier this week closed down the Sinda Town Council offices after accusing the local authority of only awarding CDF contracts to Patriotic Front cadres. But UPND secretary General Batuke Imenda has condemned the act and urged the law enforcement agencies to bring all law breakers to book. The youths closed down the council…...
It’s criminality if our cadres indeed assaulted EFF leader – UPND
SOCIALIST Party deputy Secretary General Antonio Mwanza says the UPND administration will be digging its own political grave the more it condones violence acts from its cadres. But UPND deputy Secretary General Getrude Imenda says if indeed UPND cadres attacked EFF leader Kasonde Mwenda, police must investigate and deal with the perpetrators as they have…...
13 IDC subsidiaries incurred K5.6bn losses in 2022 – AG
THE Auditor General’s report on the Accounts of Parastatal Bodies and other Statutory Institutions for the financial year ended December 31, 2022, has revealed that the Industrial Development Cooperation (IDC) had not produced audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2018 to 2022, as at September 30. And the report has revealed…...
113 councils owing various institutions over K3.5bn – AG report
THE Report of the Auditor General on the Audit of Accounts of Local Authorities for the financial year ended 31st December 2022 has revealed that 113 councils owed various institutions amounts totalling over K3.5 billion. According to the report, the K3,583,720,728 debt is in respect of tax, pension, insurance contributions and supply of goods and…...
Sureties appeal for more time to locate fugitive Kaizer
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has yet again extended the return of a warrant of arrest issued against former president Edgar Lugu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu to January 15, 2024. This was after Zulu’s sureties asked for more time to secure his attendance. In June this year, Magistrate Sylvia Munyinya issued a bench warrant against Zulu…...
ACC takes Yo Maps’ Land Cruiser as probe continues
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has taken Yo Maps’ newly acquired Toyota Land Cruiser, following allegations that he does not own the vehicle. The Commission took the car yesterday, days after the singer was summoned for questioning regarding the ownership of the vehicle. Efforts to get a comment from Yo Maps proved futile as he was unresponsive…...
