Court jails Kambwili for 5 months
THE Kasama Magistrates’ Court has sentenced PF Member of the Central Committee Chishimba Kambwili to five months imprisonment with hard labour for the offence of expressing hatred or ridicule for persons because of tribe and place of origin. Kasama Resident Magistrate Samson Mumba sentenced Kambwili after finding him guilty of the offence. In mitigation, defence…...
Ndulo, Kaaba demand dismissal of State’s legal team behind “fishy” consent orders
AMERICA-BASED Zambian law Professor Muna Ndulo and Constitutional Lawyer O’Brien Kaaba have appealed to President Hakainde Hichilema to evaluate his legal team in the State Chambers and dismiss those behind what they describe as fraudulent schemes. The duo has also wondered why oversight institutions like the ACC are doing nothing serious about the several consent…...
Non-conviction based forfeiture makes offenders think they can get away with crime – ActionAid
ACTIONAID Zambia says non-conviction based forfeiture poses a risk to the corruption fight as suspects now begin to think they can get away with crime by just surrendering their properties. In a recent interview, Drug Enforcement Commission Director General Nason Banda said prosecuting corruption cases was so costly that sometimes it made more sense to…...
Govt in K27.2m revenue loss due to anomalies on 753 imported vehicles
RTSA and ZRA have revealed that from the 33, 045 vehicles which were reported last year not to have matching customs clearance records, 753 were established to have anomalies at importation. In a joint statement, Thursday, RTSA and ZRA stated that this resulted in the government losing K27.2 million in revenue. They, however, disclosed that…...
Lsk records K234 reduction in cost of living
THE cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka for November has reduced to K9,060.60 from the K9, 294.76 recorded in October, signifying a reduction of K234.16. According to the JCTR Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB), the reduction is attributed to the reduced average price of mealie meal which reduced from K229…...
Inflation rises to 12.9%
THE annual inflation rate for November 2023 has increased to 12.9 percent from the 12.6 percent recorded in October 2023. And the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) has dispelled inflation figures attributed to unofficial sources and has urged the public to rely on the official numbers it produces. At a media briefing, Thursday, ZamStats Statistician General…...
Under PF, Mosho got $4.3m compensation, K900,000 a drop in the ocean – Govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the compensations being given to people under the new dawn administration are nothing compared to what we saw under PF, who awarded as much as $4.3 million as compensation. And Mweetwa says the K900,000 which Lusaka Province UPND Chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta got as compensation for wrongful imprisonment is a…...
Police nab Katete woman for killing her 2 sons
POLICE in Katete have arrested a 29-year-old woman for allegedly murdering her two children. Malisela Banda is said to have killed her two sons aged four and eight. Eastern Province Police Commissioner Limpo Liwyalii, confirmed the development, saying the accused was currently detained in police custody and would appear in court soon. “Police in Katete…...
Names of PF office bearers were not changed on Nov 29 – PS
EDGAR Lungu-led PF faction Information and Publicity chairperson Emmanuel Mwamba has alleged that Ministry of Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Dickson Matembo and acting Chief Registrar of Societies Mariah Mulenga illegally amended the records of PF office bearers on Wednesday. But Matembo has refuted these allegations, saying the record was amended about a month ago. A…...
It appears debt restructuring isn’t coming through – ZCCB
ZAMBIA Conference of Catholic Bishops Communications Director Fr Winfield Kunda says the country would be in a much better place if government successfully restructured the country’s debt and revamped the two major mines. And Fr Kunda says it would not be possible for the bishops to sit down with government officials to discuss issues they…...
