Lungu drags govt back to court over his freedom of movement
FORMER president Edgar Lungu has petitioned the state in the Lusaka High Court seeking a declaration that government’s position that he ought to seek permission from it before he can travel is illegal and not supported by the law. A few days ago, Lungu gave the state a two-day ultimatum to make amends for its…...
7 Mumbwa rioters get 5 yrs
THE Mumbwa Magistrates’ Court has sentenced seven people who participated in the recent Mumbwa riots to five years imprisonment with hard labour. About a week ago, a rioting mob burnt two people to death in Mumbwa District after word went round that another person had been killed in suspected ritual killings. In a statement, Friday,…...
Court allows Sampa to commence contempt proceedings against Lubinda, Nakacinda
LUSAKA High Court Judge Timothy Katenekwa has granted Miles Sampa leave to commence contempt proceedings against acting PF president Given Lubinda and his secretary general Raphael Nakacinda. This is according to an ex-parte order for leave to issue committal proceedings signed by Judge Katenekwa today. Sampa applied for leave to commence contempt proceedings against the…...
Measures put in place to address high fuel prices not working – OMCAZ
OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga says the measures that government has put in place to cushion fuel pump prices appear not to be working. On Wednesday, Energy Regulation Board (ERB) Chairperson Reynolds Bowa said price indications of petroleum products on the international market were not good, heading into fuel…...
Govt explains delay in appointing Zamtel board: the process is hectic
SCIENCE and Technology Permanent Secretary Brilliant Habeenzu says government is in the process of finalising the appointment of Zamtel board members. President Hakainde Hichilema dissolved the board of the Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited (Zamtel) on October 12, 2021. In an interview, Wednesday, Habeenzu said government was aware that the appointment of a new Zamtel board…...
Miles applies for leave to commence contempt proceedings against Lubinda, Nakacinda
PF presidential aspirant Miles Sampa has applied for leave of the Lusaka High Court to commence contempt proceedings against acting party president Given Lubinda and his secretary general Raphael Nakacinda. Sampa argues that Lubinda appointed Nakacinda as secretary general of the party knowing very well that the court directed that they desist from acting as…...
Take Sichembe to court so that he’s freed, demands lawyer
FORMER Auditor General Dr Dick Sichembe’s lawyer, James Mataliro, has questioned how complex his client’s case is that the ACC has continued to delay taking the matter to court. Mataliro says Dr Sichembe might want to seek employment elsewhere, but having a tag that he is an accused person doesn’t sit well. In March this…...
Parley rejects motion urging govt to create separate cells for minor offences
THE National Assembly has rejected a motion moved by Lumezi Independent member of parliament Munir Zulu in which he was urging government to create separate police cells for persons charged with minor offences. Meanwhile, Local Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo mocked Zulu saying he should have declared interest in the matter, having been…...
Gary shares lessons from China
LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says the purpose of his trip to China was mainly to benchmark how that country undertook its rural development. In an interview, Nkombo, who was among the Cabinet Ministers that accompanied President Hakainde Hichilema to China, said a lot of companies from that country had shown interest…...
Govt awards Chinyemba $5000 after Olympic qualification
GOVERNMENT has awarded lightweight boxer Patrick Chinyemba with a sum of $,5000 for winning a gold medal at the just-ended 2024 Paris Africa Qualifying boxing tournament in Dakar, Senegal. Chinyemba knocked out Tunisian boxer Eddine Zidie in the third round to win the only gold medal for Zambia and Southern Africa at the tournament that…...
