High Court stays award of Tourism Concession Agreements in Lower Zambezi
THE Lusaka High Court has stayed the Department of National Parks and Wildlife’s decision to grant Tourism Concession Agreements in the Lower Zambezi National Park. Lusaka High Court Judge Ruth Chibbabbuka has also granted Chapter One Foundation and Conservation Advocates Zambia Limited, both ex parte parties, leave to apply for judicial review of the state’s…...
US cuts K1.4bn in aid to Zambia over drug theft, condemns govt’s inaction
US Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales has announced that his government is cutting K1.4 billion in annual aid for malaria, HIV and TB medication due to the Zambian government’s failure to take action against theft of American-donated drugs. He says the dynamics observed in terms of the theft’s pattern and frequency left him with zero…...
Public Protector records 1169 complaints
THE Office of the Public Protector has disclosed that the institution recorded a total of 1,169 cases of maladministration in 2024, of which 536 were fully investigated and resolved after thorough review. Public Protector Caroline Sokoni says her office’s target for 2025 is to receive at least 10,000 complaints of maladministration. In an interview, Thursday,…...
Forestry officers get 9 months for selling seized timber without court order
THE Choma Subordinate Court has convicted and sentenced three forestry officers to nine months imprisonment with hard labour for illegally disposing of 600 timber logs. In a statement, Thursday, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Head of Corporate Communications Timothy Moono said Leonard Mashata, Akabondi Akolwa and John Lundumuna disposed of the 600 timber logs, which had been…...
People of Ikelengi want UPND in 2026 and not Muchima who is MMD – Chief Nyakaseya
CHIEF Nyakaseya of Ikelengi District in North-Western Province says the people in his area want a UPND candidate in 2026 and not Elijah Muchima, who is MMD. He says if the UPND make the mistake of adopting Muchima in 2026, people will vote for an independent candidate. In an interview, Tuesday, Chief Nyakaseya said people…...
Rodger Chongwe: who was he?
One of Zambia’s legal giants, Rodger Masauso Alivas Chongwe, died on Tuesday this week aged 86. Born in Chipata on 2 October 1938, Chongwe attended primary school in the same district before he went to St Marks in Southern Province for his junior secondary school education. He then proceeded to Munali in Lusaka where he […]
Politicians failure to handle a backlash: The case of Gary’s ‘wisdom’ and his demand for apology
BEFORE we could finish our editorial comment commending the UPND for admitting that only voters will determine the 50% plus one vote in next year’s election, we were hit by a claim that we misquoted the source. We were in the process of stating that it is always uplifting to hear voices of reason and […]
You can’t expel me, UKA is not your law firm, Saboi tells Saki
UKA member Saboi Imboela has dismissed her expulsion from the alliance, stating that the current UKA chairman lacks the authority to expel her. Yesterday, UKA chairman Sakwiba Sikota issued a letter of expulsion to Imboela, stating that the decision followed a letter in which she was asked to exculpate herself on May 1, 2025, or…...
Zambia clinches $335m debt restructuring deal with India’s Exim Bank
ZAMBIA and EXIM Bank of India have signed a bilateral agreement to restructure Zambia’s debt totaling $335 million. Speaking after signing of the agreements, Wednesday, Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane said the deal covered $320 million owed by the central government and $15 million by ZESCO. “The signing of this bilateral agreement…...
PF must be apologetic when commenting on national affairs – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the PF must be apologetic and repentant when commenting on national affairs because their legacy is tainted with corruption, violence and impunity. Responding to PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda’s remarks that the UPND government has demonstrated that the Zambian people made the greatest mistake of this generation when…...
