Dalitso Lungu, wife appear before court
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s son Dalitso and his wife Matilda Milinga appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court yesterday but their case couldn’t take off as the docket was not before court. Dalitso, who arrived at court in the company of his wife and lawyers, was informed by Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili that their case…...
Mealie meal will find its proper price when people adopt other healthier eating habits – Govt
AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri has insisted that government is promoting crop diversification because it wants people to start changing their eating habits. Phiri was responding to Kantanshi PF member of parliament Anthony Mumba in the National Assembly, Wednesday, who wanted to find out when the investments being put in the agriculture sector would speak to…...
8-yr-old spends night in Matero police cells
A LUSAKA woman has narrated how her eight-year-old son was detained overnight by police officers at Matero Police Post for allegedly fighting a 12 year old girl on Tuesday. The boy’s mother says her son was denied food while in detention. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga, who has confirmed the incident, says the officers on duty…...
Lungu invested in his children, he was president he can’t fail to own property – Mwila
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila has wondered why people are questioning the properties owned by Dalitso and Tasila when their father, Edgar Lungu, was a lawyer and president for seven years. Mwila further wonders whether people expect Lungu not to own any property looking at the offices he previously held. In an interview, Mwila…...
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Dick resigns as Auditor General
STATE House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says President Hakainde Hichilema has thanked Auditor General Dick Sichembe for his services following his resignation. In a statement, Wednesday, Hamasaka said President Hichilema has, with immediate effect, accepted the notice of resignation from Dr Sichembe. “President Hakainde Hichilema has, with immediate effect, accepted the notice of resignation…...
Sugilite mining
Fiscal discipline should be firmly entrenched in the law – ZIPAR
THE Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) says there is need for government to ensure that fiscal discipline is firmly entrenched in the law in order to avoid unsustainable debt. Asked during Diamond TV’s Bizweek programme what policies would help avoid unsustainable debt for the country, ZIPAR Executive Director Dr Herrick Mpuku said…...
Low productivity among smallholder farmers worries govt
MINISTRY of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Green Mbozi says government is concerned about the low agricultural productivity among smallholder farmers hence its decision to develop a National Agricultural Mechanisation Strategy. Speaking during the National Agriculture Mechanisation Strategy (NAMS) Steering Committee Meeting, Tuesday, Mbozi said the agriculture sector remains an important sector for Zambia’s economy. “The agriculture…...
We’ve effected over 130 arrests for corruption related offences since 2021 – ACC
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has revealed that since 2021, it has effected over 130 arrests on suspects of corruption-related offences and restricted or seized properties worth over K477 million. In a statement yesterday in commemoration of the African Anti-Corruption Day, ACC Director General Tom Shamakamba urged members of the public to report corrupt practices to…...
