Unless fish in Tasila’s pond is made of gold, it’s only worth K10,000 – Nakacinda
PF Chairperson for Information and Publicity Raphael Nakacinda has defended former president Edgar Lungu’s daughter Tasila, saying unless the fish in her pond is made of gold, it’s only worth about K2,000. And Nakacinda says Dalitso Lungu should have become like any other presidents’ son who drinks his father’s money in Dubai and becomes a…...
We hope LEAs have good evidence against Lungu’s wife, children – CCMG
CHRISTIAN Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) Spokesperson Fr Alex Muyebe says he is hoping investigative wings have good evidence against former president Edgar Lungu’s wife Esther and children Tasila and Dalisto. Last week, the Director of Public Prosecutions applied to court to have all the seized properties belonging to Tasila and Esther forfeited to the State…....
PF is more foolish, they diverted debt to their own pockets – Govt
ACTING Chief Government Spokesperson Makozo Chikote says PF is “more foolish” for diverting debt to their personal pockets and then failing to restructure it once it began to choke the economy. On Wednesday, PF National Chairperson Davies Chama said it was foolish for the UPND government to celebrate the debt restructuring deal when the country…...
KCM Nchanga shutdown due to lack of maintenance – MUZ
MINEWORKERS’ Union of Zambia (MUZ) president Joseph Chewe has attributed the shutting down of the Nchanga Copper Smelter in Chingola for 21 days by KCM to lack of maintenance. On Tuesday, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) announced that it had shut down its Nchanga Copper Smelter due to a molten metal leakage incident from one of the…...
UPND unattractive, that’s why most defectors aren’t going there – Kapyanga
MPIKA PF member of parliament Francis Kapyanga says UPND is an unattractive party. And Kapyanga says people are yearning for PF’s leadership. In an interview, Kapyanga said even the few people that had left the former ruling party have joined other opposition political parties. “I don’t know what they mean when they say we’ve lost…...
Munir skips court due to illness
LUSAKA Magistrate Amy Masoja has given Lumezi Independent Member of Parliament Munir Zulu a benefit of doubt for not attending a court session in a matter in which he is charged with issuing tribal remarks against the people of Bweengwa in Southern Province. In this matter, Zulu is charged with one count of expressing or…...
We underestimated work involved in replying to Lubinda’s application, state tells court
NATIONAL Prosecution Authority prosecutor has asked the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for more time to reply to PF vice-president Given Lubinda who wants the court to set him free in a case in which he is charged with failure to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges and Absences. Lubinda has argued that the period within…...
Over $50bn worth of stolen assets are flown out of Africa annually – Woolley
BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley says the focus on fighting corruption in the country should not only be on the past, but also the present and the future. And High Commissioner Woolley says every year, over $50 billion of stolen assets are flown out of Africa and sadly, Zambia is part of this…...
IG misinforming citizens, we’re picked up like criminals – Lubinda
PF vice-president Given Lubinda says Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba should stop misinforming citizens by claiming that there are some opposition members who are resisting arrests. And Leader of opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile has advised Musamba to launch an investigation into his officers’ conduct before defending them. Recently, Musamba said police were left…...
Ex-ZRA boss appears in court
FORMER Zambia Revenue Authority commissioner general Kingsley Chanda yesterday appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court facing 23 counts of willful failure to comply with procedure relating to 22 motor vehicles. Chanda is jointly charged with former Zambia Revenue Authority director administration Callistus Kaoma in all 22 counts. In count one to three, it is alleged…...
