Miles seeks to serve contempt of court process on Emmanuel Mwamba via newspaper advert
MATERO MP and PF faction president, Miles Sampa, has petitioned the Lusaka High Court to authorize the service of court documents on Emmanuel Mwamba through advertisement in a newspaper. Mwamba, an aspiring candidate for the PF presidency himself, is aligned with the faction led by former head of state, Edgar Lungu. The Matero MP has…...
Zesco sues Zambia Electrometer Ltd over unpaid K46m financial assistance
ZESCO Limited has sued Zambia Electrometer Limited, a company in which it holds a 40 percent shareholding interest, seeking an order for the refund of the K46,428,429 it lent to the company to cover its employees’ salaries and other expenses. The power utility company also wants Zambia Electrometer Limited to pay it damages for inconvenience…...
Some tenants occupying our property are paying rent to unauthorised individuals – Govt
THE Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development has revealed that some rental payments for government property are being made to unauthorised individuals or officials, who fail to remit the money to the Treasury. In a notice published in the Times of Zambia, Thursday, the Ministry urged tenants renting government property to make payments to…...
Don’t try corruption-accused officers in public, let the court decide – Police
POLICE Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says people should not try officers accused of corruption in public, stressing that the due process of the law must be allowed to take its course. On Monday, the Anti-Corruption Commission arrested Sergeant Susan Yuyi of the Zambia Police Service and charged her with Abuse of Authority of Office and Corrupt…...
Stop labelling AG report as a witch-hunt – TIZ
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has cautioned the public against labelling the latest Auditor General’s report on Zambia’s external debt stock as a witch-hunt, as though it is targeting specific individuals or companies. TI-Z says while the report has indeed presented findings citing Mikalile Trading Company, this is certainly not the focus of the entire report…....
PF sponsoring W/Province youths to insult HH – Milupi
UPND Alliance Chairperson Charles Milupi has accused the Patriotic Front of sponsoring youths to issue disparaging remarks against President Hakainde Hichilema. And Milupi says people living in rural parts of Western Province are full of praise for what the UPND government is doing. In welcoming President Hichilema at Mongu Airport, Friday, Milupi told UPND National…...
Inflation rises to 13.8%
THE annual inflation rate for April 2024 has increased to 13.8 percent from the 13.7 percent recorded in March 2024. During a media briefing, Thursday, Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) Statistician General Mulenga Musepa attributed the increase to price movements of selected food items. “Annual inflation for April 2024 increased to 13.8 percent from 13.7 percent…...
55% of solar milling plants procured at $200m are non functional – AG
THE latest Auditor General’s report on Zambia’s external debt stock has revealed that 555 of the 1000 solar powered milling plants procured at a cost of US$200,000,000 are non-functional. And the report has revealed that government paid China Energy Engineering Group Hunan Electric Power Design Institute Co. Limited US$33,750,000 as an advance payment for the…...
IRH offered to buy shares in KCM, but Vedanta hasn’t responded yet – Kabuswe
MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has confirmed that International Resources Holdings (IRH) has submitted an unsolicited bid to Vedanta to purchase shares in Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). IRH recently acquired a 51 percent stake in Mopani Copper Mines. When asked about Delta Mine’s interest, a subsidiary of IRH, to buy shares in KCM…...
Stop having so many children and putting stress on us – govt
COMMUNITY Development and Social Services minister Doreen Mwamba has urged unemployed and vulnerable couples to seriously consider taking up family planning to avoid having a large number of children they can’t afford to take care of. Mwamba notes that it’s very irresponsible for a couple to continue having children whom they can’t feed, cloth or…...