Police reaction to bribery index report shocks TIZ
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) has described as strange police’s response to the recently released Zambia Bribery Payers Index report which ranked it top in bribery. On Thursday, the Zambia Police Service said the 2022 Zambia Bribe Payers Index (ZBPI) Survey Report which ranked it top in bribery was inaccurate, arguing that the service had actually…...
High traffic fines are a recipe for corruption
ON Tuesday, Transparency International-Zambia and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) launched the 2022 Bribe Payers Index Survey Report which revealed that the Zambia Police Service recorded the highest probability of bribery experience. This did not please the police who feel they have done a lot to change the narrative, and they think the public has been…...
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Ongoing exchange of harsh words between statesmen uninspiring – ActionAid
ACTIONAID Zambia has condemned what it terms as the ongoing exchange of harsh words between President Hakainde Hichilema and his predecessor, Edgar Lungu, arguing that it’s uninspiring. In a statement, ActionAid interim Country Director Musonda Kabinga also condemned the recent incidences of political violence witnessed on the Copperbelt between PF and UPND youths. “ActionAid Zambia…...
Police launch manhunt for Sinazongwe man who sodomised 3-year-old boy
POLICE in Sinazongwe say have launched a manhunt for a man, believed to be between 25 and 35 years old, who is alleged to have sodomised a 3-year-old boy In a statement, Sunday, Assistant Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi said the incident happened on march 16 around 21:00 hours. “Police in Sinazongwe District of Southern…...
HH sets up a Presidential Delivery Unit
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has set up a Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) in order to accelerate the implementation of high priority government programmes and projects. In a statement, State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka said President Hichilema had appointed Permanent Secretary Management Development Division Kusobile Kamwambi to Head the unit and she would be deputised…...
Grant names team to face Lesotho
ZAMBIA coach Avram Grant believes he has picked the best team possible for his debut matches in the back-to-back AFCON qualifiers against Lesotho. Grant has unveiled a 27-man squad that is highlighted by USA-based defender Aime Mabika who will be making his competitive debut following his naturalisation and a year after his first call-up for…...
Zambia provides K20m in humanitarian assistance to Malawi
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has announced that the country has provided K20 million in humanitarian assistance to Malawi after Cyclone Freddy hit that country, leaving several dead. The death toll in Malawi as a result of Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, with many others displaced. In a post shared on his Facebook page, President Hichilema…...
ACC arrests Auditor General, Accountant General, 16 others in MOF saga
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says it has arrested 18 individuals in a financial scandal at Ministry of Finance, among them Auditor General Dick Sichembe, former Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba and Accountant General Kennedy Musonda. In a statement, Friday, ACC Head of Corporate Communications Timothy Moono said the commission had also arrested two Deputy…...
HH to receive FIFA World Cup trophy during tour parade
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema is expected to receive the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy on March 23 when it lands in Lusaka during the African countries tour. The Women’s national team will be making its maiden appearance at the 2023 World Cup which will be hosted in Australia and New Zealand this June. Yesterday, FAZ Communications…...
