Sodomy accused students appear in court
TWO male students yesterday appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to charges of unnatural offences. Brighton Banda, 25, of Avondale and Darius Musukwa, 20, of Kamwala South are facing two counts of unnatural offences Contrary to Section 155(a) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. In count…...
The church must be at liberty to counsel govt – Bishop Mfula
ADVOCATES for the declaration of Zambia as a Christian Nation Chairperson Bishop Billy Mfula says the views of a few individuals who have put their guard down when raising concerns shouldn’t be viewed as the general image of the church. Commenting on Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa’s statement that government won’t be in a hurry…...
AG reveals how Tazama failed to collect K344m debt from OMCs
THE Auditor General’s Special Report on the procurement of petroleum products from 2019 to 2021 has revealed that Tazama Petroleum Products Limited (TPPL) failed to recover a debt totaling K344, 513, 942 from seven Oil Marketing Companies as at January 31, 2024. The report highlighted that TPPL had provided credit facilities to 20 Oil Marketing…...
Illegal mining a legacy issue, it won’t stop today – Kabuswe
MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says KCM will be brought to order if investigations prove that there was a security breach which led to the death of two illegal miners at the Cop 5 KCM dump site in Chingola. And Kabuswe says illegal mining is not an activity that will stop today because…...
Verbatim: Judge stops Kapata’s lawyer from coaching her through testimony
CASE is called before High Court Judge Pixie Yangailo on April 2: Given Lubinda, Jean Kapata versus Mukosha Funga, News Diggers Media Limited, Environmental Investigations Agency cause number 2020/HP/0047, the matter is coming up for continuation of trial. Judge Yangailo: Appearances? Bonaventure Mutale State Counsel: Appearances are as [per] the record for the first and…...
Govt has no intention to interfere with freedom of speech on social media – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says government has no intentions to interfere with the freedom of expression and speech. And Mweetwa says there have been heightened unsubstantiated claims that the democratic space is shrinking. Speaking when the European Union delegation paid a courtesy call on him, Wednesday, Mweetwa said the debate in respect to regulating…...
Magistrate sends Kasanda to High Court for trial in aggravated robbery case
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has committed Lusaka businessman Sedrick Kasanda to the Lusaka High Court for trial in a matter in which he is charged with aggravated robbery amounting to US$5 million. Kasanda is facing one count of aggravated robbery Contrary to Section 294 (2) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of…...
We must pray, but not with closed eyes – Fr Chikoya
COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says people should pray, but they should not do so with their eyes closed. Recently, Fr Chewe Mukosa, a Franciscan priest in the Catholic Diocese of Ndola, said politicians were liars and that was why Zambians were constantly in a state of suffering. Commenting…...
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PF owes Zambians an explanation on the irregularities cited in AG’s report – TIZ
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) Executive Director Maurice Nyambe says PF owes Zambians an explanation for the revelations made in the Auditor General’s Report on fuel procurement. The Auditor General’s Special Report highlighted financial irregularities amounting to K483,274,318 and US$1,396,111,768 in the procurement of petroleum products for the period 1st January 2019 to 31st December, 2022…....