ACC’s handling of Honeybee case leaves much to desire
SAMPA Kalungu, the president at Transparency International Zambia, has cautioned the Anti-Corruption Commission to avoid creating a picture of uncertainty as it re-strategises its fight against corruption. Mr Kalungu’s comment follows the development where the Anti-Corruption Commission recently withdrew a court case involving Honeybee directors and others. He said the withdrawal of the case disappointed…...
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Commissioner of Lands should be held responsible for illegal conversions of land – ZLA
Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA) executive director Patrick Musole says the Commissioner of Lands should be held responsible for illegal conversions of land. On Thursday last week during a meeting with the House of Chiefs, President Hakainde Hichilema took the traditional leaders to task after disclosing that some parcels of land as huge as 55,000 hectares…...
HH fires Mines PS
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has, with immediate effect, terminated the contract of Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development Permanent Secretary Mooya Lumamba. Lumamba was appointed as Permanent Secretary on September 7, 2022, after his predecessor Dr Sakwiba Musiwa was equally fired. In a statement, Tuesday, State House Chief communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka said President Hichilema thanked…...
We need to leverage financing instruments to plant more trees – Nzovu
MINISTER of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu says there is need to see how the country can leverage on financing instruments like CDF to ensure that the aim to plant more trees is back on course. In his SONA address on Friday last week, President Hakainde Hichilema said government was partnering with the private…...
Lobola tax
ERB increases petrol pump price, maintains diesel
THE Energy Regulation Board has adjusted upwards the price of petrol by K1. 30 per litre. Announcing fuel prices for the month of March, Tuesday, ERB Board Chairperson Reynolds Bowa said the pump prices of diesel and Kerosene have, however, been maintained. “The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has adjusted the pump price of petrol upwards…...
He is not your father
The role of a father in an African home is typically one that is synonymous with firm leadership, absolute authority and the source of all truth. In the experience of many, there is a stark dichotomy between the aforementioned strong patriarchal qualities and the equally important provision of tender care, spiritual guidance and emotional support. […]
3 deny conspiring to defraud government
A COORDINATOR at the National Authorising Office to the European Development Fund, Chasiya Kazembe and two others have appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates Court and pleaded not guilty to seven counts of conspiring to defraud the government and abuse of authority of office among other charges. Kazembe is jointly charged with Lusaka Lawyer Bwalya Chiti…...
High Court grants Sampa leave to commence contempt proceedings against 4 PF senior party officials
THE Lusaka High Court has granted PF presidential aspirant Miles Sampa an ex-parte leave to commerce contempt of court proceedings against four senior party officials for allegedly disregarding an injunction not to hold themselves out of their positions. The four senior officials include; party vice president Given Lubinda, Deputy Secretary General Nickson Chilangwa, Information and…...
