I recorded a conversation in which Amos confessed to burning a court record – DEC officer
AN Investigations officer at the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how he eavesdropped and recorded a conversation in which former presidential spokesperson Amos Chanda allegedly confessed to having burnt a 398-paged court record. Jones Siasamba told the court that the conversation he recorded was between Chanda and a Lebanese…...
PF is dead, it won’t come out of its wrangles – Musenge
FORMER Copperbelt minister Mwenya Musenge says PF is a dead political party being buried at memorial park with the current wrangles going on. And Musenge says former president Edgar Lungu should have helped the party to transition into a new leadership after the 2021 elections. He said there was no one in the party capable…...
UN warns of dangerous storm surge due to Cyclone Freddy
THE United Nations (UN) has warned its staff that Tropical Cyclone Freddy is expected to make landfall in Zambia. And Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu says the cyclone will cause waterlogging and localised flooding due to saturated soil moisture. Meanwhile, Southern Province Provincial Meteorologist Victor Bupe has warned people against parking their…...
Kids must be taught to work for themselves – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says schools must also endeavor to teach children about entrepreneurship as opposed to focusing mainly on white collar office jobs. President Hichilema, who disclosed that he had started working for himself at the age of 27 years, said financial literacy should be enhanced in schools. President Hichilema said this when he hosted…...
Verbatim: Mukula smuggling trial – Given Lubinda, others Vs News Diggers (PART 6)
Continued cross examination of the first plaintiff… Nchito SC: Mr Lubinda, do you recall telling the court that as far as you knew, Qingdao was involved in cotton business, no other, remember that? Lubinda: I do, My Lady, to the best of my knowledge. Nchito SC: Are they registered to do banking business in Zambia?…...
Govt distances itself from explicit sexual education children’s book
GOVERNMENT has distanced itself from the viral explicit sexual education children’s book saying it was not developed by the Ministry of Education. Education Minister Douglas Syakalima says the cover of a Grade 5 ‘Comprehensive sexuality Education’ book, which is circulating alongside the page explaining lovemaking, was indeed developed by the Ministry, while the actual page…...
Let Lungu engage in politics, criticise UPND if he so wishes
CALLS have continued, challenging former president Edgar Lungu to come out in the open and declare if he wishes to return to active politics. Political commentator and Historian Professor Bizeck Phiri says the ‘hide and seek’ approach that the former president has been exhibiting is not good for democracy within the Patriotic Front and also…...
Mwenye wonders why public officials fail to declare assets
ANTI-Corruption Commission (ACC) Board Chairperson Musa Mwenye has questioned why it’s difficult for public officers to declare their assets, further wondering why declarations are not lodged with the commission. And Drug Enforcement Commission Assistant Director, Anti Laundering Unit Lillian Mubialelwa says the Commission does not carry out investigations in public because “criminals are clever”. Meanwhile,…...
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