Kasanda’s aggravated robbery charge relates to the $5m allegedly stolen from Egyptian – State
THE State has told the Lusaka High Court that it followed all necessary procedures in the arrest and detention of Lusaka businessman Sedrick Kasanda, adding that a docket was sent to the National Prosecution Authority to facilitate his court appearance. Zambia Police Service Deputy Inspector under the Airport’s Division Unit Arnold Kawangu has also told…...
Govt spends K4.3bn on Feb wage bill, K3.1bn on debt service
THE Ministry of Finance and National Planning says it released K11.7 billion last month to finance public service delivery, of which, K2.1 billion went towards transfers, subsidies and social benefits. In a statement, Monday, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa disclosed that K3.1 billion was spent on debt service and arrears, while the public service…...
HRC confirms suspension of its director
THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) has confirmed that it suspended its Director Sindiso Sichone in order to facilitate an independent disciplinary process against her. And the commission says its Chairperson, Dr Pamela Sambo, was acting on behalf of all Commissioners in all communications and decisions against the suspended Director. Last week, News Diggers reported that…...
No one will starve – Govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says no one will starve despite the drought because government has a programme to make maize accessible and affordable. And Mweetwa says government has not exported the FRA Maize stock, adding that Southern Province alone has 47,000 metric tonnes of maize. Meanwhile, Southern Provincial Agricultural Coordinator Dr Max Choombe says…...
If we’d advised farmers on drought, crop damage would’ve been avoided – HH
I THINK if we had been able to advise our farmers a little bit better on a timely basis, I think we would have ameliorated the damage to the crop that we have experienced, says President Hakainde Hichilema. And President Hichilema has since called for collaboration with the Finnish government in areas of forestry and…...
We’re not the ones who caused the drought, load shedding – UPND
UPND National Chairman Collins Maoma says the ruling party won’t lose popularity because people understand that load shedding has not been brought by the ruling party. And Maoma says UPND has not ferried any youths to Chipata in readiness for President Hakainde Hichilema’s address today. In an interview, Maoma said UPND sympathises with small scale…...
Military officer’s wife gets 7 years for assaulting step son
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 29-year-old woman to seven years simple imprisonment for assaulting her four-year-old stepson. Longwe Ngosa, between April 1 and July 31, 2023, assaulted a child under the age of 16, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm. Police arrested Ngosa after a video in which the four-year-old boy was narrating…...
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Lsk woman dies inside boyfriend’s car
POLICE have revealed that a 29-year-old woman, only identified as Edina Lungu, died while seated inside her boyfriend’s car in Lusaka’s Kabwata area after a drinking spree. In another matter, police have launched a manhunt for a 33-year-old man of Kalikiliki compound in Lusaka identified as Moffat Zulu in connection with the murder of his…...
DEC nabs Choma drug traffickers, seizes over 500Kgs of fresh cannabis in N/Province
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Southern Province has apprehended four individuals believed to be behind a spate of illicit drug trade in Choma town for trafficking in 68 sachets of heroin and other psychotropic substances. Meanwhile, in Northern Province, the Commission apprehended two suspects and seized fresh cannabis plants weighing 527.3 Kilograms. In a…...