Milingo files notice to discontinue immunity case against State
FORMER KCM Provisional Liquidator Milingo Lungu has filed a notice in the Constitutional Court to discontinue a matter in which he sued the state challenging the removal of his immunity from prosecution. Lungu has asked the court to discontinue the case so as to allow parties to discuss its resolution away from court. In this…...
Court to view Lubinda’s Chilenje property
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court is today expected to move to Chilenje township to view a property belonging to Given Lubinda, which he said was used as collateral to acquire a US$300,000 loan from a Chinese company. This follows an application from defence lawyer Makebi Zulu. Lubinda is facing four counts of being in possession of…...
I contracted TB, HIV in custody, Mandevu man tells court, demands K17m from state
A MANDEVU man has sued the State in the Lusaka High Court demanding K17 million in damages for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment on an aggravated robbery charge. Gerald Sinkamba, a businessman, is demanding special damages for loss of income and damages for present and prospective medical expenses in the sum of K3 million as…...
Armyworm infestation now at 24% countrywide – MoA
MINISTRY of Agriculture, agriculture department director Dr Chizumba Shepande says government has distributed fall armyworm chemicals to all the 116 districts in a bid to fight the outbreak. Dr Shepande has disclosed that the percentage of infested fields has now increased to 24 percent, countrywide. Meanwhile, Dr Shepande has expressed optimism that the country will…...
HH calls for actualisation of MOUs
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has called for the actualisation of MOUs signed between Zambia and other governments. And the Zambian government has signed two MOUs with the Ghanaian government on the establishment of a political consultation mechanism between Zambia and Ghana; and political consultations between the two countries. The two governments also signed the agreed minutes…...
At least citizens can now choose between flowers for Valentine’s or mealie meal – Govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says citizens now have an option to either buy a bouquet of flowers as a Valentine’s Day gift or mealie meal, which wouldn’t have been the case had PF continued in power. And Mweetwa says he takes Socialist Party National Youth Chairperson Kelvin Kaunda’s statement about his complexion as a…...
This is economic sabotage, laments Zesco as vandals damage another transformer
VANDALS have damaged a Zesco transformer in Lusaka West’s Kasupe area worth US$15,000, which is about K400,000. The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday. Speaking during a visit to the scene, Tuesday, Zesco Director Supply and Customer Service, Peter Chamfya expressed concern over increased cases of vandalism, describing the acts as economic sabotage…....
PF regulated education sector, made it attractive – Mabumba
FORMER education minister David Mabumba says in terms of the teacher recruitment record, the PF recruited more teachers compared to MMD and UNIP. And Mabumba says it’s the Patriotic Front government which made the education sector attractive by regulating it, hence the mushrooming of colleges of education. Commenting on Education Minister Douglas Syakalima’s remarks that…...
Drug addict gets 2-year suspended sentence
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and slapped a 36-year-old South African national with a two-year suspended sentence for drug trafficking. This was after Kim Armour Gittings, through his lawyer, pleaded for leniency saying he has a condition which forces him to indulge in drugs, but he does not trade them. Kim Armour Gittings was…...
TSC rules out corruption in recent recruitment process
TEACHING Service Commission Chairperson Daphne Chimuka says nothing was done out of the ordinary with regards to the teacher recruitment process this year. Recently, Mwinilunga UPND member of parliament Newton Samakayi charged that the recent teacher recruitment process in North Western Province was marred with corruption because most local residents were not selected. He appealed…...