KCM refutes claims that workers have been sent on forced leave
KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) has refuted claims that it is sending workers on forced leave. An organisation called ‘Vedanta Must Return Community Campaign Movement’ based on the Copperbelt in Chingola and Chililabombwe had claimed that KCM, which is now in the hands of Vedanta, had been sending workers on forced leave. The organisation’s Coordinator Chishala…...
Let’s focus on tabling economic matters this Parley session, Kang’ombe implores MPs
KAMFINSA PF member of parliament Christopher Kang’ombe has urged his fellow parliamentarians to focus on tabling economic issues as the House resumes sitting this Tuesday. Kang’ombe says debates on economic matters will serve as an assurance to citizens that the many challenges they are facing are being addressed. In an interview, Kang’ombe said he expects…...
Ex-UNZA student gets 3 months for stealing 16 university computers
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and sentenced a 30-year-old man accused of stealing 16 computers from the University of Zambia (UNZA) to three months imprisonment. Henric Chisenga was charged with one count of breaking into a building and committing a felony therein. Particulars of the offence were that Chisenga, on August 18, 2023, in…...
Only K15,000 balance is remaining on purchased truck, Chanda Kabwe tells court
FORMER DMMU national coordinator Chanda Kabwe has disputed claims by a Lusaka woman that he has failed to settle a balance of K110,000 on the vehicle he purchased in 2021. Kabwe has told the Lusaka High Court that he has only remained with a balance of K15,000, asserting that the vehicle in question has been…...
Ministry of Transport faces PAC inquiry over missing vehicles
THE Ministry of Transport and Logistics has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that out of 1,002 motor vehicles purchased by various ministries using their TPINs, only 879 have been identified in databases, while 123 remain missing. In response, PAC has mandated a physical verification of these vehicles to determine their whereabouts. According to the…...
We intend to spend over K20m this year to fight vandalism – Zesco
ZESCO says it will this year spend over K20 million on new initiatives to fight vandalism. And Zesco Senior Corporate Affairs Manager Caristo Chitamfya has lamented that vandals are making the power company’s operations difficult. Addressing the media after inspecting vandalised power lines in some parts of Lusaka, Sunday, Zesco senior manager for special duties…...
Zambians not used to good things; they think everyone is corrupt – Syakalima
MINISTER of Education Douglas Syakalima says Zambians are not used to good things, which is why they think everyone is corrupt. And Syakalima has stressed that the 2023 teacher recruitment process was transparent, adding that even his own niece was left out of the selection process. Some stakeholders have alleged that the recent teacher recruitment…...
Learn courtesy, you can’t visit an area without notifying MP, Mposha tells Chitangala
MUNALI UPND member of parliament Mike Mposha says Lusaka Mayor Chilando Chitangala shouldn’t use the support from President Hakainde Hichilema as leverage to undermine Ministers and members of parliament. He has since urged Chitangala to learn courtesy, arguing that she can’t visit a constituency without notifying the area member of parliament. On Friday, Chitangala said…...
PF 2026 presidential candidate still unknown – Mundubile
PF aspiring presidential candidate Brian Mundubile says nobody knows who the opposition party is going to adopt as presidential candidate in the 2026 general elections. And Mundubile has urged the UPND to consider electing another leader because President Hakainde Hichilema has failed. Recently, the Edgar Lungu-led PF faction and eight other political parties formed an…...
Court declines to set aside forfeiture case for Dalitso Lungu’s properties
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court Division, has rejected the application by former president Edgar Lungu’s son, Dalitso, to set aside the DPP’s forfeiture proceedings on account of irregularities. Dalitso had asked the court to set aside for irregularities, a matter in which the DPP had asked the court to forfeit his properties…...