Gulfstream now second hand, it won’t attract same price – Chama

FORMER defence minister Davies Chama says the presidential Gulfstream is now a secondhand property and will probably be sold at a discounted price. On Tuesday, President Hakainde Hichilema said government had started the process of selling the presidential Gulfstream in an effort to recover the $193 million the PF government spent on it. But in…...
Ndola man gets 10 years for vandalising, attempting to steal Zesco cable

THE Ndola High Court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for attempting to steal a Zesco cable after puncturing it. In a statement, Zesco Limited Corporate Affairs stated that Goodson Munsya was jailed for sabotaging the utility company’s cables, which he unsuccessfully attempted to steal last April. The utility…...
Police shoot dead Lsk robber

POLICE in Lusaka have shot dead a 32-year-old man commonly known as Fresher, believed to have been behind a spate of aggravated robberies involving vehicles and attacks on Yango drivers. In a statement, Wednesday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said the suspect was spotted in Lusaka’s Chunga area. “Police in Lusaka have shot…...
ACC nabs lecturer for receiving bribes from students

THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a lecturer at Levy Mwanawasa Medical University for receiving over K16,000 in bribes from students to facilitate their passing in Continuous Assessments Tests. In a statement, Wednesday ACC head of corporate communications Timothy Moono said Kenneth Chisamanga, 43, a Lecturer in Pharmacology and Pharmacist had been charged with 13 counts…...
Posterity is a harsh judge to those who abuse power

YESTERDAY, we reminded our readers about the conduct of those who ruled our country before the current administration got into government. In particular, we were drawing reference from the detention of former president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu who has been denied police pond since his arrest 10 days ago. We pointed out how…...
MoH cites Jonas Chanda in TFM saga: he pushed for tender to get loose money for campaigns

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary in charge of technical services Professor Lackson Kasonka says the ministry is ready to face TFM Holdings Limited in court following government’s decision to terminate the US$100 million contract for the construction of COVID-19 prefabricated hospitals. And Prof Kasonka has accused former Health Minister Dr Jonas Chanda of pushing for…...
PF MPs walk out again as Kwacha, Kabushi MPs give maiden speeches

PF members of parliament walked out of Parliament yesterday and on Tuesday as the Kwacha and Kabushi MPs stood to give their maiden speeches. Party Whip Stephen Kampyongo says the PF still considers Kabushi and Kwacha UPND MPs Bernard Kanengo and Charles Mulenga as products of illegal by-elections. The PF lawmakers also walked out of…...
There’s no lesson to learn from Malawi, we’re not shielding anyone – Govt

CHIEF government spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says the new dawn government doesn’t need to take any lessons from the developments in Malawi because it has its own way of fighting corruption. Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima was last week arrested on allegations that he accepted money in exchange for awarding government contracts. Commenting on the development, TI-Z…...
Don’t abuse public coffers, you’ll pay a high price, ACC warns govt officials

THE Anti-Corruption Commission has warned officials in government and quasi-government agencies against abusing public coffers, saying it will cause them to pay a high price. Speaking during the commission’s third quarter press briefing, Wednesday, ACC chief corporate affairs officer Timothy Moono said the Commission was watching and ready to pounce on perpetrators of corrupt practices…....
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