Son kills mother in Chongwe
A 56-YEAR-OLD woman has allegedly been murdered by her 28-year-old son in Chongwe District. Meanwhile, Police in Lusaka have received a report of suspected murder in which a married couple identified as Bwalya Chileshe and Benard Chomba, was discovered dead about 30 meters near their home in Kasupe area. In a statement, Wednesday, Deputy Police…...
ActionAid downplays EIU prediction: UPND needs to sort out issues in mining sector
ACTIONAID Zambia says while the Economic Intelligence Unit may project a rapid expansion of the mining sector after Zambia’s debt restructuring, sorting out the outstanding issues in the sector remains key. The Economic Intelligence Unit has projected in its report on Zambia that the country’s mining sector will expand rapidly after the debt restructuring deal…...
Criminals abuse real estate to launder money – FIC
THE Financial Intelligence Centre has expressed concern that suspected criminals have continued to use real estate to launder their money. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a workshop on money laundering and terrorism in the travel and property estates or accountable institutions, FIC director for compliance and prevention department Diphat Tembo said most…...
Seychelles requests 25 health specialists from Zambia
SEYCHELLES Ambassador to Zambia Jimmy Butt says his country is requesting 25 health specialists from Zambia. And Ambassador Butt says he is highly impressed with the recruitment of 30,000 teachers in just one year, adding that this is a number that people look at and plan for a period of a decade. Speaking when he…...
ZICTA issues mandatory sim card live facial capture directive
ZICTA has directed Mobile Network Operators to ensure that all new SIM card registrations and replacements conducted from September 1, 2019, to date contain a live facial image as well as appropriate identifications of consumers. The Authority and Mobile Network Operators have also resolved that all historical SIM registrations within their respective networks, including all…...
A crime can’t be a state secret, audit security wings, make findings public
TODAY we would like to talk about a specific bogus military procurement that happened under Mr Edgar Lungu’s PF, how some generals were implicated and interrogated, and how the whole matter was buried and kept away from the public. But first, we would like to acknowledge a good argument put forward by distinguished governance activist…...
BoZ maintains monetary policy rate at 9% for the 4th time
BANK of Zambia (BOZ) Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya says the intensified procurement of agriculture and petroleum products in the fourth quarter of 2022 resulted in the depreciation of the Kwacha to K16.69. And Dr Kalyalya says the Monetary Policy Committee has maintained the Monetary Policy Rate at 9 percent for the fourth time. Meanwhile, Dr…...
HH doesn’t give contracts, opposition shooting in the dark – Anthony
PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says the opposition is shooting in the dark by raising “non-existent matters” that the President is securing public tenders for his friends. And Bwalya says the IDC CEO will be appointed in due course, adding that there is nothing causing the delay. Commenting on Mporokoso PF MP Brian Mundubile’s statement that…...
It’s difficult to believe in ACC when it’s not securing convictions – PF
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says it’s embarrassing that the Anti-Corruption Commission has failed to secure convictions of those accused of corruption when that’s its duty. ACC Director General Gilbert Phiri recently said the commission doesn’t measure its success by convictions, vowing that they will continue arresting people even if no one is jailed…...
Chipenzi new ECZ commissioner, as HH appoints Shamakamba as ACC DG
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has appointed Patrick Kangwa, Tom Shamakamba and Mcdonald Chipenzi as Secretary to the Cabinet, ACC Director General and ECZ commissioner, respectively. President Hichilema has also appointed Mwangala Zaloumis and Ali Simwinga as ECZ Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, respectively, while Dr Oliver Kalabo has been appointed as Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet in…...
