When I was defence minister we were always audited by Auditor General – Chama
FORMER defence minister Davies Chama says government is wasting resources by engaging external firms to audit security wings when the Auditor General’s office is capable of doing that. Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane recently told Parliament that government engaged external firms to audit security wings because the Auditor General indicated that his…...
UPND is doing what they condemned PF for – GBM
PF presidential aspirant Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba says he feels sorry for Zambians because UPND has slid the country into a dictatorship, whereby people are arrested for simply speaking against the President. In an interview, Mwamba said the UPND were doing the exact things they condemned under PF like the harassment of journalists. “You know, UPND…...
Mob beats up 9 cops in Ketete
POLICE have disclosed that nine of their officers have been seriously injured in Katete district after a mob attacked them during the course of their duty. Meanwhile, more Police officers have been deployed to Katete district in order to restore law and order in Chieftainess Kawaza’s area. Deputy Inspector General of Police In-Charge of Operations…...
Attorney General cautions investigative wings on granting immunity deals to suspects
ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has urged investigative wings to always read and follow the law when they are faced with a situation which might require granting any form of immunity to suspects. The Lusaka High Court’s Economic and Financial Crimes recently set aside Magistrate Jennifer Bwalya’s decision to discharge Ronald Chitotela of two counts of…...
Mauritian national gets 3 years for forgery, possessing proceeds of crime
THE Mazabuka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and sentenced a Mauritian national to 36 months imprisonment with hard labour for forgery, uttering false documents and possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime. The court further ordered that the US$27, 473 and K160, 700 seized in the course of investigations be forfeited to the State…....
Govt disagrees with Catholic Bishops’ view on corruption fight, “we’ve made progress”
GOVERNMENT says while it respects the Catholic Bishops’ view that the fight against corruption is not yielding desired results, it believes that tremendous progress has been made. And Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says President Hakainde Hichilema will most likely seek an audience with the Catholic Bishops over the concerns recently raised. On Friday, the Zambia…...
If security wings’ audit is done professionally, there’ll be nothing implicating us – PF
PF chairperson for legal affairs George Chisanga has rubbished claims that the former ruling party is objecting to the auditing of security wings by external firms for fear of being found wanting. And Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile has urged the Ministry of Agriculture to revert to the E-voucher system, arguing that…...
2 money lenders in court for obtaining K653,000 by false pretences
TWO money lenders commonly known as “Chimutengo cha ndrama” have pleaded not guilty to seven counts of obtaining money by false pretences and carrying on a business as money lenders without a license. Webster Shamuyombwe, 52, and Besnart Tembo are jointly charged for obtaining K653,000 from various people by falsely pretending that it was upfront…...
Angry PF MPs walk out, as Speaker warns they could lose sitting allowances
LEADER of the opposition Brian Mundubile was left angered on Friday after Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti remarked that MPs who walked out of Parliament proceedings wouldn’t receive their allowance for that particular sitting. Earlier, PF member of parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya had sought to raise a point of order on the move by…...
British Envoy commends Zambia for waiving visa requirement, says UK would love to reciprocate
BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley has commended government’s decision to waive Visa requirements for selected countries, saying his government would love to get to a point where it also reciprocates the move. Government recently announced the waiver of Visas for a number of countries including America, Canada, UK, China, Japan and some gulf…...
