2 Kafubu Water employees die while unblocking sewer line in Ndola
TWO Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company (KWSC) employees have died in unexplained circumstances while unblocking a sewer line in Ndola District on the Copperbelt Province. The incident happened this afternoon at around 15.00 Hours in the Central Business District area. KWSC Managing Director Engineer Athanasius Mwaba confirmed and regretted the death of the two members…...
ACC should not dilly-dally in producing witnesses at court
THE anger and frustration exhibited by Lusaka Magistrate Silvia Munyinya is well understood. Magistrate Munyinya is unhappy that the Anti-Corruption Commission is failing to avail witnesses in a corruption case involving former Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo and his wife, saying this is a waste of precious judicial time. The Magistrate has also challenged the…...
Opposition rises against HH, demands answers on Grant Thornton audit tender
OPPOSITION Economic Front leader Wynter Kabimba has charged that President Hakainde Hichilema refused to move into State House because he is highly superstitious and believes that former president Edgar Lungu left charms in there. And Kabimba says he has given the government a seven-day ultimatum to explain who authorised a private and foreign firm to…...
PAC hears how CBU mismanaged $3.5m ZRA tax online contract
THE Zambia Revenue Authority says Copperbelt University violated the $3.5 million contract it was awarded to develop an online tax platform when it sub-contracted another company at $966,720 without approval from the Authority. And the Public Accounts Committee also heard that ZRA irregularly signed off a Certificate of Completion before the University actually developed nine…...
On next presidential trip, HH will bring in not less than $20m – Kakubo
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation Stanely Kakubo says on his next trip, President Hakainde Hichilema will bring in over $20 million which will go towards budget support. Debating the budget in Parliament, Tuesday, Kakubo said during PF’s reign, Zambia only had bilateral relations with four countries, which was not the case now. He also…...
Police release Tayali on bond after charging him with Seditious Practices
POLICE have formally charged and arrested Chilufya Tayali for the offences of seditious practices as well as harassment utilising means of electronic communication. Tayali earlier sued the state in the Lusaka High Court seeking a declaration that his detention without being charged was illegal and against the Bill of Rights. Meanwhile, Police have arrested a…...
Police recover stolen items in Lsk, apprehend 15
THE Zambia Police Service says it has recovered various items ranging from laptops, mobile phones and motor vehicles, following an operation conducted in Lusaka in an effort to get rid of criminal elements. The recovered items include; 91 assorted laptops, 40 assorted CPUs, 30 assorted mobile phones, 23 assorted computer monitors, among others. Addressing the…...
Late inputs may make us unpopular among farmers, but we’ll redeem ourselves next year – UPND
UPND says the late distribution of inputs might make it unpopular among farmers now, but it will redeem itself next year because this is just a learning curve. In an interview, UPND deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda said the late distribution of inputs was regrettable but one only learns through experience. “There are so many…...
No one has ever been arrested for criticising UPND govt – State House
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says no one has or will be arrested for criticing the government but adds that people giving “toxic” criticism will not be heard. Civil rights activist Brebner Changala recently described the President’s call for stakeholders to be open with his government as pure hypocrisy, arguing that UPND doesn’t entertain criticism. He…...
Give journalists space to operate, Attorney General tells Police
ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha says journalists should be given space to carry out their work professionally without being harassed or intimidated. And Kabesha says police officers need to be educated on human rights, arguing that most of them are the same officers who were labelled unprofessional by people in the past. Commenting on the recent arrest…...
