Illicit financial flaws
Trade Kings empowers farmers in Nangoma
TRADE Kings Foundation has donated to the Vyane Multipurpose Cooperative Society in Nangoma Area, an Office building, irrigation equipment and borehole, group Public Relations and Corporate Affairs Manager Bridget Kambobe has disclosed. In a statement, Kambobe said the foundation recognises the challenges by small scale farmers and has responded through this donation. “The Trade Kings…...
Colombia names squad to face Copper Queens
COLOMBIA coach Nelson Abadia has named 14 foreign-based players in his 23-member team for next week’s women’s international friendly doubleheader against Chipolopolo. Zambia visits their fellow 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup finalists Colombia in Cali to play two friendly games on November 12 and 15. Seven of Abadia’s foreign-based call-ups campaign in Spain that includes…...
Govt assures FAZ that U17 team MRI scans will be conducted before CAF deadline
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has up to November 14 to submit pre-travel MRI scan results for the Region Five bound Under-17 national teams that also act as qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of nations. CAF announced the deadline for the submission of pre-travel MRI scans and warned associations that failure to comply…...
CAA salutes Muzala
THE Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) has saluted 400m Commonwealth and African Champion Muzala Samukonga for his great exploits and for putting not only Zambia but Africa on the World map during the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. And Sports minister Elvis Nkandu said the new dawn government will raise the bar by hosting the African…...
PF laments as DEC’s search of Lungu’s bank account is revealed
PF lawyer Tutwa Ngulube says the ongoing Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) investigation against former president Edgar Lungu which has been extended to his bank accounts is a sign that the new dawn government doesn’t respect anyone. According to a leaked document, a Lusaka Magistrate authorised DEC officer, Emmanuel Khondowe, to inspect Lungu’s Atlas Mara bank…...
PAC chases away RTSA, Transport Ministry, bemoans PS’ failure to properly respond to Audit queries
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday sent away a delegation from RTSA led by Ministry of Transport and Logistics permanent secretary Fredrick Mwalusaka after noting a discrepancy in the amount of under-collected revenue for road traffic collections by the agency. The amount for the agency was said to be over K18 million while the Auditor…...
Chitalu, former PS appear at court, as lawyer claims ACC forgot about case
LUSAKA lawyer Tutwa Ngulube says the corruption case involving former health minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya and Honeybee directors couldn’t take off yesterday because ACC forgot that the case was scheduled for that day. Ngulube claims that he called a number of ACC officers who told him that they forgot that the case was coming up…...
ACC arrests former agriculture PS, 2 others for corruption involving US$131m
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested former Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Songowayo Zyambo and two others for corruption involving US$131 million in a case of unsupplied fertilizer. In July this year, the Commission recorded a warn and caution statement from the former Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary and Neria Investments Limited Directors on alleged corrupt…...
C/Belt residents want to know what’s happening with KCM, Mopani – Matambo
COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo says there has been pressure from Copperbelt residents who are demanding to know what’s happening to Konkola and Mopani Copper Mines. In an interview, Matambo called for patience among the residents, saying his government wanted to do things which would stand the test of time. “No, pressure is there but we…...
