ACC wants Muchemwa’s properties forfeited to the State
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has dragged former Intercity PF cadre Francis Muchemwa to Court seeking an order that his properties, which are suspected to be proceeds of crime, should be forfeited to the State. The Commission has submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that Muchemwa’s assets outweigh what he realised from his legitimate…...
Chibolya woman gets 3 months for wounding hubby with beer bottle
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and sentenced a 28-year-old woman of Chibolya township to three months simple imprisonment for stabbing her 47-year-old husband with a broken beer bottle. Esther Chongo Muleya was facing one count of unlawful wounding, Contrary to Section 232 (a) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia…....
How can Gary manage presidency if he has failed his ministry, wonders Mumbi
FORMER PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri has wondered how Local Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo can be manage the presidency when he has allegedly failed to run his Ministry. In an interview with Diggers Lite, recently, Nkombo was asked if he had presidential ambitions, to which he responded that, “if people say…...
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5 Zambians, 2 Chinese miners trapped at Macrolink Mine
SEVEN miners, who include five Zambians and two Chinese nationals, have been trapped at the Chinese owned Macrolink Mine located along the Ndola-Mufulira Road. By press time, the miners were still trapped underground, while efforts were being made to pump out the water and to retrieve them. Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary Augustine Kasongo who confirmed…...
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Miners are impatient over KCM because Kabuswe assured them
MINES minister Paul Kabuswe’s observation that he is being insulted over the continued impasse at Konkola Copper Mines cannot pass without comment. We take note that the minister has a thick skin and he understands that leaders will always be insulted, even when they do not deserve it. We also find it interesting that the…...
The rate of corruption in Zambia is high – Mbita
VETERAN politician Dr Mbita Chitala says corruption and abuse of power for personal gain has become a prominent problem in Zambia. And Dr Chitala says it is wrong for Industrial Development Cooperation (IDC) to remain under the Presidency. Meanwhile Dr Chitala says there is need to reduce or abolish the administrative approval known as single…...
We depleted fuel ‘subsidy’ fund in last 4 months, next price review will reflect this – ERB
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) Chairperson Reynolds Bowa says the Strategic Reserve Fund which they have been using to keep the fuel prices constant for the last four months has been depleted. In an interview, Sunday, Bowa said fuel prices would now be entirely determined by international prices and the exchange rate. “What has happened…...
We haven’t sold Lubambe mine – Kabuswe
MINES Minister Paul Kabuswe has refuted claims that government has sold Lubambe Mine, saying negotiations are still on with would-be investors and there’s nothing conclusive yet. And Kabuswe says being insulted is part of leadership, urging union leaders to keep assuring miners that KCM will soon be running again. Addressing workers at Lubambe Mine, Friday,…...