ACC urges Judiciary to embrace judicial accountability
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has urged the Judiciary to curb corruption by embracing judicial accountability. ACC Director General Tom Shamakamba says the judiciary should also embrace technology by implementing e-governance solutions to track and monitor cases, adding that this will help reduce opportunities for corruption. Speaking during the ceremonial opening of the High Court criminal…...
Mpulungu clergy appeals to govt to re-introduce Religious Ministry
NORTHERN Province Minister Leonard Mbao has urged the church to continue working with government to realise development in Mpulungu. Mbao, who is also Mpulungu Member of Parliament, says government has put in place many developmental programmes that need the church’s involvement. And Mpulungu Ministers Fellowship Chairperson Allan Mukuni has appealed to the government to consider…...
I can’t lie if govt helps my people, says Lubusha as Phiri accuses him of recruiting PF councillors for UPND
PF Eastern Province Information and Publicity Secretary William Phiri has called on the party leadership to remove Andrew Lubusha from his position as provincial chairman, accusing him of inciting councillors to defect to the UPND. But Lubusha has explained that despite being a loyal member of the Patriotic Front, he is obliged to make it…...
John General to appear before court on Thursday
MIRACLE Impact Ministries International overseer Pastor John Nundwe, alias John General is expected to appear before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court on January 11, 2024 for possible allocation and taking of plea in a matter where he is accused of raping a Matero woman. In November last year, police arrested John General for allegedly raping a…...
Costa grills Kawana on his threats against media houses
DIAMOND TV Chief Visionary Officer Costa Mwansa on Sunday fumed at Ministry of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana for referring to him as “notorious” during a live interview. Mwansa was grilling Kawana on why he recently threatened to close down some media houses when he was a victim of being denied coverage under…...
Govt postpones opening dates for TEVET institutions
GOVERNMENT has postponed the opening dates for all TEVET learning institutions from January 15, 2024 to January 29, 2024 due to the rising numbers of cholera cases. Announcing this decision at a media briefing in Lusaka, Monday, Minister of Science and Technology Felix Mutati said the unfortunate cholera situation had left the Ministry no choice…...
DC advises rural dwellers to construct permanent housing structures
KABOMPO District Commissioner Hubert Chinyanga has advised residents in rural areas to construct permanent houses and structures to avoid being victims of extreme weather conditions the country experiences. Chinyanga said people should construct houses with strong bricks or blocks and properly reinforced iron sheets as this prevents them from being affected by the climate change…...
Imenda is always saying something wrong – Mundubile
MPOROKOSO PF MP Brian Mundubile says every time UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda speaks, she says something wrong. Imenda recently declared that her party would rule forever because it had met all of its promises to the Zambian people. But in an interview, Monday, Mundubile said Imenda should not be arrogant and warned the…...
Most cholera deaths are BIDs – Veep
VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says most cholera deaths that the country is recording are of people who are brought to the hospital already dead. And the country has recorded 618 new Cholera cases with 25 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health daily Cholera update, the cumulative number of cholera deaths…...
We have 25,372 inmates against holding capacity of 10,650 – ZCS
THE Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) has disclosed that the current inmate population is 25,372 against a holding capacity of 10,650. Speaking during the opening of the criminal session at the Lusaka High Court yesterday, ZCS Commissioner General Frederick Chilukutu said of the total population, 5,101 were remandees awaiting judgement, others with bailable offences, while some […]