We froze accounts, seized K19m plus 81 properties in 2023 – DEC
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has disclosed that it conducted over 1,000 money laundering investigations in the first three quarters of 2023 involving K152.5 million and US$204.8 million. The Commission says during the same period, it froze bank accounts and seized amounts in cash totalling over K19 million and US$281,340.98, and further forfeited 81 properties,…...
Police nab Kitwe man for having sex with a dog
POLICE have arrested a 37-year-old Kitwe man for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a dog. Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Peacewell Mweemba disclosed in a statement that the incident occurred on Sunday around 22:00 hours in Kitwe West. He explained that the incident was reported to the police by Delphine Chibangu aged 38, after she heard…...
Speaker suspends 17 MPs for 30 days
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has suspended 17 PF and Independent members of parliament for 30 days for causing chaos in the House last week. And Speaker Mutti has also slapped another seven-day suspension on Kalalwe Mukosa, Brian Mundubile and Stephen Kampyongo for disrespecting Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo, while Mutotwe Kafwaya has also…...
Chitotela forcing MPs to support Speaker impeachment motion – Miles
PF Faction president Miles Sampa says Speaker Nelly Mutti is one of the best Speakers Zambia has ever had and she shouldn’t be abused. And Sampa has accused Pambashe PF member of parliament Ronald Chitotela of forcing some MPs to sign the petition to introduce an impeachment motion against Speaker Mutti. But Chitotela has refuted…...
Vicious criticism doesn’t make us happy – CJ
CHIEF Justice Mumba Malila has urged lawyers to help address lawlessness in the country, saying that its existence brings out the loudest condemnation of the sanctity of lawyers and judges. And Chief Justice Malila has also urged lawyers to counsel their clients against unwarranted attacks on judges. Meanwhile, 302 candidates that sat for ZIALE repeat…...
Mutti violated Constitution when she recognised new leader of opposition – Sangwa
CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer John Sangwa says Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti went rogue when she recognised a new leader of the opposition in the House and that is a violation of the Constitution. And Sangwa says if Zambia was being successfully run, there was no way former president Edgar Lungu would have decided to…...
It’s unacceptable to have food shortage today – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says it is unacceptable that the country can have a shortage of food today amid improved technological and irrigation capabilities. And Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Yıldız says agriculture is key to ensuring food security and the development of local communities. Speaking when he met the Turkish delegation, Tuesday, President…...
Yamfwa challenges Kapala to openly refute fuel scandal allegations
PF member Yamfwa Mukanga has challenged Energy Minister Peter Kapala to come out in the open and clear his name in the fuel scandal he is alleged to have been involved in. On Monday, News Diggers reported that Kapala had, again, awarded a fuel supply contract without following tender procedure. Kapala has given a diesel…...
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The Fall of the Kwacha
The Zambian Kwacha has experienced persistent reductions in its value relative to major convertibles such as the USD. As at 7th November 2023, the local unit traded at K22.25 per dollar, lows that were last reached during the Patriotic Front regime. In the process, some of the gains that have been scored in the last […]