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Fair Choice Finance donates rugby jersey worth K140,000 to ZNS
FAIR Choice Finance Limited has donated a rugby kit worth K140,000 to the Zambia National Service-sponsored rugby teams. During the handover and unveiling ceremony at the ZNS headquarters on Tuesday, ZNS Commander Maliti Solochi announced that the kit was a milestone in the service’s efforts to support the development of sports. Solochi said it was…...
Zambia begins Cosafa title defence with Mozambique date
THE women’s national team commences Cosafa title defence with a tie against Mozambique at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria. Bruce Mwape’s assistant Florence Mwila, who has taken centre stage since the former took ill in Morocco, is expected to lead the Copper Queens once more. The squad in South Africa is comprised of only locally…...
Mutembo’s removal was illegal, this day was bound to come
THE decision by the State to enter a consent judgement with former Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito SC and to compensate him for being unconstitutionally removed from office has raised some eyebrows among people who did not follow the matter closely. According to the consent agreement, the State has admitted that Mutembo’s “constitutional right…...
Esther denies theft of motor vehicle charges
FORMER First Lady Esther Lungu yesterday appeared before the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court and pleaded not guilty to theft of a motor vehicle. In this matter, Esther is jointly charged with James Phiri and Lee Chisulo, both police officers, as well as Kapambwe Lungu and Catherine Banda with theft of a motor vehicle and other theft…...
Market value for Lusambo’s Chamba Valley farm is K17.6m, witness tells court
A WITNESS has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that the market value for one of former Kabushi PF member of Bowman Lusambo’s farms in Chamba Valley is K17,600,000, while its reinstatement value is K13,500,000. Paul Moyo, 45, a Senior evaluation and property management officer, told the court that Lusambo’s other farm which has six incomplete…...
Travel agency sues state over 2012 MoH air tickets
BIMM Travel Agency & Car Hire Limited has sued the State demanding immediate payment of an outstanding balance of almost K3 million being payment for the purchase of air tickets for Ministry of Health employees in 2012. The travel agency wants the Lusaka High Court to order the Attorney General to also pay it damages…...
My biggest fear isn’t losing power but letting down Zambians – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his biggest fear is not losing power, but letting Zambians down. And Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ) has expressed its continued commitment to collaborating with government in the fight against diseases of public health concern. In a speech read on his behalf by Minister of Health Silvia Masebo during…...
AG report evidence that anti-corruption crusade is gaining traction – Govt
WE are elated by the latest Auditor General’s report as it is a living testament that UPND is walking the talk against embezzlement, says Chief Government spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa. And Mweetwa says government is disappointed by reports that the opposition intends to stage a protest over the high cost of living on October 18, 2023…...
I’ll think about coming back into active politics – Lungu
I WILL think about returning to active politics, says former president Edgar Lungu. As he was leaving the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court after accompanying his wife, Esther, Wednesday, Lungu was asked by a journalist whether he was back in active politics. In response, Lungu said he would think about it. “You want me back? You want…...