We can criticise HH when he’s wrong to get him out of comfort zone – Mbula
VETERAN politician Leslie Mbula says it’s okay for citizens to criticise President Hakainde Hichilema when he is wrong in order to get him out of his comfort zone. In an interview, Thursday, Mbula said that way, the President would continue working in a manner he should work. “I feel very strongly on this subject because…...
Police charge Nawakwi for abduction
POLICE in Lusaka have formally arrested and charged FDD president Edith Nawakwi for the offence of abduction contrary to section 253 and 256 chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. In a statement, Wednesday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said Nawakwi is alleged to have forced Feluna Hatembo and Milton Hatembo into confinement…...
PwC director gets 20 years for killing wife
LUSAKA High Court judge Bonaventure Mbewe has sentenced PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) director Tonderai Luwisi to 20 years simple imprisonment for the murder of his wife. Luwisi, who pleaded not guilty, murdered his wife Palegia Muregwi, on December 10, 2022. In his defence, Luwisi narrated to the court how he stabbed his wife with a knife several…...
UPND shouldn’t fear enacting ATI Bill – ACA
THE Alliance for Community Action (ACA) says there’s no reason why government should fear having the Access to Information (ATI) law in place if things are being done correctly. Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe recently said that government needed to do at least two more consultations before presenting the ATI Bill to the National Assembly. But…...
LCC to repossess unpaid for reserved burial spaces
THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) says it will soon repossess reserved burial spaces that have not been paid for owing to diminishing spaces in all cemeteries in the city. And the local authority has disclosed that it made 3,680 burials in the first quarter of 2023 alone, making an average of 1,000 burials per month…....
Court orders state to pay Horizon Education Trust K45m compensation
THE Lusaka High Court has ordered the state to pay Horizon Education Trust K45 million as compensation for the compulsory acquisition of the school. This is according to a judgement on assessment of compensation following a consent judgement in which it was agreed that the State compensates the school for all the unexhausted improvements and…...
Football House challenges FIFA’s directive to pay Asanovic $1m
FAZ has challenged FIFA’s decision directing it to award damages to former Chipolopolo coach Aljosa Asanovic for wrongful dismissal. In January last year, Asanovic was awarded the Chipolopolo job but only served at the helm for eight months before being dismissed after a fallout with Football House. This led the coach to report the association…...
Chambeshi pays for Nkana’s malaise
VETERAN coach Beston Chambeshi has become the first managerial casualty of new the Super League campaign after being sidelined by Nkana following a poor start to the season. Nkana have indicated that Chambeshi has been sent on administrative leave, but normal practice in recent seasons has proven that that is a polite way of saying…...
Lower Zambezi mining fiasco reflects political abuse of state institution
A FEW days ago, the Zambia Environmental Management Agency cancelled the decision letter, or rather license, awarded to Mwembeshi Resources limited for the proposed large-scale mining activity in the Lower Zambezi National Park, south of Luangwa District. Giving the mining company 14 days in which to surrender the license, ZEMA claimed that the firm failed…...
My expulsion unfair, harsh, laments ex-COBUSU leader
COPPERBELT Students Union (COBUSU) leader Castro Mulilo has described the institution’s decision to expel him for cancelling classes in June this year as unfair and harsh. Mulilo announced the cancellation of classes in June this year after the death of two students who were hit by a speeding vehicle a few meters from the campus’…...