DEC detains 10, including a Zambian, over private jet fiasco
THE Drug Enforcement Commission says it has detained 10 suspects in connection to the chartered aircraft carrying dangerous goods including over $5 million, 602 pieces of suspected gold and five pistols which landed at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport on Sunday. Addressing the media, Tuesday, DEC Director General Nason Banda said it is certain that the…...
Chitotela explains KKIA cost, says it’s shaped like an eagle, not sausage
FORMER housing and infrastructure minister Ronald Chitotela says Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) Terminal Two is not shaped like a sausage but an eagle and the total cost of the project encompasses so many other buildings. And Chitotela says MMD leader Nevers Mumba’s suggestion that KKIA must be audited doesn’t make sense because it has…...
Don’t say things in the corner, be brave, Telesphore tells opposition
EMERITUS Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says opposition party leaders need to be more courageous and speak out against the wrongs happening under the UPND government. In an interview, Archbishop Mpundu said opposition leaders shouldn’t just be wailing but should send a clear message to those in power. “Those in opposition, they seem to be completely divided…....
Feasibility studies for EV batteries now at 45% – Govt
COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says feasibility studies for the electric battery manufacturing plant are now 45 percent done. In an interview, Mulenga said the coming on board of FQM’s Enterprise Nickel Mine in Kalumbila District had given abundant raw materials for the electric car battery manufacturing. “…So now what is the benefit…...
DEC nabs filling station managers for theft involving over K4m
THE Drug Enforcement Commission, through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit, has arrested three officials at a known Oil Marketing Company (OMC) for theft and money laundering involving over K4 million. In a statement, Monday, DEC Public Relations Officer Hussein Khan said Kenneth Mazibisa, a Filling Station Manager and Kasongo Nkole, an Accounts Clerk, whilst acting…...
Cooking oil prices will soon rise – Chibumba
CRUSHERS and Edible Oil Refiners Association (CEDORA) Director Aubrey Chibumba says there is a likelihood that cooking oil prices will rise any time from now. In an interview, Monday, Chibumba noted that most farmers had exported soya beans, resulting in a shortage on the market. He said as a result, this would negatively affect cooking…...
Govt should take NHIMA back to MoH – MQHZ
MEDICAL for Quality Healthcare in Zambia (MQHZ) Director General Dr Quincy Mwabu says government should consider taking the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIMA) back to the Ministry of Health. In an interview, Dr Mwabu said only the Ministry of Health could understand the challenges which NHIMA was facing. “It will be very difficult to understand…...
Court sets judgement date in Kambwili’s “imbwa shaku Chawama” case
LUSAKA High Judge Lameck Mwale, who sat as magistrate, has set October 13, 2023, as the date for judgment in the case in which PF member Chishimba Kambwili is charged with defamation of the president. In this matter, Kambwili was accused of defaming then president Edgar Lungu between August 26 and 27, 2019. Kambwili is…...
Operators oppose RTSA’s move to ban motorbikes as PSVs
MOTORBIKE operators have opposed RTSA’s move to ban the use of motorcycles in the public transport sector, saying it will disadvantage them as well as commuters because they are the only available options in some areas. And some commuters have argued that what RTSA should focus on is regulation, such as ensuring that the usage…...
Past, present BoZ governors’ meeting exemplary – Mvunga
FORMER Bank of Zambia Governor Christopher Mvunga has described the convening of all surviving Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governors in Livingstone recently as exemplary. And Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga says the meeting symbolises continuity. In an interview, Sunday, Mvunga described the meeting as exemplary. “The unity of what we showed in Livingstone is the message…...