High Court denies 2 Nigerians bail pending appeal
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court Division, has refused to grant two Nigerians bail pending appeal against a two-year sentence. The High Court has also denied granting a Zambian national, Lewis Chisenga, bail pending his appeal against a five-year sentence. In this matter, Adeyinka Adesola Olaoluwa and Margaret Oluwagbemisola had applied for bail…...
Linda security guard, caretaker get 5 years for forcing strangers to have sex while filming them
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and sentenced a 36-year-old guard and a 27-year-old caretaker of Linda compound to five years with hard labour for threatening violence and cyber extortion. Lusaka Magistrate Amy Chilangwa has committed the duo, John Sichepele and Nobly Kapalangwe to the High Court for sentencing in one count of indecent assault…....
Prosecute Sino Metals, Ozone Mine and Rongxing, CSOs demand
THE Zambia Environmental Justice Coalition, a network of civil society organisations, is calling for the immediate prosecution of Sino Metals, Ozone Mine and Rongxing Investment for their environmental crimes. The coalition includes Caritas Zambia, Conservation Advocates of Zambia, Green Nature, Mizu Eco-Care, Namfumu Conservation Trust, Publish What You Pay Zambia, Transparency International Zambia, Wildlife Crime…...
ZAMMSA receives 18 more CDF ambulances
THE Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) has received 18 more Constituency Development Fund ambulances, bringing the total number received so far to 47. Speaking during an inspection of the ambulances yesterday, ZAMMSA Senior Manager for Corporate Communications Bradley Chingobe said suppliers ACE Pharmaceutical and Aqueous Investment were each expected to deliver 78 ambulances,…...
Split Katombola into 3 constituencies, pleads Senior Chief Musokotwane
SENIOR Chief Musokotwane says Kazungula needs to be split into three constituencies due to its vastness. In an interview, Thursday, Senior Chief Musokotwane, who is former Kazungula Council Chairperson, said in 2010, the district proposed that it be split into three constituencies namely Sichifulo, Syanalumba and Katombola. “To go to Kauwe ward from Kazungula Council…...
COF rejects statutory media regulation: Govt shouldn’t determine “a lie”
CHAPTER One Foundation Executive Director Josiah Kalala says government’s statement that it has no intention of gagging the media but will gag liars if need be raises significant concerns about press freedom and the potential for state overreach. On Tuesday, Information and Media Minister Cornelius Mweetwa said government has no intention of gagging the media…...
Challenges in CDF don’t mean we should stop increasing – Govt
MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Nicholas Phiri says challenges that arise in the implementation of the CDF should not warrant halting the whole innovation. On Wednesday, Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) urged the government to halt any further increments to the CDF budget allocation until there was evidence of…...
This is a House of order, we should be sober at all times, Moyo reprimands Jean
SECOND Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Moyo has reprimanded Mambilima PF MP Jean Chisenga, stating that MPs should be sober at all times to avoid causing disorder in the House. Moyo made the comment after he heard Chisenga making running comments while Mwansabombwe PF MP Kabaso Kampampi was debating the presidential speech in…...
Dumping waste in drainages causing Lsk floods – VEEP
VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says the tendency of dumping rubbish in drainages has contributed to the flood situation in Lusaka. And Vice-President Nalumango says so far, four people have died due to flooding in Lusaka. Rendering a ministerial statement on the floods affecting parts of the country in the National Assembly, Wednesday, Vice-President Nalumango said unplanned…...
I’ve received serious threats against my life from UPND members – Mwamba
EMMANUEL Mwamba is claiming that he has been receiving serious threats against his life from UPND members. He, however, says he will return to the country at the end of the month because he is determined to fight his court cases. Mwamba further says he would not remain abroad because he wants to be among…...
