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ACC nabs Stardy for corruption in procurement of presidential jet involving $573.9m
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested former Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Stardy Mwale for corrupt practices involving over $573.9 million in relation to the procurement of the Gulfstream G650 Presidential Jet. The Commission has also arrested Mwale for allegedly fraudulently diverting 65,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer belonging to government to a private entity. In a…...
British Envoy pleased with Zambia Sugar’s resilience
BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley has described Zambia Sugar as a central part of Zambia’s agricultural and food processing industries, providing employment and a great end product to the market. Speaking after he toured Zambia Sugar’s plant in Mazabuka recently, Woolley observed that the company employs over 7,200 people in its operations directly,…...
Govt launches 2022/2023 Tree Planting Season
THE Ministry of Green Economy and Environment has launched the 2022/2023 National Tree Planting Season which will run up to January 15. The ministry has encouraged every citizen to plant at least a tree representing each member of the household. Speaking during the launch, Wednesday, Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu said tree…...
Mumbi, Chilekwa ready for judgment in murder case – lawyer
THE Mongu High Court has set March 23, 2023, as the date for judgement in the matter in which former PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri and former president Edgar Lungu’s barber Shebby Chilekwa are facing a murder charge. In this matter, it is alleged that on October 6, 2019, Phiri and Chilekwa in Kaoma,…...
Lungu’s former economic advisor, wife and son now facing 72 corruption charges
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s economic advisor Hibeene Mwiinga, his wife Mercy Musanje, and their son, Hakaantu have taken fresh plea, denying 72 corruption-related charges. Meanwhile, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has added Hichikay Farm Limited to the matter as the fourth accused. The accused took fresh plea after the Anti-Corruption Commission added six more counts to…...
Zambia is ready to do business – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says there has never been a better time to invest in Zambia than now. Speaking in Washington DC when he announced a mining investment of $150 million from KoBold Metals, in Mingomba Mine on the Copperbelt, Wednesday, President Hichilema said his message to the world was that Zambia was ready to do…...
Kaizer’s secretary told me he had bought the govt vehicle assigned to him – witness
A SENIOR transport officer at State House has testified that Kaizer Zulu’s secretary once told him that he (Kaizer) had bought the vehicle which was assigned to him while serving at State House. The witness was testifying in the matter in which, Zulu, 52, is facing one count of conversion not amounting to theft. It…...
Banking, Financial Services Bill has progressive provisions, it only needs fine-tuning – FIC
FINANCIAL Intelligence Centre (FIC) acting director general Liya Tembo says the Zambia Institute of Banking and Financial Services Bill which was recently withdrawn from Parliament has progressive provisions which only need fine-tuning. The parliamentary committee for planning and budgeting recently rejected the Zambia Institute of Banking and Financial Services Bill on the basis that the…...
10 Higer buses registered in Katanga’s name according to RTSA records – Witness
AN assistant manager at the Road Transport Safety Agency has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that 10 Higer buses are registered under former deputy Inspector General of Police Charity Katanga’s name, according to the agency’s records. The witness, however, told the court in cross-examination that Katanga is still owing Higer Bus Zambia Limited,…...