Stardy Mwale, Savenda boss deny corruption charges
FORMER Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Stardy Mwale and Savenda Group of Companies Director and Shareholder Clever Mpoha have denied the corruption charges against them. Meanwhile, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has added Eagle Trading International Limited to the matter as the third accused. In this matter, the accused are charged with corrupt practices. In count…...
Planned impeachment motion against HH can’t succeed – Ministers
TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali has described the opposition’s planned impeachment motion against President Hakainde Hichilema as laughable and an exercise in futility. And Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe says the planned motion won’t succeed because it’s rhetoric and just an attempt to embarrass the President. During a joint media briefing by opposition political parties…...
It’s coincidental that most presidential aspirants are Bembas – Mundubile
PF presidential aspirant Brian Mundubile says it’s a mere coincidence that majority of those vying for the party presidency are from Northern Province. Speaking when he featured on Millennium TV, Sunday, Mundubile said PF was not only for Bembas. “PF is not only for Bembas. As you know, one of the candidates is actually from…...
Even if we arrest 100 people with zero convictions, we’ll continue – ACC
ACC Director General Gilbert Phiri says the commission doesn’t measure its success by convictions, vowing that they will continue arresting people even if no one is jailed out of 100 cases. And Phiri says he can’t fail to act on corruption cases involving any government officials because he dealt with difficult cases in the past…....
I don’t see why people should quarrel with us, we’re only verifying bills – Musokotwane
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says he doesn’t see why anyone should quarrel with the government when it’s not security operations which are being audited. Commenting on the controversy around the engagement of external firms to audit security wings, Dr Musokotwane insisted that the government only wanted to verify the bills presented…...
Private audit of defence forces is legal if backed by President’s prior written consent- LAZ
THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says the subcontracting of external auditors to audit defence forces is legal if it was done by the Auditor General following the President’s prior written consent. In a statement, Monday, LAZ president Lungisani Zulu said although the Auditor General had general powers to appoint external auditors to audit any…...
KCM, Mopani problems complicated, they were looking simple – Kabuswe
MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says it’s taking a bit of time to resolve issues surrounding KCM and Mopani Copper Mines because they are more complicated than they appear. In an interview, Kabuswe said the government was, however, not sleeping over the two mines. “Just to reassure our people that we are doing…...
PAC hears how Eastern Provincial office has accrued over K7m debt
EASTERN Province permanent secretary Paul Thole has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that his office currently has debt totaling K7, 176,091 in outstanding bills. According to the latest Auditor General’s report, Eastern Provincial administration had accrued debts in amounts totaling K8,319,014 in respect to personal emoluments, postal box rentals, and insurance premiums, some of…...
Police nab Maxwell Chongu, wife, as they seize their house, truck
POLICE in Lusaka have arrested former PF cadre Maxwell Chongu and his wife Rozyna Mumba, both directors of Greenside Suppliers and Investments Limited, for undertaking construction works without a valid NCC certificate. Police have also seized a house valued at K1,850,000 and a Mercedes Benz truck belonging to the two. In a statement, Monday, deputy…...
Grant Thornton saga, a storm in a teacup
PEOPLE, especially members of the Patriotic Front, have been raising concerns around the government’s decision to award a contract to a private company called Grant Thornton to audit security wings, or rather the Ministry of Defence. Others are pointing accusing fingers at President Hakainde Hichilema for “trying to divert public resources to a company in…...