Govt sub-contracts Grant Thornton to audit security wings, as PF MPs question move
VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says the Office of the Auditor General has authority to sub-contract a private audit firm to audit state institutions. Vice-President Nalumango says people shouldn’t be bothered about who does the audit because results will still be the same. But Lunte PF MP Mutotwe Kafwaya says President Hakainde Hichilema must fire the Auditor…...
HH salutes soldiers as he honours World War veterans
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema and various stakeholders on Sunday observed the Remembrance Day in honour of the men and women who sacrificed their lives in defence of the values of freedom during the First and Second World Wars. In a Facebook post, Sunday, President Hichilema said the country would remember their gallantry and selfless aspiration to…...
Masebo under spotlight as she reads wrong speech at CDC event
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo was put under social media spotlight over the weekend after she briefly read a wrong speech during the CDC Southern African launch of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods programme on Friday. Netizens took turns debating “Masebo’s incompetence” while others blamed the incident on her permanent secretary and personal assistants for failing…...
We lost most by-elections because we campaigned without money – PF
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says the former ruling party lost most seats in the recently held council chairperson by-elections because they campaigned without money. In an interview, Mwila said President Hakainde Hichilema shouldn’t be cheated that UPND was popular because PF also used to win by-elections while in government. “We didn’t have resources,…...
Jailed Zambian student dies while fighting in Russia/Ukraine war
GOVERNMENT has disclosed that it has engaged the Russian authorities to ascertain how a 23-year-old Zambian student who was serving a 9-year prison sentence in that country died while fighting in Ukraine, two months ago. During a media briefing, Monday, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Stanley Kakubo said Lemekhani Nyirenda, who was pursuing nuclear…...
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Euronext lifts non-compliance sanctions placed on ZCCM-IH
THE Paris Euronext Access Stock Exchange has lifted sanctions placed on ZCCM-IH in which it transferred the company’s listed shares to the penalty bench for non-publication of the 2021 financial statements by or before June 30, 2022. In a statement, Monday, ZCCM-IH corporate affairs manager Loisa Mbatha said the lifting of the sanction followed the…...
Lt Mwaba has personality disorder, he showed no remorse about partner’s death – witness
A CONSULTANT psychiatrist at Chainama Hills Hospital has testified that murder-accused Zambia Army Officer, Lieutenant Nigel Mwaba suffers from borderline personality disorder, a mental illness that severely impacts a person’s ability to regulate their emotions. Dr Patrick Msoni, who is Lt Mwaba’s first defence witness, told the Lusaka High Court that during an interview with…...
ZPPA permanently bars 3 entities from participating in public procurement
ZPPA has revealed that it has permanently barred Suwilo General Dealers Limited, Hycromax Zambia Enterprises Limited and SAMQUIP Zambia Limited from participating in public procurement for misconduct relating to submission of bids, collusion and price fixing. In a statement, Monday, ZPPA principal officer, public relations Iñutu Mushambatwa said investigations established that there was collusion and…...
Chitotela has been given an opportunity to clear his name – TI-Z
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has welcomed the court’s decision to order that criminal proceedings should be recommenced against Ronald Chitotela, arguing that this is a chance for him to clear his name. In response to a press query, TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe said the immunity deal between Chitotela and ACC had left a bitter…...