27 ex-senior cops sue govt for illegal dismissal
TWENTY-SEVEN senior police officers have sued the State in the Lusaka High Court challenging the termination of their employment, disclosing that one of them even suffered a stroke upon receiving the news. The 27 have submitted that they were informed in uniform letters dated October 6, 2022 that their employment in the Zambia Police Service…...
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ACC nabs ex-MoH Head of Procurement in Honeybee Case
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested and charged former Ministry of Health Head of Procurement Wilson Lungu for conspiracy to defraud the government of over US$17.9 million in the Honeybee drug supply tender. The Commission recently arrested former Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya, former Ministry of Health PS Administration Kakulubelwa Mulalelo, and Honeybee Pharmacy Limited…...
Police narrate how 6 Kafue girls faked abduction to cohabit with arrested suspects
POLICE have apprehended two Kafue men aged 24 and 29 for defilement while they are searching for three other suspects who are on the run. In a statement, Thursday, deputy police public relations officer Danny Mwale said six female juveniles aged between 11 and 15 would run away from their parents’ houses to spend time…...
Haalubono urges Buffaloes to fight and Conquer
COSAFA Champions Green Buffaloes Women Football Club jetted out of the country for Morocco ahead of the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League which kicks off this weekend with coach Charles Haalubono challenging his lasses to fight and conquer. Speaking in an interview before departure at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA), Haalubono said time has…...
HH dates Lesotho
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema is on Friday scheduled to travel to Maseru, Lesotho, for Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane’s inauguration as Prime Minister. In a statement, Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Stanley Kakubo said President Hichilema would return immediately after the ceremony. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation wishes to inform the Nation…...
World Bank approves $275m concessional financing for Zambia
FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has announced that the World Bank has approved $275 million concessional financing for Zambia. In a statement, Thursday, Dr Musokotane said the approval was granted through the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), at a meeting held on October 25, 2022. He explained that the Development Policy Credit would mainly…...
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Zambia rugby women’s team suffers defeat against Uganda
THE Zambia women’s 15s rugby national team suffered a humbling defeat at the hands of hosts Uganda at the ongoing 2022 Rugby Africa Women’s Cup Pool B qualifiers at the Muteesa II Wankulukuku stadium. Coach John Chibamba described the loss as painful, adding that the score line does not reflect the actual game. Chibamba attributed…...
Mutapa ropes in 5 U20 players into U23 squad ahead of Sierra Leone return leg
UNDER-23 national team coach Oswald Mutapa has roped in five members of the triumphant 2022 COSAFA U-20 team into his team ahead of the return leg of the 2023 U-23 AFCON qualifier against Sierra Leone at the Heroes Stadium. And Chipolopolo midfielder Klings Kangwa has urged the team to sacrifice a little and deliver a…...