It wasn’t only Africans, most Heads of State moved by bus to prevent traffic at Queen’s funeral – Haimbe
ACTING Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe says most Heads of State who were invited to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London used the VIP coaches to prevent unnecessary congestion. On Monday, Facebook was flooded with images of some African Heads of State and representatives in a coach, contrasted by photos of US President Joe…...
HH considers most, if not all advice from his advisors – Ngoma
SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Politics Levy Ngoma says there’s no handler at State House who is President Hakainde Hichilema’s praise singer, adding that most, if not all advice, is actually taken into consideration by the Head of State. And Ngoma says he is ensuring that he advises President Hichilema correctly on politics for…...
MoF sent over K70m into GBM’s account, Atlas Mara banker tells court
A BANKER at Atlas Mara Limited has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that over K70 million was transferred from the Ministry of Finance into former defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba’s bank account which was held at the bank between 2020 and 2021. Idah Kaluba Chilumbu was testifying in a matter in which Mwamba is facing…...
It’s senseless to declare dividends while running on overdrafts, Tayali tells new ZACL board
TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali has urged the newly appointed Zambia Airports Corporation Limited Board to attain financial sustainability, saying it doesn’t make economic sense to pay dividends while running on over drafts from Zanaco. Speaking when he unveiled the ZACL Board, Tuesday, Tayali said the Board should ensure that the disposal of assets,…...
PF jump like headless chickens whenever someone mentions police – Matambo
COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo says PF members jump like headless chickens whenever someone mentions police because the guilty are always afraid. On Monday, acting PF president Given Lubinda accused Matambo of instructing police to arrest Kabushi PF aspiring candidate Bowman Lusambo. Commenting on this in an interview, Matambo described Lubinda’s allegations as nonsense. “I…...
Court hears how murder-accused Lsk teenager lied that he is a Juvenile
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has committed 19-year-old Bushimbwa Mwalacheya of Salama Park, who is accused of killing his parents, to the High Court for trial. When the matter come up before magistrate Jacqueline Gondwe for an explanation of the charge and committal to the High Court, Bushimbwa’s auntie, Bernadette Mwalacheya, told the court that the…...
There’s nothing unusual about cancellation of drug supply tender – ZAMMSA DG
THE Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) says the cancellation of a tender for the supply and delivery of additional essential medicines and medical supplies is nothing unusual, observing that nowadays, anything being done is subject to scrutiny. And the Agency says it currently doesn’t owe any drug suppliers because it only offers contracts…...
Constitution amendments must be driven by citizens, not the party in power
THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says people must not get tired of going to the Constitutional Court in order to seek interpretation of various clauses in the Constitution. President of the association Lungisani Zulu says the fact that the Constitution needs interpretation doesn’t make it bad. He was condemning a tendency among politicians where…...
Police remain active in pursuing LGBT cases – Govt
GOVERNMENT has called on stakeholders to join hands in scaling up the fight against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender practices in the country. In a statement, Tuesday, chief government spokesperson Chushi Kasanda warned that anyone found in such acts of “gross indecency” was liable to prosecution in the Courts of Law. “Government wishes to reaffirm…...
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