We’ve taken interest in consent judgements in favour of UPND affiliates – ACC
ACTING Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director General Monica Mwansa says the commission has received over 540 complaints through the anonymous whistleblowers online system as of last week. Meanwhile, Mwansa says the commission has taken interest in the compensation of UPND affiliates through consent judgments. Last year, the Commission launched the Online Anonymous Whistleblower System (OAWS) to…...
CJ should step in, give direction on hate speech, sedition cases – M’membe
SOCIALIST Party president Fred M’membe has urged Chief Justice Dr Mumba Malila to intervene in cases of seditious practices and hate speech by giving direction on how they should be handled. M’membe made the appeal yesterday after he appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for mention in his seditious practices case, which Lusaka Resident Magistrate…...
Distinguish church from politics on national matters – Fr Chikoya
COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says the church’s stance on prevailing national issues like corruption and injustice should be distinguished from partisan politics. Vice-President Mutale Nalumango recently urged the church to desist from showing strong affiliations to political parties, stating that it could lead to divisions and mistrust among congregants…....
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BoZ takes over MyBucks due to insolvency
THE Bank of Zambia has announced that it has taken possession of Ecsponent Financial Services Limited, trading as MyBucks Zambia, due to insolvency. In a statement, Monday, Bank of Zambia Communications Assistant Director Besnat Mwanza said the Bank’s Board of Directors passed a resolution to take possession of MyBucks to safeguard the interests of depositors,…...
ACC arrests Katombola CDF committee chairperson for corruption
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Katombola CDF Committee Chairperson Sophia Jani for corrupt practices involving K190,000. The Commission discloses that Jani allegedly failed to disclose interest during a CDF Committee meeting on June 19, 2023, leading to the award of an empowerment loan amounting to K190,000 to her company, Mwabonwa Culture Experience. In a statement,…...
Selfish leaders made PF weak, not UPND
FINALLY, someone from the former ruling party has acknowledged that PF is not in a position to offer proper checks and balances to the current government because the opposition party is weak. Brenda Nyirenda, the Acting Deputy Secretary General of the Patriotic Front has, however, blamed UPND for her party’s fractured state. Indeed, one would…...
The Hidden Strategies: How the Tobacco Industry Targets Zambian Youths – Part 2
Introduction Last week we delved into a discussion around how the tobacco industry employs deceptive strategies to hook young people into consuming tobacco products. They employ tactics like positioning cigarettes near confectionaries, selling them near schools, and placing shops close to schools—thereby making tobacco products easily accessible to young consumers. Evidence from The Big Tobacco, […]
