Court urges state to accommodate inmates in some forfeited properties
THE Lusaka High Court has urged the state to consider converting one or more properties forfeited to the state for being proceeds of crime into accommodation facilities for inmates to help decongest prisons. High Court Judge Geoffrey Mulenga made the appeal during the opening of a criminal session in Lusaka yesterday after he was informed…...
Lubinda eyeing PF presidency, he’s only pretending to care about Lungu – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says Given Lubinda is tactically positioning himself to become PF president, which is why he is making fanatical statements like, “whether HH likes it or not, ECL will be on the ballot”. On Friday, while addressing Petauke residents at a rally, Lubinda insisted that former president Edgar Lungu would contest…...
Kasumbalesa cholera causing us mental stress – Truck drivers
THE Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Truck Drivers Association of Zambia says the outbreak of cholera at Kasumbalesa Border Post has caused mental stress on truck drivers. The Ministry of Health has declared Kasumbalesa as the epicentre of the Copperbelt cholera outbreak. In the past 24 hours, one new case was recorded in the area…....
If you were recruited through the back door, prepare for prison, Muchima warns
HEALTH Minister Elijah Muchima has warned that those who were fraudulently employed during the recent health worker recruitment should prepare to go to prison. And Muchima has commended the Ndola Teaching Hospital administration for managing the health facility well, stating that the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) should learn from the facility. On the other hand,…...
ACC quizzes Livingstone Mayor for corruption
LIVINGSTONE Mayor Constance Nalishebo Muleabai spent over two hours yesterday being questioned by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged corruption and abuse of office. Last year, an investigation linked Muleabai to a bribery scandal in which she allegedly received K180,000 from the owner of Zam Nuka Farm Ltd to facilitate the cancellation of property rates…...
Couple dies while digging for gold in Lumezi
EASTERN Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba has confirmed that a couple and another person died after a pit collapsed on them while they were illegally mining gold in Lumezi District. In an interview, Mweemba identified the victims as Winstone Mwale and Grace Nkhoma, a couple, as well as Peter Banda. Mweemba said the incident…...
Pule sues state for charging him with seditious practices
CHRISTIAN Democratic Party president Apostle Dan Pule has petitioned the High Court over the state’s decision to arrest and charge him with seditious practices, arguing that the law is outdated. Pule argues that sedition laws have been criticised by UN, human rights experts, courts, and others for being a weapon used by governments to violate…...
NPA celebrates jailing of former FIC clerk for fraud, theft
THE National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has announced that it has secured the conviction of a former FIC clerk, Eric Ndhlovu, who has been sentenced for stealing K108,000 from the institution. According to the NPA, Ndhlovu was convicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Court on 48 counts, including forgery, uttering false documents, theft by a…...
We expected a drop in fuel prices – OMCAZ
THE Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia says it was expecting ERB to reduce fuel pump prices due to the decline in international oil prices following Donald Trump’s engagement with oil producing countries. On Friday, the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) increased the pump price of petrol from K34.67 to K34.98 and diesel from K32.43 to…...
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