Govt shouldn’t allow Vedanta to take control of KCM – MUZ
MINES Union of Zambia (MUZ) president Joseph Chewe says government should not allow Vedanta Resources to take control of Konkola Copper Mines. Last week the Court of Appeal reversed the decision of the Lusaka High Court in which it refused to refer the Konkola Copper Mines dispute between Vedanta Resources and ZCCM-IH to arbitration. This…...
Court adjourns Kalimanshi assault case to Dec 28
TRIAL has failed to commence in a case in which a Patriotic Front supporter, Innocent Kalimanshi, and two others are accused of assaulting three people, as one of the accused persons is unwell. The matter has since been adjourned to December 28, this year, for trial. In this matter, Kalimanshi, 34, Nathan Phiri, 43, and…...
Millennium Radio sues NHA for seizing its property
MILLENNIUM Radio Limited has dragged the National Housing Authority (NHA) to the Lusaka High Court seeking an order to stay the sale of its property, which the latter seized after the radio station fell behind on paying rentals. Patricia Chibiliti, the Millennium Radio executive director, said she is under reasonable fear and belief that the…...
Enact Tobacco Control Bill to stem rising deaths, NGO urges govt
THE Consortium on Tobacco and Nicotine has urged government to enact the long-awaited Tobacco and Nicotine Products Control Bill to prevent further tobacco-related deaths. Speaking to journalists in Lusaka, Tuesday, Zambia Media Network Against Tobacco chairperson Patina Phiri said the Tobacco and Nicotine Products Control Bill had been delayed for more than 10 years and…...
Look at me with favour when I seek contract renewal – Lungu
President Edgar Lungu has called on the people of Siavonga district to look at him “with favour” when as he seeks to renew his contract in 2021. And President Lungu says he is the only elected President in the country because other political party leaders are either hand picked or self appointed. Meanwhile, President Lungu…...
Govt shuts Lsk NRC centres due to COVID-19 infections
GOVERNMENT has closed all National Registration Centre (NRC) offices in Lusaka due to COVID-19 infections. And Monze Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu says all registration offices in Southern Province have also been closed to facilitate an audit of the mobile registration process that ended on November 5, 2020. “I would like to state…...
Teacher in court for obtaining money by false pretences
A 37-YEAR-OLD teacher of Kalonga Secondary School has been dragged to court for allegedly obtaining over K20,000 from another on pretext that he would secure sevens places for people to be employed as teachers in the Ministry of Education. Phillip Banda, who is charged with obtaining money by false pretences appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’…...
I didn’t mean the President when I said “Ch*kala Lungu”, Ndola man tells court
A NDOLA Businessman has told the Ndola Magistrates’ Court that he did not mean President Edgar Lungu when he said “Ch*kala Lungu”. And Ndola Principal Resident Magistrate Obbister Musukwa has set December 17, 2020 for judgement in a case where the Ndola Businessman is charged with defamation of the President. In this matter, Edward Zyambo,…...
We’ll comment on drug theft after investigations – MoH
MEDICAL Stores Limited (MSL) says investigations in a matter where several high ranking police officers have been detained for conniving to steal drugs from their stores are underway. And the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) says the Authority is concerned with the alleged theft of medicines at Medical Stores. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health says…...
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