Jay Jay gets K150 fine for disorderly conduct in a police station
LUSAKA High Court judge Wilfred Muma says police stations are supposed to be respected because that’s where everyone runs to for protection. Judge Muma said this when he fined suspended Eastern Province PF youth chairperson Emmanuel Banda, commonly known as Jay Jay, and three others K150 each for disorderly conduct in a police station, Thursday…....
Judge Nkonde faces removal as court lifts injunction
THE Lusaka High Court has lifted a stay filed by Judge Sunday Nkonde preventing the President from suspending him to pave way for his suspension and investigation of his alleged misconduct, following recommendation from the Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) in 2018. This a matter in which Judge Nkonde, as an applicant, challenged the Commission’s decision […]
Zambia Police paid K499,827 for undelivered munitions – AG
THE Auditor General’s Report has revealed that the Zambia Police Service engaged Gun Pro Africa Limited for the supply supply and delivery of various types of munitions at a contract sum of K499,827, which were not delivered. According to the Report of the Auditor General on the accounts of the republic for the financial year…...
Misapplication of funds meant for social protection increasing food insecurity – CSO-SUN
CIVIL Society Scaling-up Nutrition (CSO-SUN) Alliance country coordinator Mathews Mhuru has called on government to ensure resources meant for social protection programmes are not misapplied as this leaves the intended beneficiaries at a higher risk of food insecurity. In an interview, Mhuru said the pulling out of the World Food Programme (WFP) in the school…...
People will celebrate when Lungu leaves office – UPND
UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says Zambians will celebrate when President Edgar Lungu leaves office, adding that it is wishful thinking for the Head of State to say people will miss him. And Chirundu UPND member of parliament Douglas Syakalima says President Lungu will not even be on the ballot paper because he doesn’t qualify to…...
Govt must show seriousness in order to gain bondholders’ trust – CTPD
THE Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) says government needs to be more serious if its intentions are to be trusted as it engages with creditors. In a statement, Wednesday, CTPD researcher Wakumelo Mataa said there were too many contradictions in the manner in which government was handling resources. “We find it contradictory that,…...
Magistrate threatens to close Kambwili’s racial remarks case
LUSAKA Magistrate Jennifer Bwalya has warned that the State will be deemed to have closed a matter in which NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili is accused of expressing racial remarks against an Indian national should the matter not proceed at the next sitting. Magistrate Bwalya also agreed with concerns by the defence that the matter has…...
DEC raids UNZALARU offices
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has raided University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) offices over suspected money laundering activities. UNZALARU general secretary Dr Kelvin Mambwe confirmed this to News Diggers in an interview, saying a member of staff had reported the union to the commission after some financial information was leaked on social…...
Dundumwezi voting will replicate itself in all UPND strongholds come 2021, brags Katuka
UPND SECRETARY general Steven Katuka says the Dundumwezi voting pattern will be replicated across the opposition party’s strongholds next year because the people are convinced more than ever before that there is need for regime change. In 2016, President Edgar Lungu got only 252 votes in that area while his rival, Hakainde Hichilema, of the…...
HRC condemns tribal campaigns, advises PF to stop dragging Tongas in attacks against HH
The Human Rights Commission has condemned the continued tribal remarks being uttered by some PF members. And the HRC says the PF will leave a legacy of having divided the nation using tribe. Over the weekend during a campaign in Kapiri Mposhi organised by Kabushi member of parliament and chairperson of the PF Mobilisation Committee…...