Court to deliver judgement in Tayali’s absence in case of inciting mutiny
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has set December 24, 2024, as the date for judgement in the matter where Economic and Equity Party (EEP) leader Chilufya Tayali is charged with inciting mutiny. Magistrate Kelvin Soma will deliver judgement in the absence of Tayali, who has been out of the country for several months. In this matter,…...
Mwila has no powers to adopt anyone, he’s obsolete, Mumba fights back
KANTANSHI PF member of parliament Anthony Mumba says he is not a UPND sympathiser. He adds that former PF secretary general Davies Mwila is politically obsolete and has no powers to adopt anyone in the party. Mwila recently said all PF MPs who called for former president Edgar Lungu’s retirement will not be adopted in…...
LAZ president in tussle with council members over plight of new lawyers
LAW Association of Zambia president Lungisani Zulu has suspended two council members who proposed that new lawyers being called to the Bar between December 16 and 20, 2024 should be exempted from paying 2024 subscription fees. But the two council members, Arnold Kaluba and Mulenga Sholomo, have through their lawyers threatened to sue Zulu if…...
We have enough MPs, we’re not interested in Chilangwa’s seat – UPND
KATOMBOLA UPND member of parliament Clement Andeleki has reiterated that the current law against corruption is very weak and bad, adding that it does not discourage perpetrators of the crime. Meanwhile, Andeleki says the UPND is not interested in Nickson Chilangwa’s Kawambwa seat, insisting that the party has enough MPs to pass legislation in the…...
SANAC calls for investigation of former MOH PS, other fired officials
SOUTHERN Africa Network Against Corruption (SANAC) president Dr Kasenzi Kalenga has welcomed the dismissal of former Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Christopher Simoonga, Foreign Affairs PS Hope Situmbeko and Energy PS Francesca Zyambo. However, Kalenga has called for an investigation into the former PSs, particularly Prof Simoonga, who was fired following the Global Fund tender…...
We’re engaging NAPSA, ZRA, others regarding K3.5bn council debt – Govt
MINISTRY of Local Government Permanent Secretary Nicholas Phiri says government is engaging NAPSA and ZRA to see how they can help local authorities quickly move away from their debt situation. The Auditor General’s Report on the audit of accounts of local authorities for the financial year ended December 31, 2023, revealed that 109 councils owe…...
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Drunk driver who crashed into George Kunda Toll Gate jailed for 3 years
THE National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) has announced that tolling operations at George Kunda Toll Gate in Mkushi will resume this week after being suspended for two weeks following a truck accident on November 30, 2024. Meanwhile, the Mkushi Magistrates’ Court has sentenced the truck driver who caused the accident, Henry Musariri, 49, to three…...
MET warns of heavy rains across Zambia due to Cyclone Chido
THE Zambia Meteorological Department (MET) says while Tropical Cyclone Chido is unlikely to directly impact Zambia, its indirect influence, combined with other weather systems, is expected to cause significant rainfall and strong winds in various parts of the country. In a weather alert dated December 14, 2024, MET warned that significant rainfall between December 15…...
Language of the young
There were times when communicating was a cinch. However not so anymore. With the changing world, the language we have used to express ourselves has gone for an unneeded revamp. The youngsters of the present generation – the Gen-Z’s, not the millennials or whatever the previous generations were named – speak in a language that […]
