CEC seeks enforcement order for KCM to repay $29.6m debt
COPPERBELT Energy Corporation (CEC) has asked the High Court to grant it an enforcement order directing KCM to pay the first installment towards its US$29,609,678.63 debt. KCM owes about 676 creditors that have been divided into two classes. Earlier this year, KCM proposed a debt repayment scheme of arrangement which was approved by Justice Charles…...
Lungu instructs his lawyers to challenge detention of 2 youths for mocking HH on TikTok
FORMER president Edgar Lungu says he has instructed his lawyers to legally challenge the continued detention of two brothers, Elijah and Ernest Kaumba, originally from Kalulushi, who have been detained at Ridgeway Police Station for mocking President Hakainde Hichilema in a TikTok video. Meanwhile, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says contrary to assertions that the suspects…...
Mapani bids farewell to Zesco
OUTGOING Zesco Managing Director Victor Mapani has bid farewell to the utility company following the expiration of his contract on December 2, 2024. Mapani was Zesco Managing Director from 2021. In his farewell letter to Zesco, Monday, Mapani said he appreciated his journey with the utility company which was marred with both hurdles and successes…....
Let the criminals under PF face their fate, time for UPND thieves will soon come
YESTERDAY we disagreed with critics of the UPND government who claim that the party in power has been using a tribal lens to target individuals from the former ruling party who must serve jail time. We explained that the former ruling party concentrated its government appointments in particular regions, and as a consequence, those who…...
DRC gunmen kill ZNS officer
DRC gunmen on Sunday killed a ZNS officer in Chichele plantation in Kawama, Masaiti District after an exchange of gunfire. According to sources, four ZNS officers conducting operation “Buhobe,” meant to prevent mealie meal smuggling were ambushed by Congolese gunmen. The sources narrated that Zambian soldiers had earlier confiscated a smuggled consignment of mealie meal…...
Violence won’t be tolerated in Kawambwa, let’s use mouths to campaign – Nkombo
WE won’t tolerate any violent acts in Kawambwa, we must use our mouths to talk to the people, says UPND Chairman for Elections Gary Nkombo. And Nkombo says citizens must remember that the Kawambwa by-elections slated for December 20 were caused by people who were reckless. Commenting on former president Edgar Lungu’s statement that he…...
Withdraw Cyber Security, Crimes Bills; they were poorly drafted, rushed – CSOs
A CONSORTIUM of civil society organisations has urged the UPND administration to withdraw the Cyber Security, Cyber Crimes and Anti-Terrorism Bills currently before Parliament and subject them to broader consultation. They argue that enacting the Cyber Crimes and Cyber Security Bills, which contain provisions that undermine human rights, sets a dangerous precedent, adding that Zambia’s…...
Future is bright, we’ll have a fat treasury – Chipoka
COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says a time will come when Zambia will have a heavy and fat treasury, but stresses the need for everyone to work hard to achieve that. And Mulenga has refuted claims that the sale of maize from the country’s reserves caused the increase in mealie meal prices, explaining…...
Esther asks court to halt forfeiture of her flats
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s wife, Esther, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Court to stay the execution of its judgement forfeiting her 15 double-storey flats to the state. On September 27, 2024, the High Court ordered that Esther’s flats be forfeited to the state, as they were tainted properties. She then challenged the judgement…...
We’re not shutting down – StanChart
STANDARD Chartered Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Sonny Zulu says the bank is not shutting down operations in the country. Last week, Standard Chartered announced its intentions to sell its wealth and retail banking business. Speaking when he featured on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview programme, Zulu clarified that the bank would continue its operations in…...
