Two non-FAZ officials sue state over seized passports, allege illegal detention
Two individuals, alleged to have improperly received allowances and airfares to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) from the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ), have taken the state to court, seeking the release of their passports. Madalitso Kamanga and Jairos Siame are also pursuing an order of certiorari to quash the state’s decision to withhold…...
Court orders car hire company to pay over K2.4m NAPSA contributions, penalties
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted City Drive Rent a Car Limited and sentenced the company to a fine of K400 for each of the four counts of failing to pay statutory contributions to the National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA). In default, the company’s directors face three months imprisonment. Magistrate Twiza Chiyumbe also ordered the…...
Muzala will make podium at Diamond League finale – Kalembo
ZAMBIA National Athletics coach Douglas Kalembo is confident that 2024 Paris Olympics bronze medallist Muzala Samukonga will secure a podium finish at the 2024 Diamond League finals taking place in Brussels, Belgium. Kalembo says Samukonga is a fighter who is ready for another tough contest in Belgium a month after he scooped bronze at the…...
Wanderers sink Lumwana Radiants
MIGHTY Mufulira Wanderers have escaped the relegation zone and moved to eighth on the MTN Zambia Super League table after beating Lumwana Radiants 2-0 in a rescheduled Week-4 fixture played at Lumwana Stadium in Kalumbila yesterday. Goals from debutant Motela Mulambya and Junior Zulu gifted Mufulira Wanderers their first win of the season to move…...
Court to rule on whether Munir has case to answer in Musokotwane, Milupi libel case
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has set October 28, 2024, as the date for a ruling in the case where Lumezi Independent Member of Parliament, Munir Zulu, is accused of making defamatory remarks against Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, Infrastructure Minister Charles Milupi, and Road Development Agency (RDA) Board Chairperson, Mulchand Kuntawala. During proceedings on Thursday, the…...
On recruiting civil servants, UPND has delivered better than expected
MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary Prof Christopher Simoonga says the ministry has received treasury approval to recruit 4,029 more health workers, with 1,322 of those positions allocated for promoting current staff. He says the Secretary to the Treasury has written to the Public Service Management Division (PSMD), authorising the ministry to proceed with the recruitment…...
DEC seizure explained: Lungu gave two vehicles to Archbishop Banda and his parish
THE Toyota Hilux vehicle which the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has seized from Lusaka Diocese Archbishop Alick Banda was gifted to him by former president Edgar Lungu, information has emerged. And DEC says Archbishop Banda forfeited the vehicle to the State after credible evidence showed that it was irregularly acquired. According to sources within the…...
Murder-accused IBA accountant seeks release
IBA accountant Francis Chipyoka has asked the Lusaka High Court to order his release from detention at Emmasdale Police Station, where he is held for the alleged murder of IBA Director General Guntila Muleya. Chipyoka, who has cited the Attorney General as the respondent, is seeking a declaration that his continued detention without being brought…...
We haven’t shut down Kariba Dam, we’re just managing water levels – Chikote
ENERGY Minister Makozo Chikote has refuted claims by PF faction secretary general Raphael Nakacinda that the Kariba Dam has been shut down. Chikote has admitted that this is the worst load-shedding period ever, but insists that it is because of the drought which has badly hit the country. In an interview, Thursday, Chikote said government…...
We dissolved ZAMMSA Board because we saw gaps – Muchima
HEALTH Minister Elijah Muchima says government decided to dissolve the ZAMMSA Board because of the gaps they noticed, adding that they want an effective board. After the dissolution of the ZAMMSA Board, former Board Chairperson Dr Anna Chifungula said on Wednesday that she had been planning to step down because there was too much interference…...
