A person who doesn’t use campaign materials of contesting candidates risks prosecution – ECZ
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia says a person who contravenes Section 89 of the Electoral Process Act, which allows a person to use campaign regalia of a contesting candidate or political party, is liable to a fine of K60,000 or maximum imprisonment of two years. And ECZ says it is not against its stakeholders forming…...
FRA to export 1m tonnes of surplus maize to DRC
THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) says Zambia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to export one million metric tonnes of surplus maize. FRA Board Chairperson Suresh Desai said the move is part of broader efforts to tap into the growing demand for maize in the region, adding…...
We’re engaging the Lungu family quietly – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says government has continued to engage the family of the sixth president Edgar Lungu quietly. And President Hichilema says it is the wish of the Zambian people to bury Lungu in the country. Speaking during the signing of the Book of Condolences in honour of the late former president of Nigeria Muhammadu…...
ACC arrests Stardy shortly after DPP enters nolle in his Gulfstream corruption case
LAW enforcement officers have re-arrested former Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Stardy Mwale and five others shortly after the state entered a nolle prosequi in a case involving corruption and irregularities in the procurement of a Gulfstream G650-ER Jet. Mwale was jointly charged with Isabel Chinji, Michael Mbewe, Evaristo Sakala, Frank Sinyangwe, and Dr John…...
On campaign regalia, UPND is once again depriving others the rights it enjoyed in opposition
SOME Zambians who followed politics around four decades ago will remember a very bizarre story of a Republican President who went to the extent of modifying the law to make motor vehicle theft a non-bailable offence in order to target one particular resident who had been giving him sleepless nights. A story is told that…...
I’m longest serving Transport Minister because I know what I’m doing, boasts Tayali
TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali says he is perhaps the longest-serving Minister in his portfolio because he knows what he is doing. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Tayali suggested that some lawmakers may benefit from in-house training on aviation matters, after Chilubi PF member of parliament Mulenga Fube cited Ethiopian Airlines as an example…...
Chiyangi dumps Nkwazi for Buffaloes
GREEN Buffaloes is today set to officially unveil seasoned tactician Aggrey Chiyangi as the new head coach ahead of the 2024/25 MTN Super League season. According to reliable sources within the club, Chiyangi has agreed to take over the reins from Masauso Tembo, whose contract was not renewed despite leading the Army-sponsored side to a…...
ZRA unearths alcohol smuggling scam worth K750,000
THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has intercepted two trucks involved in an alcohol smuggling operation worth K750,000, in which the goods were concealed under other cargo to evade detection. In a statement issued on Thursday, ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Oliver Nzala revealed that one of the trucks, which had been declared as carrying rice and…...
We’ve arrested 56 after ZAMMSA audit – ACC
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has concluded a forensic audit into the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA), resulting in the raid of 206 pharmacies across the country, 56 arrests, 30 active court cases, and 26 others under investigation. ACC Director General Daphne Chabu has revealed that the investigation has uncovered deep-rooted irregularities in ZAMMSA’s…...
ZAMMSA bought cholera drugs already in stock, blocked Egyptian supply – Report
A FORENSIC audit into suspected drug pilferage has revealed that ZAMMSA ‘unnecessarily’ procured K16.5 million worth of IV fluids, the majority of which were short-dated, from three suppliers during the 2024 cholera outbreak, despite having IV fluids in stock and in the pipeline. The PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) audit has revealed that during this same period, 13…...