Govt confirms ‘illegal’ loan deductions for civil servants
ACTING Finance Minister Chipoka Mulenga has confirmed that government is aware that some civil servants have been experiencing loan deductions on their payslips for loans they did not obtain. Responding to a question by Itezhi-Tezhi UPND MP Twaambo Mutinta, who wanted to find out if the government was aware that some civil servants, especially teachers…...
ACC nabs Serenje Council Chairperson over K20,000 corruption
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Serenje District Council Chairperson Staivous Mulumba for allegedly engaging in corrupt practices involving K20,000. In a statement released Wednesday, ACC Head of Corporate Communications Timothy Moono said Mulumba, 43, of House No. 1719, Low Density area in Serenje, had been charged with one count of corrupt practices by a…...
All eyes will be on me in 2026 – Kalaba
CITIZENS First leader Harry Kalaba says he is justified in believing he is one of Zambia’s preferred leaders, citing his third-place finish in the 2021 general elections. And Kalaba has expressed disappointment over the police’s handling of an alleged hit-and-run attempt on his life in Solwezi, saying officers trivialised the incident by reducing it to…...
Over 2m households benefited from emergency SCT programme – Minister
COMMUNITY Development and Social Services Minister Doreen Mwamba says more than two million households have benefited from the Emergency Social Cash Transfer (ECT) programme, which was rolled out in response to the drought crisis. And Mwamba says she is ready to present detailed reports on how funds under both the ECT and the Cash for…...
Bus and Taxi Drivers Association raises concern over single disc system
BUS and Taxi Drivers Association National Secretary Sydney Mbewe says the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA)’s decision to introduce a single disc for road tax, fitness, and insurance is a welcome move, but raised critical concerns about how the system will work for public transport vehicles. In an interview, Tuesday, Mbewe said while the…...
What’s the point in defending failed promises?
UPND Deputy National Spokesperson Elvis Nkandu, now says President Hakainde Hichilema never promised to reduce the price of mealie meal to K50 during the 2021 general election campaign. According to him, that promise was made in 2016, and had Zambians voted for President Hichilema then, he would have delivered on it because the economic conditions…...
Munali Nickel Mine reportedly shut down
MUNALI Nickel Mine in Chikankata District has reportedly been shut down. In an interview with ZANIS, the Spokesperson for Chief Naluama of the Tonga-speaking people of Chikankata said he wasn’t aware of the actual reasons for the mine’s closure but lamented, that “the mine is what we rely upon in this area”. He also expressed…...
High Court upholds 3-year sentence for Kampyongo’s wife
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court Division, has upheld the three-year jail term imposed on Wanziya Chirwa, the wife of former minister of home affairs, Stephen Kampyongo. Last year, Lusaka Magistrate Sylvia Munyinya convicted and sentenced Chirwa to three years simple imprisonment for being in possession of property suspected of being proceeds of…...
Court finds fake Gary Nkombo with case to answer
LUSAKA Principal Resident Magistrate Sylvia Munyinya has found a 27-year-old man with a case to answer in a matter where he is accused of impersonating former Local Government and Rural Development minister Gary Nkombo. In this matter, Simon Mwalubulo is facing one count of identity-related crimes, contrary to Section 53 of the Cyber Security and…...
Sin tax hike will boost govt revenue – Chipoka
COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says the government’s decision to increase taxes on alcohol and other luxury goods, commonly referred to as sin tax, is a strategic move to boost VAT revenue and drive broader socio-economic development. Sin tax is an excise tax applied to certain goods like alcohol or tobacco, which are…...