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Car-hire company manager testifies in IBA DG’s murder case
A MANAGING Director at Opulent Trek Car Hire and Tours has told the Lusaka High Court that a maroon RAV4 vehicle was hired by Caleb Zulu, a police officer, one of the suspects in the murder of IBA Director General Guntila Muleya, for police operations. Saviour Musonda, who identified the vehicle as a Toyota RAV4,…...
We can’t afford indefinite mourning – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has declared that the national mourning period is over. And President Hichilema says government remains open for further engagement with the family of former president Edgar Lungu over repatriation of his remains and funeral arrangements. The cancellation of the mourning period follows a decision by Lungu’s family that his remains will no…...
Reappointment of Kunda as WARMA Board Chairperson undermines corruption fight – ZCLU
ZAMBIAN Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU) Executive Director Isaac Mwanza says the reappointment of Dr John Kunda as Chairperson of the WARMA Board of Directors demonstrates a troubling lack of commitment by the UPND government to depart from failures of past regimes. On Monday, Water Development and Sanitation Minister Collins Nzovu announced the appointment of a…...
VJ, Mutati remember FTJ on his 14th memorial
VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says late former president Fredrick Chiluba’s contribution to democracy continues to inspire many Zambians today. And Science and Technology Minister Felix Mutati Minister says government will emulate Dr Chiluba’s path of promoting liberalisation. Meanwhile, Pentecostal Assemblies of God presiding-Bishop, Bishop Joshua Banda says Dr Chiluba’s declaration of Zambia as a Christian…...
Mpika council seizes expired drinks worth K17, 000
MPIKA Town Council Public Relations Officer Mushota Mpundu says the council has seized 90 cases of expired Devine drinks from various shops across the district. Mpundu says the confiscated drinks, worth approximately K17,000, have since been disposed of. He warned that the council will not hesitate to seize and destroy any products deemed hazardous to…...
Wynter can’t know Lungu’s death wish – PF
PATRIOTIC Front acting deputy secretary general Brenda Nyirenda says Wynter Kabimba cannot know the late former president Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s death wish. Nyirenda was reacting to Kabimba’s remarks that he knew Lungu very well and he could not have wished for President Hakainde Hichilema to stay away from his funeral. In an interview, Tuesday, Nyirenda…...
Court adjourns Kelvin Sampa’s theft case
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has adjourned to July 18, 2025, a case in which former Kasama Member of Parliament Kelvin Sampa is accused of stealing US$5,600 and K6,600 from a Nigerian national. The matter came up for cross-examination on Wednesday before Magistrate Kawama Mwamfuli, but the State requested an adjournment, citing the absence of key…...
Court denies Charles Mushota bail pending appeal
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has denied former Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Permanent Secretary Charles Mushota bail pending appeal of his four-year prison sentence. Mushota, who was convicted in March for willful failure to follow procurement procedures in the purchase of a government building valued at over US$5 million, had applied for bail…...
I last saw Kalaba in 2023 before discovery of his skeletal remains, tenant tells court
A TENANT of Sylvia Mutaba, the woman accused of being found in possession of her husband George Kalaba’s skeletal remains, has told the Lusaka High Court that he last saw Kalaba in September 2023. Testifying before High Court Judge Anna Ononuuju, Tuesday, Danny Mubanga, 56, said Kalaba appeared to be in poor health the last…...