Court sets free former IDC boss, 6 others in Mukula case
LUSAKA Magistrate Ireen Wishimanga has acquitted former Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Chief Executive Officer Mateyo Kaluba and six others in a matter where they were facing 41 charges of abuse of authority and attempting to export Mukula. Magistrate Wishimanga says the state prosecution failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt. Kaluba was jointly charged…...
ERB rejects Zesco’s tariff hike proposal
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has rejected Zesco’s application for an emergency tariff hike, noting that increased tariffs would inevitably increase the cost of living and worsen the current state of affairs. Last Sunday, ERB said it had received an application from Zesco for the approval of an emergency tariff adjustment for its Residential, Commercial…...
LCC moves to expand Chingwere Cemetery
THE Lusaka City Council has announced that it has engaged a contractor to expand Chingwere Cemetery in response to the critical shortage of burial space in Lusaka. In a statement, Friday, LCC Assistant Public Relations Manager Nyambe Bulumba said the contractor has started work, levelling the seven surrounding hills to create additional burial plots. “In…...
Electoral Reform Committee completes its desk review of electoral laws
THE Electoral Reform Technical Committee (ERTC) has announced the successful completion of a comprehensive desk review of the current electoral laws and processes. The committee says the desk review aimed to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the current electoral laws and processes, benchmark best practices from other jurisdictions, and establish a solid foundation for…...
IBA resumes operations
INDEPENDENT Broadcasting Authority (IBA) board chairperson Chisokola Chuula has announced the resumption of operations at the authority. The IBA offices were cordoned off by law enforcement agencies and declared a crime scene following the tragic killing of its former Director General, Guntilla Muleya, on July 23, 2024. Three police officers, a civilian and IBA accountant…...
Sean Tembo sues state over ZAMBEEF farm purchase
PATRIOTS for Economic Progress (PeP) leader Sean Tembo has sued the state in the Lusaka High Court over the purchase of ZAMBEEF’s Chiawa farm at US$13.5 million. Tembo, who has cited the Attorney General, wants an order of certiorari to declare that the decision to purchase the private land at US$13.5 million is unlawful, irrational,…...
Chitotela loses case challenging ACC seizure of his property
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court division, has dismissed the matter in which former Infrastructure minister Ronald Chitotela sued the ACC, seeking a declaration that his State Lodge property, seized by the commission, was legally and genuinely acquired. The court dismissed the petition on the grounds that Chitotela failed to prove his claims…...
Govt destroys 3,288 bags of toxic mealie meal
GOVERNMENT has destroyed 3,288 25kg bags of mealie meal and 10 metric tonnes of dog food containing high levels of aflatoxin. Government has further disclosed that National Milling also tested positive for Aflatoxin, both in its breakfast and roller mealie meal, while H.M Milling tested positive only for its roller meal, bringing the total number…...
News Diggers! Lite Edition 075 Saturday August 24, 2024
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Nakacinda’s attempt to incite the public with genocide claim is bad politics
HEALTH Minister Elijah Muchima has warned PF faction secretary general Raphael Nakacinda over his allegation that President Hakainde Hichilema has offloaded toxic mealie meal on the market through ZNS’ Eagle milling in order to kill citizens. Mr Nakacinda has claimed that the UPND government is deliberately conducting genocide in order to reduce the population. Raphael…...
