Kidist’s lawyers ask Police, NPA not to grant Elias Musyani bail
LAWYERS representing renowned musician Elton Mulenga alias Yo Maps’ wife Kidist Kifle have asked the Police and the National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) not to grant social media blogger Elias Musyani bail. Nsapato & Co. Advocates have told the police that Musyani has displayed cryptic venom of hate against Kidist and cannot be let loose and…...
Former army commander denies trespassing on Veep’s press aide’s house
FORMER Zambia Army commander Paul Mihova has denied allegations of trespassing and damaging household goods at the residence of Vice-President Mutale Nalumango’s Press Aide Njenje Chizu in 2022. Mihova has told the Lusaka High Court that Chizu’s allegations contain falsehoods and are a figment of imagination. This is in a matter in which Chizu and…...
Harassment of Mbaya an attempt to provoke Lungu – Nakacinda
PATRIOTIC FRONT (PF) faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda says the “harassment” of Martin Mbaya by the Drug Enforcement Commission is an attempt to provoke former president Edgar Lungu. And Nakacinda says DEC’s decision to pick Mbaya up while he was in church must be highly condemned. On Sunday, DEC confirmed that it picked up Mbaya,…...
No unnecessary maize movements as we tackle food insecurity in communities – FRA
THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) says there shall be no unnecessary movement of maize from one beneficiary district of the Community Sales Programme to another as it implements interventions to combat food insecurity. In a statement, Monday, FRA Executive Director Mwansa Chamatete advised affected communities to avoid panic buying in order to rationalise and sustain…...
We’ve asked Interpol to place Tayali on red notice, police tell court
LUSAKA Magistrate Sylvia Munyinya has issued a bench warrant against EFF leader Chilufya Tayali in a matter in which he is in court for alleging that Senior Chief Mukuni is the brainchild of the gassing incidents that occurred in the country between 2019 and 2022. Meanwhile, Tayali’s arresting officer in a matter in which he…...
Authorisation of maize imports a forward-planning measure – Govt
AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri has described government’s move to allow the importation of maize as a forward-planning measure aimed at ensuring that no citizen dies of hunger due to the drought situation. In a recently issued notice, Mtolo disclosed that government had granted authority for the importation of white and yellow non-genetically modified maize grain…...
I don’t own any property in Eswatini – Lungu
FORMER president Edgar Lungu has denied owning any property in Eswatini, stating that even though King Mswati III offered him a plot in a gated golf estate during his 2018 visit to that country, he chose not to take it up. He says this was particularly after the hullabaloo in Zambia, alleging that the gift…...
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ZICB ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN
ACC nabs cop for corruption involving K50,000
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Sergeant Susan Yuyi of the Zambia Police Service and charged her with Abuse of Authority of Office and Corrupt Practices involving K50,000. In a statement yesterday, ACC Head of Corporate Communications Timothy Moono disclosed that Yuyi, a 30-year-old Police Officer based at Kabulonga Police Post, abused the authority of her…...
