Archive: 26 September 2019
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Judiciary wants presidential petition heard in 45 daysSupreme Court, High Court and Magistrate Court registrars who are representing the judiciary in the Constitution Amendment Bill consultation process have submitted to the parliamentary select committee that the period for determining a presidential election […]
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ZICTA technician testifies in Lukuku’s sedition caseA Cyber Security technician from ZICTA has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that a message which was allegedly inciting riots against the Chinese was sent to six WhatsApp groups using Republican Progressive Party (RPP) leader […]
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Oriental Quarries takes Lorita’s agency matter to courtOriental Quarries Boxing Promotion (OQBP) manager Christopher Malunga has applied for an interim injunction in the Lusaka High Court to compel Expendito Chipalo and the Zambia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board to stop carrying […]
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Land Alliance bemoans rising bogus land transactionsThe Zambia Land Alliance says there is so much chaos in the country’s land sector where unscrupulous dealers are duping unsuspecting people on bogus land deals, while the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry […]
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ACC needs more funds to fight electoral corruption ahead of 2021, says LifukaTransparency International Zambia (TIZ) chapter president Rueben Lifuka says his organisation expects increased funding to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in the 2020 national budget so that they can adequately prepare for election related corruption ahead […]
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Lusaka clergyman in court for theftA 55-year-old clergyman of Lusaka’s Chawama area has been dragged to court for allegedly stealing over 40,000 Canadian dollars entrusted to him by a medical researcher to buy a piece of land. Innocent Harelimana, who […]
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Kanyama man who stole from Deeper Life Church jailed 6 yearsThe Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 24-year-old man of Kanyama Township to six years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into Deeper Life Church and stealing a Plasma TV, carpets, seven mattresses and other […]
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Lungu hopeful of increased Zambia-US cooperation in alternative energy sourcesPresident Edgar Lungu says he hopes to work with the United States government to seek alternative sources of energy. Speaking during a bilateral meeting he held with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa […]
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FQM dismisses China’s Jiangxi takeover bid speculationFirst Quantum Minerals (FQM) has dismissed assertions that it is engaged in discussions for a takeover bid or other change of control transaction with Jiangxi Coper Company of China. The mining company, nevertheless, says it […]
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2020 budget likely to reflect increased public debt, says KanyamaEconomist Chibamba Kanyama says he expects an increase in the amount of public debt reflected in the 2020 national budget given the rising number of projects that government has contracted, but without ready funds for […]
