Archive: 26 February 2020
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Witnesses turn against accused in Sunday Nkonde’s theftTwo defense witnesses have denied being aware of a rice business which a Kalingalinga man accused of breaking into High Court judge Sunday Bwalya Nkonde’s house and stealing property worth over K55,000, claimed to have. […]
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Court adjourns Kaizer Zulu’s contempt case to March 31PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu’s former Special Assistant for Political Affairs Kaizer Zulu appeared at the Lusaka High Court yesterday in a matter in which two soldiers have asked the Court to cite him for contempt of […]
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Hamaundu wonders why debt keeps rising despite austerity measuresFINANCIAL Analyst Mambo Hamaundu says the country’s debt situation is a monster which needs to be dealt with in a precise manner. And Hamaundu says Zambia is likely to default on the US$750 million 2022 […]
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Lungu’s silence on tension worrying – ZCTUThe Zambia Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) says President Edgar Lungu’s failure to address the nation on the security situation in the country is worrying. And ZCTU says it has taken a strong stand against […]
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Chongwe tips Lungu on implementing people driven constitutionFormer Member of the Technical Committee of the 2012 Zambian Constitution Rodger Chongwe SC has urged President Edgar Lungu to publicise the 2012 Constitution report which was produced by his committee so that Zambians can […]
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MTN accountant withdraws K800,000 compensation caseAN accountant at MTN Zambia has discontinued two cases where he was seeking K800,000 compensation for torture and false imprisonment as well as leave to issue a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum, directing the […]
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Banks might hike lending rates again – BAZINTEREST rates on loan facilities could still rise despite the Bank of Zambia’s (BoZ) decision to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5 per cent due to the elevated cost of funds, says Bankers’ […]
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Govt has up to Friday to pay lecturers or else – CBUAUTHE Copperbelt University Academics Union (CBUAU) has given government up to this Friday to settle February salaries along with January arrears owed to higher learning institutions, failure to which appropriate action will be taken, according […]
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Gassing a ploy to keep me from 2021 ballot – HHUPND president Hakainde Hichilema says Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo is trying to implicate him in the gassing in order to prevent him from participating in the 2021 general elections. And Hichilema says he cannot […]
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Find gassing masterminds, prayer without action useless – KakomaUPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says President Edgar Lungu should not just pray, but take action to ensure that the perpetrators of gassing are brought to book. In an interview, Kakoma said while President Lungu’s prayers […]
