Mathew Mohan jailed for 2 and half years
Inktech director Mathew Mohan has been jailed for two and half years by a Lusaka magistrate court. Mohan was last week found guilty of obtaining goods by false pretences by magistrate Mwaka Mikalile He was accused of obtaining 50 radios, nine batteries and one motorbike valued at K67, 200,014.71 from a Rolf Pfeifer. Mohan is [...]
We demand the following:
1. The policy on 100% repatriation of profits and dividends be re-visited to compel the mines and other foreign companies to keep their money and profits within the Zambian banking system. This will inject liquidity into the local economy and allow local banks have enough money to lend out to Zambian investors (SMEs) and allow these develop the local economy and create jobs.
Continue reading …Publicly funded Swiss company is dodging taxes in Zambia, says Counter Balance
February 15, 2011 17 CommentsA Swiss mining company, funded with EU development monies, is siphoning its profits out of Zambia without paying taxes. Instead it is putting the money into a tax haven, Switzerland, according to a document leaked to the Counter Balance coalition. Mopani Copper Mine (MCM), a company domiciled in Zambia, but owned by a Swiss firm, [...]
Continue reading …Six alleged bogus doctors from Nigeria and Zambia appeared briefly in the Middelburg Magistrates Court in Mpumulanga on Tuesday. Hawks spokesman McIntosh Polela said the five, who face charges of corruption, fraud, indecent assault and impersonating doctors, were remanded in custody to February 23, when it is expected that they would apply for bail. It [...]
Continue reading …George Kunda announces his candidature from William Banda’s intercity office
February 15, 2011 18 CommentsVice president George Kunda is today expected to announce his candidature for the position of MMD vice presidency. Kunda was by 12 hours local time at Lusaka’s intercity bus terminals where he is set to make the announcement from. He will be making the announcement from William Banda’s office at Intercity, according to sources close [...]
Continue reading …By Sitty Mwitu Many are called to greatness, but few attain it. Even those that are predisposed to quality education, money and power sometimes fail to attain it. Extra-ordinary events like political mass movements, mass uprising, revolutions as well as money and power are some of the factors that have always fooled many people to [...]
Continue reading …United Party for National Develpment (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema says the party will campaign as a single entity for this year’s tripartite elections. According to Muvi TV Monday evening news, Hichilema says his party has been campaigning as a single political party and not as a pact for some time now. He has further noted that [...]
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