We haven’t abolished Secretary to Treasury position-Scott
Vice-President Guy Scott has told parliament that the office of Secretary to the Treasury has not been abolished. And Scott explained to parliament that president Michael Sata decided to create ministries then seek parliamentary approval later. On October 18, the Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini directed Scott to explain to parliament why government [...]
TEN senior United Party for National Development (UPND) members – who hail from Western Province – have resigned from their party to join the ruling Patriotic Front (PF). The UPND members who were led by former party deputy secretary general and UPND president Hakainde Hichilema’s campaign co-ordinator and strategist, Sikwindi Situla defected to the PF [...]
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President Michael Sata has apologised to Angola over what he called ‘the decision by the former ruling party MMD to side with the late former rebel leader Jonas Savimbi during the civil war in that country.’ During the regime of late Fredrick Chiluba, Angola almost attacked Zambia accusing it of supplying arms to the then [...]
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GEORGE TOWN (Oct 19, 2011): The High Court here (Malaysia) ordered a Zambian woman to enter her defence today to a charge of trafficking 770.2 grammes of methamphetamine last year. Judge Amin Firdaus Abdullah said the defence had successfully proven a prima facie case against the accused, Mailesi Phiri, 34. She allegedly committed the offence [...]
Continue reading …Sakeni tells police to serve with integrity despite their poor salaries
October 19, 2011 51 Comments
Home Affairs Minister Kennedy Sakeni has appealed to police in the country to serve with integrity and discipline despite their poor conditions of service. Sakeni, who is well paid as minister noted that there are some bad elements that are tarnishing the image of the police force due to corrupt practices as they receive bribes [...]
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Movement for Multi party Democracy (MMD) Spokesperson Dora Siliya says the party is confident of bouncing back to power after the 2016 elections. Speaking in Lusaka, Siliya said MMD is optimistic of being given the mandate to rule again by the voters in the next polls. She noted that once the former ruling party sorts [...]
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President Michael Sata on Monday met with Chipata Central MP Mtolo Phiri to plead with him to resign as MMD MP, the Watchdog has been informed. State House sources have disclosed that Sata promised to appoint Phiri as new ambassador to Canada on condition that he paves way for PF cadre Lameck Mangani. Mtolo Phiri [...]
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Police Monday night picked up former Mines minister Maxwell Mwale and held him at a location his lawyers do not know. Meanwhile, some Zambian businessmen of Indian origin are living in fear due to harassment by the PF government using police officers and cadres. Police working under the silently re-constituted Task Force on corruption searched [...]
Continue reading …Speaker orders government to explain why it abolished position of Secretary to Treasury without authority of parley
October 19, 2011 98 Comments
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has directed Vice-President Guy Scott to address the House today on the point of order raised by former Vice-President George Kunda, who has questioned the abolition of the position of secretary to the treasury, a position that was created by Parliament under the Public FinanceAct No. 15 of 2005. [...]
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