The joint investigations team has recorded a warn and caution statement against former finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane for the offence of abuse of authority of office. This is in a case in which Dr.Musokotwane is alleged to have granted the deferment of value added tax (VAT) and excise duty to Varun Beverages Zambia limited the [...]

Zambia were forced to come from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Libya in their African Cup of Nations Group A clash in a saturated Bata. The match was held up for one hour and 15 minutes due to torrential rain in Equatorial Guinea. It was clear the sodden pitch was not fit for action, [...]

Nakonde January 25, 2012, ZANIS  —  JUDICIARY workers in Nakonde district in Muchinga Province have joined other workers in the country in a sit-in protest to press for increased salaries and improved conditions of service. The sit-in protest has paralyzed operations at the Judiciary in Nakonde with no court sittings both for the magistrate and [...]

THE Patriotic Front (PF) government will use its manifesto, which outlines home-made programmes, to lobby for assistance from donors, party secretary general Wynter Kabimba has said. Mr Kabimba was speaking in Lusaka yesterday during a special live phone-in programme on Radio Phoenix. “We will ask for assistance from donors on our own terms. We will [...]

The Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) fears that Government’s decision to seize the 75 percent shares of Lap Green Networks in ZAMTEL may lead to litigation in international courts of law. Association Chairperson Yusuf Dodia stated that Lap Green Networks entered into a legally binding contract with the Zambian Government which cannot be dismissed easily, [...]