One policy: China delivers fighter jets to Zambia
China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC) has officially handed over 8 K-8P fighter jet trainers to the Zambian government. Speaking at the handover ceremony held at Zambia Air Force Mumbwa Air Base today, CATIC President Liu Jianhai said Zambia Air Force (ZAF) is an excellent and trustable force as it has shown strict [...]
Lapgreen says Zambian High Court decision troubling but will go even to International courts
April 12, 2012 44 CommentsThursday 12 April, 2012 - LAP GreenN, the Libyan Investment Authority’s international telecommunications arm, has expressed its disappointment today at the decision taken on Tuesday by the Zambian High Court not to freeze their US$256m 75% shareholding in Zamtel, which was seized by the Zambian Government from LAP GreenN earlier this year. This request from LAP GreenN [...]
Continue reading …Police officers have expressed anger at President Sata’s demeaning remarks against them as quoted in the PF controlled Post Newspaper edition of Wednesday April 11, 2012 in which the President implied that they were uneducated. Some Police officers told the Zambianwatchdog that Sata should not call them uneducated because there are many police officers that [...]
Continue reading …President Michael Sata this morning refused to receive the report of the Commission of Inquiry constituted to investigate the purchase of a farm in Lusaka and the financing of the Zambia National Building Society Central Arcades project by the National Pensions Scheme Authority (NAPSA). This was after the commission chairperson Sebastian Zulu who is also [...]
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President Michael Sata has with immediate effect fired Zambia State Insurance Corporation (ZSIC) managing Director Irene Muyenga. The letter for her to vacate office was delivered yesterday (Wednesday April 11, 2012). She was told to pack her personal belongings and vacate office the same day. Sources within ZSIC have explained that ‘she has since packed [...]
Continue reading …Henry Banda can’t expect fair hearing in Zambia, his charges not credible, say his lawyers
April 12, 2012 44 CommentsLONDON, 12 April 2012 – Responding to statements made this week by officials of the Zambian Government demanding the return of Henry Banda, the son of former President Rupiah Banda, lawyer Robert Amsterdam has criticised a fundamental lack of credibility to the state’s case given its irregular and unlawful abuse of process. “If you look [...]
Continue reading …Harare – Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe returned home from Singapore on Thursday, looking fit and defying reports that he was seriously ill. The 88-year-old leader bounded down the stairs of a white chartered plane, accompanied by his wife and was met at Harare’s main airport by senior government officials, including his potential successor, vice president [...]
Continue reading …After failing to physically destroy or hack the Watchdog, due to the superior technology we use, the PF government has distributed hundreds of laptops to selected cadres to spew insults on this news webiste. The cadres are also given money to buy Internet airtime to specifically respond with negativity and insults to all articles posted on the Watchdog. One cadre who [...]
Continue reading …President Michael Sata has declared Friday April 13, 2012 as a day of national mourning in recognition of the late former Minister of the then Ministry of Community Development and Social Services Princess Nakatindi Wina. President Sata said the national mourning will start from 06:00 hours and end at 18:00 hours. Following this declaration of [...]
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