USA MUST BE ASHAMED FOR GIVING US A DICTATOR – LUNGU
By Patson Chilemba The United States of America must be ashamed that they ushered a dictator into State House in Zambia, former president Edgar Lungu has charged. And Lungu said…
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SHAMAKAMBA DEFENDS MoF OFFICIAL … charges that whistleblower received unjustified payments from MoF
By Staff Reporter Former Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Thom Shamakamba says there was no evidence brought before him to prosecute a Ministry of Finance official Dr Patrick Chanda who…
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LAZ OPPOSED MY APPOINTMENT – SHAMAKAMBA … but their objection was not objective
By Staff Reporter Former Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Thom Shamakamba has confirmed that the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) objected his appointment as DG for the Commission. And Shamakamba…
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FRENCH FUEL TRIANGLE LINKED TO IMF THREAT … as more details emerge on TAZAMA, fuel shortage saga
By Staff Reporter Details are emerging about the force behind the IMF’s pressure on changing the modality of use of the Tazama Pipeline. Commenting on Oil Marketing Companies president and…
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GOVT RESPONDS TO CONTROVERSY OVER NEW TAZAMA PIPELINE … sources say there is heavy lobbying to consider Vito-Agro
By Patson Chilemba The government has responded to controversy generated within the oil marketing sector that they intend to construct a new multi-product pipeline from Tanzania, and that powerful forces…
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NJALA HITS PF SECRETARIAT … staff contemplate closing secretariat after going 7 months without pay
By Patson Chilemba Staff at the PF secretariat are crying out njala (hunger) and almost contemplated closing off the secretariat having gone seven months without pay. And sources have said…
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OMCS SIDE WITH GOVT AGAINST IMF … they are speaking for the interests of multinationals who went to complain to them
By Mubanga Mubanga Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMC) president Dr Kafula Mubanga says the IMF is defending the interests of Multinational companies who went to complain to them…
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IMF THREATENS GOVT WITH SANCTIONS ON TAZAMA … but Energy PS says they just reminded govt to open up facility to all OMCs
By Patson Chilemba The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ordered the UPND administration to open the TAZAMA Oil Pipeline to all the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), as opposed to just…
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NOTHING WRONG IMPOSING LUNGU ON UKA – NAKACHINDA … we are not equal
By Mubanga Mubanga PF faction secretary general Raphael Nakachinda says there is no presidential candidate in the opposition now that beats former president Edgar Lungu’s popularity. And Nakachinda says the…
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SHIPPER OF 61 DRUGS CONTAINERS DEMANDS $1M
By Patson Chilemba The shipping company of the 61 containers of drugs which were marooned at the J & J Truck yard for seven months has demanded close to US$1…
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