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Corruption erodes the nation-NGOCC

By Onishias Maamba in Chipata The Non-Governmental Gender Organizations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has charged that corruption has the potential to erode the nation’s governance fiber if left unchecked. Speaking when she featured on a special programme on Feel Free radio, NGOCC Executive Director Engwase Mwale said that the fight against corruption is an indictment on […]

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Katundu man put on defence

The Petauke Magistrate court has put Rodger Mwanza on defence in a matter where he is facing three counts of indecent assault, making and circulating of obscene material. This is in a matter in which Mwanza 28, of Petauke was seen in the social media video fondling with a woman’s private parts when she was […]

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FQM must allow CSO to monitor its CSR

Dr Claude Kabemba African civil society organisations that monitor extractive industries have tended to focus their work on the financial bottom line of mining companies, in an approach that has become known as ‘follow the money.’ The work has been on illicit financial flows, on revenue transparency, and on open contracts. This work, while critical […]

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