By Maimbo Mweemba The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has decided to prosecute the Directors from Ono Savings and Credit Association and Comsave Credit Union for offences for which they were initially charged and arrested for. Speaking i9n statement, DEC Public Relations Officer Mathias Kamanga, said this follows successful investigations into the operations of Ono Savings […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has directed the Zambia Motor Sport Association (ZMSA) to lift the suspension on spinning and drifting motor sport events on condition that all safety standards are followed in totality. Last year, RTSA directed ZMSA to suspend all spinning and drifting motor sport events until safety […]
Violet Chakwera, the daughter of Malawi’s president, has officially taken up a post in the Malawian embassy in London – it follows months of speculation that she had joined the diplomatic service. This has proved controversial as one of President Lazarus Chakwera’s key campaign pledges when he won elections in 2020 was to end nepotism. […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Zambia Army Southern Province Formation Commander Salimu Chanda has assured the Government that all the maize which the Food Reserve Agency bought from farmers in Livingstone is safe. Mr Chanda said the maize shed in Livingstone is much smaller than the ones in Choma and Kalomo districts. And Southern Province Minister Cornelius […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs says the joint investigations team has continued to record progress in probing cases of national plunder and asset recovery. Ministry of Home Affairs Public Relations officer Nephas Chifuta says so far a number of positive investigations have been conducted as part of the recovery process. Mr Chifuta said that the […]
The key to the prison cell on Robben Island once occupied by Nelson Mandela is going to be returned to South Africa rather than be auctioned in the US, a minister says. The auction had been due to take place in New York on 28 January until South Africa’s Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa objected. “This […]
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared that 28 parliamentary by-elections postponed in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic will now be held on 26 March. The state electoral body told the BBC that local government by-elections would also be held on the same day as numerous seats have become vacant. Most had belonged to the […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Government has since assured workers at (ZFDS) that they will not be evicted from the ZAF base but her office will confer with the Minister of Defence to allow the operations to continue. Ms Msebo asked workers at the service to be hopeful and happy that the Government has responded to their […]
Underdogs The Gambia will create history when they play at the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time this month, with captain Omar Colley hoping the Scorpions can provide a real sting in Cameroon. The West Africans, who have travelled a long twisting road to arrive at their first finals, are rated 150th in […]
Tanzania’s parliament speaker Job Ndugai has resigned days after clashing with the president over the government’s external loans. The speaker said his resignation was a personal and voluntary decision taken in the interest of the nation. President Samia Suluhu had accused him of planning to sabotage her for political reasons after he commented about the […]
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