Daily Archives: February 10, 2015

Inmates at Isoka prison sleeping in shifts

Inmates at Isoka State prison in Isoka district in Muchinga province are forced to sleep in shifts every night because the prison has run out of bed space due to overcrowding. Isoka District Commissioner Major Joe Siwila says the prison is congested forcing inmates such as Remandees and Prohibited Immigrants to sleep in shifts. Major Siwila described the situation at ...

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Split of two ministries received with mixed feelings

The decision by President Edgar Lungu to split some ministries into two has been received with mixed reactions. President Lungu has indicated that he intends to split Ministries of Mines, Energy and Water Development and Transport, Works, Supply and Communications in order to improve operational efficiency. Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape has told QFM News ...

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Audit report on parastatals reveals poor performance

The latest Report of the Auditor General on Parastatals and other Statutory bodies for the financial year ended 31st December 2013 has revealed an overall poor financial an d operational performance in most of the audited entities. The institutions include the Development Bank of Zambia, the Judiciary, ZAMTEL, Patents and Companies Agency (PACRA),the Public Service Pension Fund Board (PSPFB), MOFED ...

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Dynamos name team to face Al Khartoum

Power Dynamos have named six new faces in their 20-member travelling party to face Al Khartoum SC of Sudan in this weekend’s 2015 Caf Confederation Cup preliminary round, first leg match. The new faces include striker Luka Lungu who returns three years after he left Power to join DR Congo club Don Bosco. Also back is defender Christopher Munthali who ...

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Queen Elizabeth congratulates President Lungu

Queen Elizabeth the Second has congratulated President Edgar Lungu on his election victory following the 20 January presidential by- election. In a congratulatory message delivered by the British High Commissioner, James Thornton, to Mr Lungu, the Queen has wished President Lungu and the Zambian people a peaceful and prosperous future. Queen Elizabeth has further congratulated Mr Lungu on his inauguration ...

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DEC arrest Ndola banker for laundering $7,000

The Drug Enforcement Commission through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit has arrested a 27 year-old Banker of Ndola for money laundering activities involving over $7, 000 United States Dollars. Commission Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo in a statement says Musonda Chitambo, 27, a banker of House No. 26 Malile Road, Ndeke Township in Ndola has been arrested for fraudulent false ...

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2013 Audit report reveals an excess expenditure of over K500 million

The latest Report of the Auditor General on the Accounts of the Republic for the financial year ended 31st December, 2013 has revealed an excess expenditure of K501, 234, 551. This is over and above the authorized provision of K2,985,788,318. Auditor General’s Office Public Relations Officer Ellen Chikale in a statement says this excess expenditure will require the passing of ...

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ZCTU demands deportation of abusive Intercontinental hotel Manager

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has called on government to immediately deport Intercontinental Hotel Assistant General Manager Michael Naber for abusing workers’ rights and threatening them with dismissals. And the union movement has called on government to reintroduce the Civil Service Management courses at the National Institute for Public Administration (NIPA) so as to inculcate knowledge on how ...

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Sikazwe challenges GBM to withdraw case from court, resign

Reappointed Northern Province Minister Freedom Sikazwe has charged that it is now clear that the political career of Kasama Central Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mwamba is almost coming to an end. Mr. Sikazwe says Mr. Mwamba, popularly known as GBM, must be shaking that he has no following in Northern Province not to talk of Kasama as evident from the ...

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Expect no serious debates from parley, Saunders urges Zambians

Political Activist Dante Saunders says people should not expect any serious debates as Parliament reconvenes on 24th February, 2015. Mr. Saunders has told Qfm News in an interview that over the past few years, parliament has not been able to address serious issues affecting people and all the contentious issues stakeholders raise. Mr. Saunders says Parliament has been failing to ...

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