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LUSAKA MAN NABBED FOR HARBOURING 14 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

The Department of Immigration has arrested a Lusaka resident for harbouring, aiding and abetting 14 foreign nationals. JOHN MUKULAMA, 31, a caretaker of 12 miles area in Chibombo District was apprehended on Friday December 9, 2022 . This was after Immigration Officers found him habouring 8 Ethiopians and 6 Somalis at a partially completed house

Floods wreck havoc in DR Congo capital

The police in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least 50 people have died in the capital, Kinshasa, after heavy rains caused floods and landslides. There are reports of homes collapsing with major roads submerged in the city of 15 million people. Images circulating on social media show a landslide in the hilly Mont-Ngafula

GOVT TERMINATES 197 FEEDER ROAD PROJECTS

Government has terminated 197 Feeder Road contracts countrywide. Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary – Administration MAAMBO HAAMAUNDU has since directed councils to ensure that all affected contractors stop working. Mr. HAAMAUNDU says the move has been done owing to over procurement of road projects. He says the move is meant to protect both the

ZYAMBO DENIES CORRUPTION CHARGES

By Hannock Kasama- Former Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary SONGOWAYO ZYAMBO and two others have denied corruption charges involving 131 million dollars on claims of unsupplied fertiliser. Mr. ZYAMBO is jointly charged with former Ministry of Agriculture Principal Agricultural Economist GREY MWALE and Principal Accountant EMMANUEL KABWE. The three are facing one count of effecting

SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGE TRUST ACCOUNTANT NABBED

The Drug Enforcement Commission -DEC- has arrested an Accountant at SOS Children’s Village Trust for Theft by Servant and Money Laundering involving over 24-million kwacha. The Commission has charged and arrested BRIAN MTONGA. DEC Public Relations Officer HUSSEIN KHAN says Mr. MTONGA 40, in his capacity as Accountant at SOS Children’s Village Trust jointly and

CLEARING AGENT GETS 2 YEARS JAIL TIME FOR FORGING RECEIPT

The Livingstone Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced a Kazungula Customs Clearing Agent to 2 years imprisonment with hard labour for forgery and altering a false document. Zambia Revenue Authority -ZRA- Acting Corporate Communications Manager OLIVER NZALA says MORTEN MOONO 33, was convicted yesterday for the offence of forgery and altering a Bridge Toll Fee

US imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe president’s son

  (BBC) The US has imposed financial sanctions on four Zimbabweans, including the son of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. It accuses Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior of being linked to the businessman, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, who is already under US sanctions for alleged corruption. The Treasury Department says over the last five years, Mr Tagwirei has used a combination
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