Author: Millennium
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It is an embarrassment that South African and British lawyers started a class action lawsuit against mining giant Anglo American over lead poisoning in Kabwe and yet the Zambian government is quiet about it, says Golden Party of Zambia president Jackson Silavwe.
Some family members of the late former Kabwe Central Member of Parliament Tutwa Ngulube have said they are still waiting for the toxicology results from the autopsy conducted on the late lawyer.
The UPND should swallow their pride and apologise to Zambia’s South African business tycoon and philanthropist, James Ndambo for forcing him to cease operations of his charitable organisation, My Home Town (MHT) Zambia after being frustrated because of his generosity, Miles Sampa has demanded.
Oil Marketing Companies Association (OMCAZ) has said there is need for Government to quickly resolve issues between tanker drivers and multinational oil marketing companies over the issue of contracts before the country experiences disruption in the fuel supply chain.
Some traditional leaders have raised fears that their chiefdoms and the country at large may experience hunger next year following the delayed farming input distributions by government.
The persistent and critical shortage of medicines and other medical supplies in health facilities across the country has been caused by procurement politics and attempts to isolate credible supplies from the supply chain by the Ministry of Health, it has been observed.
A LUSAKA pharmacist has denied stealing money worth more than K100, 000 and and undisclosed amount in dollars cash from Chirundu Pharmacy Limited.
STAKEHOLDERS have received with mixed feelings Parliament’s attempt to abolish the death penalty, with some saying it may cause some constitutional crisis.
A JOINT operation by the Zambia Police and other institutions has resulted in the arrest of 139 people among them five women in Lusaka’s sprawling Chibolya compound.
The matter in which Wynter Kabimba, Harry Kalaba and Saboi Imboela had written to the Ministry of Finance demanding an explanation in the hiring of Grant Thornton and Price Water House Coopers (PWC), the private firms to audit the country’s Defence and Security Wings has been referred to the Attorney General for review.
