ACC nabs ex‑Mpulungu Harbour manager for corruption

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged a former general manager of Mpulungu Harbour Corporation Limited over corrupt practices involving $50,000. ACC investigations have revealed that Davies Kaluba, while serving as general manager between December 1, 2016 and February 28, 2017, withdrew $50,000 from the institution’s account to purchase a Toyota Quantum bus valued…

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Digital lending portfolio grows, as MTN adds Konza loans to mobile money platform

Konza Loans, a product of MTN Mobile Money Zambia has been added to the firm’s Kongola digital credit marketplace, expanding the range of short-term lenders available to users of the mobile money platform.Chief Executive Officer, Komba Malukutila, said Kongola brings several lending institutions onto a single platform, enabling customers to select their preferred provider and…

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Former harbour executive, Kaluba, arrested over alleged $50,000 procurement breach

The Anti-Corruption Commission in Kitwe has arrested and charged a former General Manager of Mpulungu Harbour Corporation Limited for alleged corrupt practices involving US$50,000.Davies Kaluba, 52, of House No. 10, 14th Street in Kitwe, has been charged with two counts of wilful failure to comply with applicable procedure, contrary to Section 34(2)(b) of the Anti-Corruption…

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Mast Editor-in-Chief exonerates Nakacinda

No products in the cart.By GRACE CHAILE JEREMY Munthali, Editor-in-Chief of the Mast Newspaper, yesterday told the court that Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda was not the source of a story which alleged that combined security wings had been ordered to raid the residence of late former president Edgar Lungu. Testifying in the…

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Scotland–Zambia health partnership launched to strengthen healthcare systems

Zambia, Scotland, and the Global Health Partnerships (GHP) have underscored the importance of strong collaborations in improving health service delivery in Zambia and other African countries.Speaking during the launch of the Scottish Government Health Partnership Programme (SGHPP) in Zambia on Tuesday, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel Lusaka, Scotland’s Deputy High Commissioner to Zambia, Simon…

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Sichinga accuses Archbishop Phiri of having been compromised

No products in the cart.By BARNABAS ZULU ARCHBISHOP Benjamin Phiri, the head of the Catholic Church on the Copperbelt has come under fierce criticism for allowing President Hakainde Hichilema on the pulpit to address congregants, with Bob Sichinga accusing the Catholic prelate of having been politically compromised. In 2022, Bishop Phiri of the Archdiocese of…

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Changala faces jail over JJ Banda abduction

No products in the cart.By GRACE CHAILE CIVIL rights activist Brebner Changala is set to call 15 witnesses when he opens his defence on March 23, 2026, in a matter in which he is accused of inciting the public to revolt against the government after alleging that the State was sponsoring terrorism following the disappearance…

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