Former Chief Human Resources and Development Officer at the Ministry of Health Henry Kapoko and his co-accused Nobert Peleti who was the Acting Director of Human Resources and Administration have been found with a case to answer.

This is in a matter where they are facing six counts of Abuse of Authority of Office, Theft by Public Servant and money laundering involving K1,290,402, development of Best Home Lodges, Purchase of House in Olympia.

The case came before Magistrate Hon. Alfrida Chulu. The Court held that the prosecution has proved its case in all the counts.

The matter is coming up for defence from 16th to 27th January, 2017.

Kapoko was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission in 2009 following the unearthing of a scam involving corruption, theft, and money laundering at the Ministry of Health.

Meanwhile, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Mongu has arrested the Mongu Subordinate Court Magistrate Webster Milumbe for conspiracy to commit a felony.

Webster Milumbe aged 42 of House No. 6 Kambule Street in Mongu has been charged with one (1) count of conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to Section 394 of the Penal Code CAP 87 of the Laws of Zambia.

Particulars of the offence are that Webster Milumbe on dates unknown but between 1st May 2014 and 31st December 2014 in Mongu District did conspire with Brian Mutoiwa, a Court Interpreter at Mongu Subordinate Court to commit a felony namely forgery by acknowledging that he had signed the Warrant of Commitment to Undergo Imprisonment for a named convict thereby misleading the Prison Officers to release the said convict prematurely.

Magistrate Milumbe has since been released on bond and will appear in Court soon.

This comes barely a week after Brian Mutoiwa a Court Interpreter at Mongu Subordinate Court was arrested on two (2) counts being forgery of judicial document contrary to Section 349 of the Penal Code CAP 87 of the Laws of Zambia and uttering of false documents contrary to Section 352 of the Penal Code CAP 87 of the Laws of Zambia.

In this matter, it is alleged that Brian Mutoiwa aged 38 of North Park area in Mongu on dates unknown but between 1st May 2014 and 31st May 2014 in Mongu District did forge a document namely Warrant of Commitment to Undergo Imprisonment for a named convict by purporting that the said document had been signed by Honourable Milumbe when in fact not.

In the second count, Brian Mutoiwa on dates unknown but between 1st May 2014 and 31st December 2014 in Mongu District did knowingly and fraudulently utter a false document namely Warrant of Commitment to Undergo Imprisonment of a named convict to Nawa Nalumango a Prison Officer at Mongu Central Prison.

Mr. Mutoiwa has since appeared in Court.

Just Slim is set to release his new single “Stay positive” on 1st December . He had this to say about the song ;

“It encourages one to believe in them-self, stay positive through the ups and downs of life and to keep the faith until something materializes. It was inspired by my recent trip to Durban South Africa for the Keep the Promise concert and march where I got to meet Queen Latifah and Common, something I had never imagined would ever happen.”

Paul Banda (born June 17, 1989), aka Just Slim is a Zambian Singer, Songwriter, Music producer and disc jockey. Paul is an activist of positive living with HIV/AIDS and Ambassador to the Brothers for Life Campaign in Zambia.

In 2003, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and recovered after undergoing treatment. Barely a year later, he had a relapse, a development which prompted doctors to recommend that Paul, who was then in secondary school, take an HIV test. Having in mind that he never had any sexual relationship, he found the physician’s recommendation very puzzling. This gave his mother the opportunity to disclose her HIV-positive status to him. After receiving some motherly counsel, Paul agreed to go for the HIV test which turned out positive but with a very low immune system whose CD4 count was four.

He decided to come out in the open about his HIV-positive status because he believed that if he talked about it with someone that person might use it against him and also knowing the type of discrimination surrounding people living with HIV/AIDS that also compelled him to reveal his HIV status.

Just Slim’s music career started in 2008 as a producer and song writer under the music label XYZ entertainment. In 2008 he co-produced a chart topping hit single by Zambia’s ‘Slapdee’ featuring JK titled ‘Gold digger’.

He decided to go solo and released 2 singles ‘Me’ and ‘Wachelwa’ which featured on an MTV documentary entitled Me, Myself and HIV in 2010.

In 2012, he released a mix-tape titled ‘Proof’ which enjoyed a considerable amount of airplay across the capital city – Lusaka.

To his achievement, he played the role of music supervisor on Zambia’s Award Winning TV Drama Series: Love Games produced by Media 365.

2013 – In recognition to his openness, and works he had done in reducing stigma related to HIV; and being a role model for other young people living with HIV in Zambia, he was awarded the first ever Bravery Courage & Commitment award  by the Ministry of Education.

In June, 2015 he released another single titled ‘Pon Replay’.

He went on to collaborate with fellow AIDS Health Care Foundation Ambassador Brian “B Flow” Bwembya on a song titled ‘Know Your Status’ in support of the 2020 campaign whose music video was shot in Durban, South Africa.

Just Slim was part of the “Keep the Promise” March and Concert at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban, rubbing shoulders with Common, Queen Latifah, B-Flow, Big Nuz, Mi Casa and other celebrities.

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Wanda released his latest single “Ukuba Nobe”. The song features Mumba Yachi and Kaladoshas .

Download the song HERE

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Some Munali Constituency PF Officials have said they will rally behind the right candidate in the constituency irrespective of who will be chosen by the party if there is a by-election in the area.

This revelation comes in the wake of the nullified Munali Constituency seat held by Prof. Nkandu Luo who until her nullification also served as Cabinet Minister in charge Higher Education.

The officials said they will support the candidature of the losing MMD candidate in the general elections Mike Mposha regardless of where he will stand whether on PF or MMD tickets.

The constituency officials who have declined to be named, said they have been vindicated by the nullification of Nkandu Luo because she didn’t deserve the party’s adoption certificate which she got dubiously saying it was the beginning of problems in Munali.

“We have said it before that we have been adopting wrong people, we as a constituency chose Mike Mposha as our candidate even through the interviews, but Luo bulldozed her way through the central committee.We said let’s wait and see where these problems will take them.You see, katwishi why we are running the party like a chipante pante as though we are amateurs who don’t know anything.No one should even blame the President on this one or the courts.It’s just clear that our Lady was not rightly chosen, she didn’t deserve it in the first place.

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“Ba Central Committee in this election let all of us down, bale chita ifintu kwati ma shilu ayabula amano, after we complained to Davies Chama ,we were called by Kaizar Zulu who told us the President will not interfere at any point of the interviews but that the President was aware Mike Mposha was the one who won all the interviews up to Provincial level. But kwena aba bamayo how she found herself on the certificate no one knows.

“This nullification is good for all us, because we told them, infact if they gave us Mumbi Phiri it was going to be better because she worked.We lost votes from students this time with Nkandu Luo but those days Mumbi Phiri is one person who was loved among students because as a Constituency leadership we never struggled with her.When we were in the opposition, every time there is a riot she would be at the fore front, sometimes she slept on campus with the female students.Ask yourself can Nkandu LUO beat Antonio Mwanza, that’s why even UPND is petitioning this election because they are confused as much as we are.We lost a very good candidate who was Mposha to MMD and this time we won’t leave any stone unturned over ensuring Munali Constituency goes to Mike Mposha who is easy to sell to the electorates ,” the officials said.

Mr Mposha won adoption elections in the PF adoption process before Nkandu Luo was given the adoption certificate to the disappointment of the constituency officials.

Mr Mposha was the MMD candidate in Munali constituency.

Meanwhile people within the PF have already started showing interest in contesting the Munali seat as a Hash tag has already been created by a Mubanga Mundashi.

Mr Mundashi who is the brain behind the PF National Youth league has openly declared that he will go for the seat.
In a post on his Facebook page Mr Mundashi said youths should not be made cadres but allowed to aspire for higher positions and that the chance had presented itself for a youth to take up from Prof Nkandu Luo.

The #MubangaMundashi4Munali2017PFTicket is latest indicator of the cracks in the ruling Party as reports in the media reveal growing discontent among party members especially the youths.

“Surely I feel extremely encouraged by all these gestures. I want to be a shining example for many youths who think their time has not yet come and their place in politics is to be mere cadres. I will not listen to anyone discouraging me because the negative voice is weak. I will however take advise where necessary.

“Let me state that I respect the rule of law and the party organs: Hon Professor Nkandu Luo has appealed against the nullification. We don’t want to seen to be going against the Party. When everything is settled we will surely start doing our homework so as to ensure PF Zambia wins the seat back.

“Surely Munali needs fresh minds that understand its problems and resonates with the people continuously.The time has come to rekindle the energy of 2011 and put back the hope and life into the community of Munali.”

Dr Charlotte Scott says the decision by the Lusaka High Court to nullify the election of Margaret Mwanakatwe as Member of Parliament for Lusaka Central seat proves that the August elections were not free and fair.

In an interview, Dr Scott said the overturning of Mrs Mwanakatwe’s victory means that justice has been served.
She however stated that the plea of the UPND is to have the presidential petition heard.

Dr Scott said the evidence coming out of the nullified seats goes to confirm that the UPND was robbed of victory.

Mrs Mwanakatwe’s election victory has been nullified on grounds including corrupt acts, use of discriminatory language, misuse of Government resources and that Dr Scott was prevented from campaigning freely by the Police.

“I am delighted with the judgement, and very grateful to the brilliant legal team, the whole Lusaka Central team, the people of Lusaka Central, and to the party leadership,” she said.

King Mohammed VI of Morocco will continue his African tour by paying a visit to Nigeria and Zambia in early December after his official visits to Ethiopia and Madagascar this month.

Zambia’s handling of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and its relationship with Morocco is likely to become a huge diplomatic embarrassment after a series of U-turns by senior PF government officials over the matter.

Historically, Zambia has always recognised Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic independence efforts with First Republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda being the first African leader to visit Sahrawi.

In February 2016, President Edgar Lungu accepted letters of credence from Mr Brahim Salam El Mami, Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and assured Ambassador El-Mami that Zambia has always supported the Sahrawi people’s indisputable right to self-determination and independence.

Zambia’s handling of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and its relationship with Morocco is likely to become a huge diplomatic embarrassment after a series of U-turns by senior PF government officials over the matter.

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic or Western Sahara is the remaining country under colonisation under a fellow African country, Morocco and is a desert country lying between Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania.

But on July 10, 2016, a month before the August 2016, Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba announced that Zambia has cut ties with Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

During a joint press conference with the Moroccan Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Nasser Bourita in Rabbat, Mr Kalaba said Zambia will withdraw recognition of Sahrawi and severe all diplomatic ties with the Algeria-backed separatist group.

But on October 7th 2016, President Lungu assured Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Foreign Affairs Minister Salem Ould Salek when he paid a courtesy call on him at State House that Zambia remained committed to strengthening relations with Sahrawi for the mutual benefit of the two countries.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI used the country’s hosting of UN meeting of states parties on climate change (COP 22) in Marrakesh recently to lobby African leaders at the Africa Action summit on the margins of the UN meeting to readmit Morocco into the AU.

Neither Mohammed VI nor his father Hassan II have attended an AU summit since Morocco walked out of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1984 in protest at the recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (RASD) by the continental organisation.

Mohammed VI, however, is making every effort to ensure that this changes and he has been busy courting African leaders in the past six months having six African countries since asking to be re-admitted to the AU in September.

The surprise decision by Mohamed VI for the return of Morocco was announced at the AU summit in Kigali in July where 28 African countries signed a petition for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to be expelled from the AU, to pave the way for Morocco to join.

For the past few decades, Morocco has refused to sit in any international meetings alongside the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

For the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to be expelled, however, Morocco and its supporters, mostly in Francophone West and Central Africa, would need a two-thirds majority.

It won’t be straightforward, however. Heavyweight countries like South Africa and Algeria, backed by countries like Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea, are determined that the issue of Morocco’s continued claim over the Western Sahara be resolved before letting the kingdom into the AU.

Lifting the occupation of Western Sahara is seen as “the last anti-colonial struggle” to be fought by the AU.
Pro-Moroccan media have accused AU Commission Chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of wanting to “sabotage” Morocco’s plans.

According to AU rules, if an African country asks to join the organisation, the commission’s chair should send a letter to all member states and if a majority agrees, the issue will be tabled at the AU Assembly.

The request for adhesion was officially received by the AU Commission on September 22, but the letter was only sent out on November 3, a delay some believe was intentional.

The pro-Morocco camp is banking on Dlamini Zuma’s successor being more favourable to Morocco.

One of the frontrunners, Abdoulaye Bathily, the former UN special representative for Central Africa, is from Senegal, one of the strongest advocates for Morocco’s membership and for expelling the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Kenyan Foreign Minister, Amina Mohamed, another strong contender, is also seen to be in favour of Morocco’s adhesion.

The Lusaka High Court has nullified the parliamentary election of United Party for National Development (UPND) winner Herbert Shabula as Member of Parliament for Itezhi-Tezhi Constituency in Central Province.

This is in a matter in which losing Patriotic Front (PF) candidate in the Itezhi-Tezhi parliamentary elections Greyford Monde had petitioned his seat in the Lusaka High Court on grounds that the opposition Mr. Herbert Shabula employed rigging schemes in the just ended elections.

Lusaka High Court Judge Pixie Kasonde Yangailo declared the parliamentary election of Itezhi-Tezhi Constituency, null and void.

Justice Yangailo cited extensive acts of violence perpetrated by Shabula and his supporters against the supporters of Monde.

Meanwhile the Lusaka High Court has upheld the election of PF’s Kelvin Sampa as duly elected Kasama Central Member of Parliament.

This is in a matter in which UPND Kasama constituency losing candidate Sibongile Mwamba had petitioned the election of Mr Sampa and the Electoral Commission of Zambia.

Ms Mwamba had asked the Lusaka High Court to nullify the election of Sampa alleging malpractices and widespread violence.

But when the matter came up for Judgment today, Justice Susan Wenjelani stated that the petitioner failed to prove the allegations to warrant the nullification of the seat.

THE Lusaka High Court has nullified the parliamentary election of Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Margaret Mwanakatwe as PF’s Member of Parliament for Lusaka Central Constituency in Lusaka Province.

This is in a matter in which losing UPND Lusaka Central Parliamentary Candidate Charlotte Scott had petitioned the election of Mrs Mwanakatwe and the Electoral Commission of Zambia.

Lusaka High Court Judge Mwiinde Siavwapa ruled this morning that Margaret Mwanakatwe was not validly elected as Member of Parliament for the Lusaka Central Constituency on PF ticket.

The Lusaka High Court nullified the election victory of PF’s Margaret Mwanakatwe due to widespread violence and racist remarks.

Judge Mwiinde Siavwapa said the racial remarks against UPND candidate Charlotte Scott were used for political reasons.

“In no way does it mean first respondent is a racist but I believe remarks were used for political reasons. On racial remarks it is clear that the target of remarks was the petitioner and has been proved,” Judge Siavwapa said in his judgement.

He said on allegations that Zambia Police breached the Electoral Process Act, Judge Siavwapa said allegation stands proved even though no evidence of reports made to police but that he will accept the Petitioner’s credibility on actions of police.

He however dismissed allegation of campaigning on polling day at Lusaka City Council Library as the culprits were not identified and has not been proved.

“There is no way those supporters could have been UPND and must have been PF which the first respondent admitted to when she said they must have been PF but not directed by me in her cross examination,” the judgement read.

Justice Siavwapa said the allegation of violence by Mrs Mwanakatwe’s supporters in town center.

“On boreholes, given the facts that the dates boreholes were sunk was within the campaign period and she took advantage of this to endear herself to voters. Even if the letter requesting for boreholes was done two months before campaign period, it did not change the fact that she had them sunk during campaign period. Allegation proved.”

“On cash donation to church. There is no dispute on this. And the video evidence shows she gave money. The only issues is when it was done. Donation was made as a way of inducing voters as was made two days before campaign period.”

Judge Siavwapa said on use of government resources, Mrs Mwanakatwe admitted that she used the government pool vehicle with a flag and she introduced herself as Minister on Race to Manda Hill Program which was a campaign activity meaning she had greater leverage and thus allegation proved.

“On buying of Chitenges the fact that she bought Chitenges in full view of the congregants it was meant to induce and not for purposes of philanthropy. The allegation was proved.

“In conclusion the 1st respondent was not validly elected. I declare election void,” the judgement read.