By John Chola – 17/06/10
The Global Fund is suspending more than US$300 million in aid to Zambia’s health sector.
This follows concerns about corruption.
Leader of the opposition Sakwiba Sikota, Parliamentarians and government officials say the freeze of funding will affect Zambia’s fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
It is just after a year since Sweden and the Netherlands suspended US$33 million aid to the Ministry of Health owing to a missing US$5 million.
Transparent International Zambia has said President Rupiah Banda lack seriousness in the fight against corruption.
The European Union has also frozen aid intended for road construction because of concerns about rampant corruption.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Post Newspapers Editor in Chief Fred M’membe convicted.
By John Chola – 2/06/2010
Editor of Zambia’s Post newspapers, Fred M’membe has been convicted for contempt of court.
Lusaka magistrate David Simusamba convicted M’membe and the newspaper’s human resource officer, Reuben Phiri, Wednesday morning.
This is in the case where M’embe was charged with contempt of court arising from an article authored by US-based Zambian Professor of law Muna Ndulo titled ‘The Chansa Kabwela case: A Comedy of Errors.’
Sentence for M’membe has been reserved for 4th June 2010.
M’membe has pleaded for mercy to the court under mitigation after which the court will sentence him.
Chansa Kabwela was cleared of pornography charges.
Magistrate Charles Kafunda said prosecutors had failed to prove its case against the editor of the most influential paper in the southern African country.
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Editor of Zambia’s Post newspapers, Fred M’membe has been convicted for contempt of court.
Lusaka magistrate David Simusamba convicted M’membe and the newspaper’s human resource officer, Reuben Phiri, Wednesday morning.
This is in the case where M’embe was charged with contempt of court arising from an article authored by US-based Zambian Professor of law Muna Ndulo titled ‘The Chansa Kabwela case: A Comedy of Errors.’
Sentence for M’membe has been reserved for 4th June 2010.
M’membe has pleaded for mercy to the court under mitigation after which the court will sentence him.
Chansa Kabwela was cleared of pornography charges.
Magistrate Charles Kafunda said prosecutors had failed to prove its case against the editor of the most influential paper in the southern African country.
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