Citizens Edge

27/05/2024

Laura Miti writes
Koma ba PF!

Look PF, the fact that you are the ones who first knew about Jay Jay's abduction and then also announced his discovery raises too many questions🤔!

Most notably for me is how so many of you were able to get to Kafue in the small hours of the morning, doing so before Kafue residents or the police.

So ninshi were you all in one house holding vigil, olo chenze bwanji?

Elo, the person who found Jay Jay, what was he doing walking kumakolingo at night, and how did he have all your numbers? Are you suggesting Jay Jay is unlike the rest of us and has memorised multiple numbers?

Finally, what kind of private citizen finds a hurt person and does not call the police?

Heneway - tizamvela.

16/04/2024

We need entertainment on our political scene. He is doing well as a clown and giving us laughter Edgar Chagwa Lungu

16/04/2024

Good afternoon constituency chairmen. Tomorrow there's eligibility ruling for our party President Dr ECL at Supreme Court of zambia. You are all directed to hire 10 Rosa busses per constituency at 1000 kwacha go / come. The district secretary and the district treasure are going to register every bus upon arrival and should be at the court starting from 0730hrs. Ten busses per constituency.

☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻 From PF

16/04/2024

NPA RECOVERS OVER 30 MILLION DOLLARS IN HIGH PROFILE FORFEITURE CASES

By Darius Choonya

The National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) has announced that it has recovered 30.9 million dollars in forfeitures from multiple high profile cases in the last one month.

Among those involved in the said cases include former KCM provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu, Adel Micheal Botros and other parties that were involved in the gold scam at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport among others.

In a statement, NPA Public Relations Officer, Chali Hambayi, says in diverse cases involving mostly foreign nationals, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Gilbert Phiri also secured forfeitures totaling 1.8 million dollars, 32 ,000 Euros, 8,139 British pounds and K 1,320.

Meanwhile, the Authority has revealed that the state has released the chartered plane used in the Gold scam to the rightful owners.

The release of the plane is as a result of the third-party claim at the Lusaka High Court with documentary proof of ownership as provided for under the forfeiture of proceeds of crime act no. 19 of 2010.

15/04/2024

K53.4 MILLION WATER AND SANITATION PROJECT FOR OLD KWACHA AND BULANGILILO TOWNSHIPS

By Alexander Nkosi

The Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit is working with Nkana Water and Sanitation Company and the Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation to implement a K53.4 million water supply and sanitation project to benefit over 123,500 people in Old Kwacha and Bulangililo Townships in Kitwe District on the Copperbelt Province.

The scope of the project includes:

1️⃣Extension of water supply to households; 2️⃣Upgrading of collapsed sewer line; 3️⃣Construction household waterborne toilet
4️⃣Installation of new sewer network for waterborne toilets

Thank you.

12/04/2024

12/04/2024

BALLY REAWAKENS THE SLEEPING GIANT

Luanshya – Friday, 12th, 2024

President Hakainde Hichilema, was yesterday in Luanshya at 28 Shaft, to officiate at the installation of one of the 24-ton submersible pumps. This is to be used for dewatering the flooded 28 Shaft, an exercise which commences by end of April, 2024.

The reopening of 28 Shaft, follows President Hichilema's bilateral trade engagements, he held with his Chinese counterpart, His Excellency Xi Jingpin, when he visited China in September, 2023.

28 Shaft, now renamed to ‘New Luanshya Mine’, has been closed for over 23 years.

Meanwhile, all efforts by previous governments to have the mine reopened had proved futile.

Below are the detailed reports about the New Luanshya Mine:

▪️$100m allocated to dewatering the mine;

▪️ Duration of dewatering exercise is 24 months (max) starting from April;

▪️ Estimated volume of water is 176 000 000m³ or 176 billion litres;

▪️A total of 15 submersible pumps, of same size and capacity, will be installed at different points to accelerate the exercise, namely; 14 Shaft, 18 Shaft and 28 Shaft;

▪️The pumps are custom-designed and cost $1.5m (K39m) each;

▪️The pumps are rated 3.15 mega watts each;

▪️Each pump weighs 24 tonnes;

▪️Each pump has maximum capacity of pumping 1000m³ of water per hour;

▪️The New Luanshya Mine is 1200m deep;

▪️The New Luanshya Mine is an already developed mine with existing primary and secondary development sections, tramming haulages, pump chamber, crusher chamber and loading box in place, albeit flooded;

▪️The mine is said to have stope rings readily available for blasting and stockpiles of ore in some sections;

▪️The flooded mine, sits on over a million tonnes of scrap metal as most of the machinery, equipment, substations, rails, and pipe installations in both in shafts and sections were never reclaimed;

▪️ Construction of reservoir dams and drainages stands at 90% completion points;

▪️ Water pump from the mine will be channelled into Kafue river and eventually into Kariba dam;

▪️CLM to inject $500m for the rehabilitation and operationalization of the mine, once dewatering is completed;

▪️3300 direct jobs projected to be created once the mine is fully operational;

▪️ 20 years is the estimated lifespan of the mine;

▪️ Construction of the modern Technical and Vocational Training College, with state of the art learning equipment by Luanshya Copper Mines is almost completed and is set to open this year; and lastly,

▪️ Luanshya Copper Mines to commence construction of the new state-of-the-art Concentrator by end of this year.

NOTE: The above information was obtained from my former managers and workmates, involved directly in this project.

By Don K***a Luchanga

(A Mining Enthusiast with 18 Yrs of general mining experience)

12/04/2024

Masauso Mkwayaya
ZNBC News

Government has provided K1bn fiscal support to attend to Investrust Bank in possession insolvency.

The level of insolvency at Investrust Bank in possession is estimated at K850m.

Bank of Zambia -BoZ- Governor DENNY KALYALYA says Investrust Bank has been possessed because the institution's assets are not enough to meet its liabilities.

Speaking during a Press Briefing in Lusaka, Dr. KALYALYA said the first payment to depositors at the Investrust Bank in Possession, will be made on April 26, 2024.

Dr. KALYALYA says the first payment will represent 90% of all deposits from about 57,000 deposit accounts.

He says the maximum payment to be made on each account in the first round will be about K500,000.

The Central Bank Governor adds that the speed at which payments will be made will depend on how quick depositors share information with the Bank of Zambia to facilitate payments.

He says modalities of the payments will be advised as soon as possible.

And Dr. KALYALYA said the Bank Of Zambia will in the next 6-weeks present the financial statement of affairs to fully understand the financial status of Investrust.

And Dr. KALYALYA has revealed that at the time of possession, ZCCM held 71.4% shares in the Bank, while Bank of Nevis International held 24% shareholding and others held 4.5%.

On the status of Investrust employees, Dr. KALYALYA said the workers have been asked to be home for now and will be advised on the way forward once the statement of affairs regarding their institution is prepared.

12/04/2024

Ati ndeecula neka

11/04/2024

Alebomba Umuntu

11/04/2024

So the Police are within their rights

11/04/2024

President Junta