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Businesswoman sues ex-Zambian agency boss for failing to pay debt since 2022

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4 months ago

January 30, 2024

The former Chief Executive Officer of the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), Chanda Kabwe, has been sued by a Lusaka-based businesswoman for failing to pay an outstanding debt of K110,000 since 2022.

The woman, Catherine Kunda, who is into a business of trading and transport, lodged the suit against Kabwe in the Lusaka High Court on Tuesday, alleging that he had refused to settle the K110,000 debt despite several reminders to him from authorities.

Kunda had filed the lawsuit against the former DMMU boss seeking the immediate returns to her of a Volvo Light truck after he failed to pay the outstanding balance for the purchase on 2022.

In her lawsuit, the businesswoman stated that the former senior government official agreed to buy her light truck motor registration No. AHB 73892M at a total cost of K330,000 in December, 2021.

She said Kabwe initially made a deposit of K120,000 and the two parties agreed that he would settle the remaining balance of K210,000 by January, 2022.

She further claimed that the defendant only paid her K100,000 as at March, 2022 and not the full outstanding balance.

“The defendant has neglected, refused or ignored to settle the outstanding balance of K110,000 despite several reminders by way of phone calls and physical contact and correspondence with the defendant,” she said.

According to her lawyers, the plaintiff is, therefore, seeking an order that the simple contract for the sale of the motor vehicle between the parties be cancelled forthwith.

She is further seeking an order against Kabwe that he returns the property in dispute in the same state it was as of March, 2022, as well as claiming damages for inconvenience of non payment of the outstanding balance and loss of use of the her motor vehicle.

She had also asked the Court to order the defendant to pay her damages for unjust enrichment.

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Namibia to receive $138.5 million W’Bank loan

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1 week ago

May 7, 2024

Ifeoluwa Dada

The World Bank has announced that it has granted a $138.5 million loan to assist Namibia in strengthening its transmission network and integrate renewable energy projects into the grid.

Namibia, one of the driest nations in Sub-Saharan Africa with an abundance of sunshine and wind, aims to establish itself as a hub for renewable energy in tandem with the significant offshore oil and gas discoveries that have made the nation a global centre for exploration.

“Namibia is a uniquely positioned regional leader in the transition towards a greener and more sustainable future,” Satu Kahkonen, World Bank country director for Namibia said in a statement.

This will be Namibia’s first World Bank-financed energy project, and the loan will be utilized by the national electricity utility NamPower as it works to wean itself off of electricity imports from neighbouring nations.

Namibia is pursuing a $10 billion green hydrogen project, which, when finished, will be exported to the European Union, in addition to new solar and wind projects.

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Socialist Party accuses Zambian ruling UPND of abducting its candidates

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1 month ago

April 13, 2024

Akanimoh Etim

Zambian opposition party, the Socialist Party (SP), has accused the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) of masterminding the abduction of its candidate for the Kaunga Ward by-election in Luangwa district of Feira Constituency, Maneya Mwale.

The SP, in a statement in Lusaka, also called on security agencies to arrest the UPND’s Lusaka Province Chairperson, Obvious Mwaliteta, for the alleged abduction of Mwale.

SP’s Vice President, Dr Cosmas Musumali, said Mwaliteta should be arrested together with his District Chairperson, Anderson Banda.

Musumali, who made the call at a media briefing in Lusaka, alleged that Mwaliteta, Banda and other people mentioned kidnapped his party’s candidate.

He also accused the ruling party and President Hakainde Hichilema of being behind such activities that had continued to happen in all the ward elections in the country.

“Those who know this President know that he micromanages everything. He has hands on type of leadership and this kidnapping have not happened once but have been happening, nothing has been done, no one has been arrested, what’s the conclusion, the conclusion is that he is okaying it, he sees nothing wrong with it and the Head of State who swore to uphold the rights and Constitution of Zambia,” Musumali said.

“This is something that can not be done without HH tolerating it, facilitating it and even giving it a go ahead. If it’s done once I would agree with you that some rogue UPND members did it outside his control,” Musumali added.

He also claimed that the UPND was not ready to uphold the democratic tenets of the country and were using all means necessary to win the elections.

“The candidate in Kaunga Ward, like in the other 6 Wards, was abducted during the nominations day, which forced the Socialist Party to look for other candidates and Hichilema has remained silent on such activities,” Musumali noted.

Musumali further called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia to invalidate the nominations for Chikenge and Chisanga wards and set a new date for filling in of nominations.

“We further demand that the Commission should ban the UPND from participating in these two wards due to the crimes committed, which are against the electoral code of conduct,” he demanded.

He expressed that “hell would have broken lose had it been the other way round, and that Socialist Party leader Dr Fred M’membe would have been called all sorts of names by the UPND and their surrogates.”

“This is the winning formular for the UPND, kidnapping, abductions have become child’s play for them, they are endangering people’s lives, you have the audercity to abduct a 22 years old girl and pointing a gun to her head,” Musumali said.