HICHILEMA TREASON CASE SET FOR MAY 22

The Lusaka Magistrates Court has acquitted UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema in a case in which he was charged for using insulting language. Delivering judgment this morning, Magistrate Greenwell Malumani said the state had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Magistrate Malumani said Mr Hichilema was therefore not guilty…

SACCORD BEMOAN HIKED ZESCO TARIFFS

BY RUTH MUMBA Southern Africa Center for Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) Executive Director Boniface Chembe has expressed disappointment with the approved 75 percent hike in electricity tariffs. In an interview with Komboni radio news, Mr. Chembe notes that the electricity tariff adjustment will only affect domestic consumers and not…