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Zambia:
State Takes Back Zamtel
Times of Zambia, 25 January 2012
THE Government has taken over the 75 per cent shares held by Lap Green Networks in Zamtel after accepting, without reservation, the report on the findings of the committee… Read more »
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Zambia:
Zamtel Saga - Corrupt Deal Back-Fires
Times of Zambia, 25 January 2012
GOVERNMENT's decision to compulsorily acquire the 75 per cent shareholding of LAP Green Network in Zamtel comes against a backdrop of sordid revelations regarding the corrupt… Read more »
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Zambia:
State to Run Zamtel, Float Shares
Times of Zambia, 24 January 2012
FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda has said Government will takeover Zamtel and run it on behalf of Zambians before floating shares to the public. Read more »
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Zambia:
Sata Assures Investors, Workers on Zamtel
Times of Zambia, 23 January 2012
President Michael Sata has urged investors and workers at Zamtel not to panic over measures being taken regarding the telecommunications company as this is a passing phase meant to… Read more »
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Zambia:
Govt Freezes Zamtel Accounts
Times of Zambia, 21 January 2012
LAP Green Networks, majority owners of Zamtel, have disclosed that Zambian authorities have frozen all their bank accounts as part of investigations into the alleged irregular sale… Read more »
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Zambia:
ZCTU Backs Reversing of Zamtel Sale
Times of Zambia, 21 January 2012
THE Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says it supports plans to reverse the sale of Zamtel to Lap Green Networks but has called for diplomacy in the manner the issue is… Read more »
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Zambia:
Zamtel Workers, Union 'Duped' On Sale of Company
Times of Zambia, 18 January 2012
THE National Union of Communication Workers (NUCW) and general workforce at Zamtel were made to believe that the telecommunication firm was fast headed for collapse and that… Read more »
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Zambia:
'Lap Green, Zamtel Contract Prepared Before Negotiations'
Times of Zambia, 17 January 2012
THE Zamtel contract between LAP Green Networks and the Zambian Government was prepared before negotiations were concluded, the report by the Sebastian Zulu-Commission of Inquiry… Read more »
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Zambia:
MMD and the 'Dirt' Zamtel Sale
Times of Zambia, 17 January 2012
THE findings of the Sebastian Zulu-led Commission of Inquiry on the sale of Zamtel have revealed the extent to which some leaders in the previous regime strayed at the expense of… Read more »
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Zambia:
Zamtel Report Exposes More Anomalies
Times of Zambia, 16 January 2012
THE report by the Commission of Inquiry into the sale of Zamtel has revealed more anomalies, including one in which an official from RP Capital Partners of Cayman Island, issued… Read more »
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Zambia:
Govt Ready to Engage Lap Green Over Zamtel
Times of Zambia, 14 January 2012
THE Government is ready to enter into negotiations with LAP Green Networks of Libya to repossess the 75 per cent shares in Zamtel. Read more »
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Zambia:
UNIP Hails Zamtel Repossession
Times of Zambia, 13 January 2012
UNIP has supported the impending repossession of Zamtel from Libya's Lap Green Networks. Read more »
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Zambia:
Libyan Telecoms Firm Defends Its Investment
LAP GreenN, 9 January 2012
LAP GreenN, the Libyan owned telecommunications network, is deeply concerned about unsubstantiated news reports that the Zambian Government is moving to seize the 75% stake in… Read more »
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Zambia:
'Sale of Zamtel Put Country's Security At Risk'
Times of Zambia, 7 January 2012
THE ruling Patriotic Front (PF) says the sale of the Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited (ZAMTEL) by the previous administration to Lap Green of Libya has put the country's… Read more »