Zambia ex-postal chief charged with plundering UK-backed social fund

The development minister at the time, in charge of a social payments programme which Britain said had been abused, was sacked one day after the aid suspension.

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Zambia ex-postal chief charged with plundering UK-backed social fund
By NewVision Reporter
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Zambian investigators on Thursday arrested the ex-head of postal services and two former directors for allegedly diverting more than $20 million from a UK-backed social fund, the anti-graft agency said.

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