Keembe UPND member of parliament Princess Kasune has asked the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit to urgently assist more than 20 families displaced by heavy rains in her constituency. In a statement today, Kasune stated that more families were likely to be displaced as the area was still flooded. “Following heavy downpours and eventual submerging...

Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela says the massive cracks which are developing on some roads has got nothing to do with shoddy works. And Chitotela has told critics that contrary to their assertions, the Road development Agency (RDA) is not controlled by State House but it is supervised by his ministry. Responding...

ZAMBIA Under-20 lads are at ease ahead of this afternoon's Group A formality match against the young Pharaohs of Egypt. The junior Chipolopolo Boys marched onto the semi-finals on Wednesday after walloping Mali 6-1 at National Heroes Stadium with a game to spare. Zambia stands on 6 points after recording an earlier 1-0 triumph against...

Professor Oliver Saasa has urged government to be cautious and transparent when handling the proposed privatisation of Indeni Petroleum Refinery and TAZAMA. An investigation has revealed that government will soon privatise Indeni and TAZAMA, a move which experts say would end the importation of crude oil. Energy minister David Mabumba told Diggers! that government was...

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Namugala says it is not illegal for provincial ministers to sit in Cabinet at the President’s request. Deputy Speaker Namugala said this in Parliament yesterday after Monze UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu rose on a point of order, seeking ruling on why provincial ministers had been sitting...