• 3 May 2017
• Joseph Mwenda

PF didn't send KBF to impeach Kasonde - Lubinda

In this audio, Justice minister Given Lubinda has challenged PF lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube to name the politicians in the ruling party who tasked him to stop the LAZ executive from issuing negative statements against the government. Last week, KBF told his fellow lawyers during a forum at Chrismar Hotel, that senior politicians in PF...

• 3 May 2017
• Mukosha Funga

Regulate yourselves, if you fail, we will - Lungu tells journalists

President Edgar Lungu says journalists must regulate themselves or the State will be forced to regulate them. Speaking before departure for Durban, South Africa today, President Lungu said while he did not subscribe to the idea that the state should regulate media practitioners, it will only be logical to do so if journalists failed to...

• 3 May 2017
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Police arrest suspected arsonist in Namwala

Police in Namwala district of Southern Province have arrested another suspected arsonist. In a statement, Southern Province Police Commissioner Bonny Kapeso confirmed that 47-year-old Paul Mulendema Samadula, who is also suspected to have been behind post election violence, has been on the run. "Samadula faces four counts of arson which happened at Itapa market last...

• 3 May 2017
• Mukosha Funga

Journalists commemorate World Press Freedom Day

Journalists are currently commemorating World Press Freedom Day at Government Complex where Justice Minister Given Lubinda is officiating. This is under the theme "Critical minds for critical times". Elias Banda Organising Committee: "During the run up to election and after, the media suffered various injustices. Licenses for several radio and television stations were revoked, private media...

• 3 May 2017
• Diggers Editor

Bye-bye press freedom

The job of a watchmaker is not to tell time, but to create an instrument with which you can tell what time it is. However, a watchmaker who doesn’t know what time it is cannot succeed in his job without misleading others. Our job as journalists is to provide information through which you, the public...

• 3 May 2017
• Mirriam Chabala

Lungu's regime more corrupt than Chiluba's - Saviour

UPP leader Saviour Chishimba says President Edgar Lungu’s regime is more corrupt than Fredrick Chiluba’s. At a media briefing yesterday, Saviour said at least some of the corruption under Chiluba’s regime benefited the people. “I can assure you that this regime is more corrupt than the Chiluba regime because the Chiluba regime was doing corruption...

• 3 May 2017
• Mukosha Funga

Judiciary suspends all court proceedings for LAZ AGM

Chief Justice Ireen Mambilima has granted a request by the Law Association of Zambia to adjourn all matters from 3rd to 5th May to enable lawyers attend the association’s Annual General Meeting in Livingstone. This means that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and others, who were scheduled to appear in court tomorrow, will have their case...

• 3 May 2017
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Amnesty International lists Zambia among press freedom intolerant countries

Amnesty International says bold attacks on press freedom in Zambia and Angola has left a chilling effect on media practitioners. And Amnesty International says persistent attacks on journalists and media owners in the region is weakening independent journalism and media freedom. In a statement released by Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southern Africa Deprose Muchena...