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    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Diggers Editor
    • August 16, 2017

    News Diggers E-Paper Edition 22: 16-08-2017

    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Diggers Editor

    Thank you bwana IG for releasing Saviour

    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Mukosha Funga

    Freeing HH proves Judiciary is independent – PF

    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Mukosha Funga

    It is not a nolle: Treason case has been dropped in public interest - Mwiimbu

    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Mukosha Funga

    No one has won the treason case – IG

    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Diggers Editor

    Thank you bwana IG for releasing Saviour

    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Mukosha Funga

    Freeing HH proves Judiciary is independent – PF

    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Mukosha Funga

    It is not a nolle: Treason case has been dropped in public interest - Mwiimbu

    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Mukosha Funga

    No one has won the treason case – IG

    16 August 2017

    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Sipilisiwe Ncube

    HH release in public interest – Scotland

    Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland says she is delighted with the decision by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to enter a nolle prosequi in the treason case involving UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and his five co-accused. In a statement posted on the Commonwealth website today, Scotland said the decision was made in the interest...
    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Sipilisiwe Ncube

    Revisit policy on compulsory HIV testing, HRC urges govt

    Human Rights Commission (HRC) Chairperson Mudford Mwandenga says government must revisit the policy pronouncement on mandatory HIV/AIDS testing because it is in conflict with internationally agreed principles and practices on reducing the spread of the disease. In a statement issued to News Diggers! today, Mwandenga cautioned government against violating human rights during the implementation of...
    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Mukosha Funga

    UPND will restore order in Zambia - HH

    After being freed, UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema this morning led a long winding procession of his supporters, with police ‘escort’ from Lusaka Central Prison to the party secretariat where he addressed them. Along the way, he stood through his vehicle’s sunroof and blew kisses to Lusaka residents who lined the streets to catch a glimpse...
    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Diggers Correspondent

    Court orders CEC to resume electricity supply to Mopani, until tariff dispute is resolved

    The Kitwe High Court has granted Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) an interim injunction restraining the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) against limiting power supply to the mining firm until the matter is determined by the court. This is in a case in which MCM has sued CEC and Zesco as first and second defendants, respectively. CEC...
    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Sipilisiwe Ncube

    DPP entered nolle to hide State's crimes against Hichilema and his co-accused - Wynter

    Rainbow Party president Wynter Kabimba says the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lillian Siyunyi entered a nolle prosequi in the treason case in order to shield the State's crimes committed against UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema. He said if the DPP had not entered a nolle prosequi, Hichilema would have had the liberty to sue the...
    • 16 Aug 2017
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    In this video, Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Tendai Biti says recent political events in Zambia are retrogressive. Biti, the president of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and current chairman of the coalition for democrats in Zimbabwe, said he was in Zambia to stand in solidarity with HH. “I have arrived here this morning with a team...
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    The Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) says President Edgar Lungu’s pronouncement to make HIV/AIDS testing compulsory for any Zambian seeking health care is a violation of human rights. Responding to a press query from News Diggers, Mwanza observed that compulsory testing for HIV would be detrimental to the Health profession because it was unethical....
    • 16 Aug 2017
    • Diggers Correspondent

    Lusaka man claims damages after being hit by presidential motorcade

    A Lusaka resident is demanding compensation for personal injuries he suffered after being hit by a vehicle which was part of the presidential motorcade in 2016. Levison Muchunga of John Howard has dragged the Attorney General to court, claiming special damages over the loss of income. Muchunga is also demanding for medical, transport expenses to...
    • 16 Aug 2017
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    Zambia finally train in Ndola after 24 hour delay

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