• 28 Dec 2017
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Chavuma man dies after drinking too much Kachasu

A 39-year-old man of Chavuma district has died after excessive intake of locally brewed alcohol known as kachasu, during the festive celebrations. And in a separate incident, two male juveniles of Mushindano district in North-Western province have drowned in the Kamukuwo dam where they were swimming. North-Western Province police commissioner Auxensio Daka revealed this in...

• 28 Dec 2017
• Mukosha Funga

Soldier bolts after insulting Lungu

Police in Western Province have opened a Defamation of the President docket against a soldier of Luena Barracks for allegedly insulting President Edgar Lungu. Western Province police commissioner Charles Lungu confirmed this in an interview yesterday. “That issue apparently happened on Saturday morning around 08:00 hours when this soldier was visibly drank and in uniform....

• 28 Dec 2017
• Diggers Reporter

2 Ugandans in court for swindling Zambian man

A Ugandan traditional healer has been dragged to court for swindling a Lusaka resident by pretending that she could multiply his K20,300 to K100,000. Betty Nachijuma and her secretary Asha Monela of Kamwala area are facing a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. The accused persons, who appeared before magistrate Albert Mwaba, could not...

• 28 Dec 2017
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Macha Hospital general workers up in arms over PAYE deductions

General workers at Macha Mission Hospital are waging a protest against management which they accuse of deducting 35 per cent of their meagre monthly salaries as contributions towards Pay as You Earn (PAYE). But management says there is nothing wrong with the deductions as it is within the law. The workers complained to News Diggers!...

• 28 Dec 2017
• Diggers Reporter

ConCourt to hear petition to declare 53 UPND seats vacant on Jan 18

The Constitutional Court has set January 18, 2018 for hearing in the matter in which a Kabangwe resident asked it to declare 53 UPND MP's seats vacant for boycotting president Edgar Lungu's address to Parliament. In this case, Richard Mumba, the petitioner had asked the ConCourt to declare the seats vacant for misconduct arguing that...

• 28 Dec 2017
• Diggers Reporter

Court jails fake prophet who claims he can raise people from the dead

Lusaka magistrate Mary Chibanga has convicted and sentenced a prophet to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour for swindling a 23-year-old woman of K10,170 on pretext that he would bring her dead husband back to life. Angel Sakala was accused of swindling Beatrice Kasonde by promising to resurrect her husband, Kennedy Malawo. When the matter...

• 28 Dec 2017
• Mirriam Chabala

Failure to protect FIC shows govt is protecting criminals - Saasa

If government fails to protect the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), then it will be an indication that the State is protecting certain individuals who are under investigation, Premier Consult chief executive officer Professor Oliver Saasa has said. Lusaka lawyer Lewis Mosho, through his law firm, recently wrote to FIC Director General Mary Tshuma, laying out...

• 28 Dec 2017
• Daniel Chansa

Drug abuse, commercial sex in Bwana Mkubwa worries MP

Bwana Mkubwa PF member of parliament Dr Jonas Chanda says lack of secondary school learning facilities in his constituency has led to rampant alcohol and drug abuse, as well as transactional sex and criminal activities among the youths. In an interview, Dr Chanda said it was totally unacceptable and frustrating for his urban constituency to...

• 28 Dec 2017
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

UPND defends HH's kiss on 'treason' road

A social media buzz has chastised UPND president Hakainde Hichilema over a video footage in which the opposition leader is seen bending down and kissing the Limulunga Road tarmac at the point where his motorcade was involved in a confrontation with President Edgar's motorcade. Some netizens accused Hichilema of performing an evil ritual. But UPND...

• 28 Dec 2017
• Diggers Editor

Lungu’s immunity may be removed over IDC

When the Patriotic Front came into power they created a government investment portfolio in the name of Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). This brilliant entity was intended to serve as an investment holding company, under which parastatal institutions would operate. The IDC was to drive industrialisation and thereby reduce the unemployment rate. After careful analyses, PF...