UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says among the things that his party regrets in 2017 is its failure to protect citizens from police brutality. And Hichilema says he has given marching orders to his party officials to embark on a vigorous mobilisation exercise in order to save the country from destruction at the hands of the...

Energy Minister David Mabumba says Zesco and the Zambezi River Authority are not to blame for the 2015 power deficit. A day before he was fired as Minister of National Planning and Development, Lucky Mulusa blamed government technocrats for the power deficit that hit the country in 2015 saying had they made better decisions, the...

Nigerian comic stars Aki and Popo last weekend failed to crack ribs at their highly anticipated comedy show held at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka. Looking at an autopsy of last weeks’ shows both in Lusaka and Kitwe, the duo's performance proved they are certainly better at acting, as their stand-up comedy lacked humorous...

Nkeyema UPND member of parliament Kapelwa Mbangweta says Constituency Development Funds (CDF) should be given in full at the beginning of every year without members of parliament lobbying for it. Speaking when he featured on a live CBC TV programme on Tuesday, Mbangweta also predicted that there would be hunger next year because the e-voucher...

Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga says 2017 has been a year of mixed blessings filled with hope for a few and disappointment for the majority citizens who continue to wallow in abject poverty. VJ said in an interview with News Diggers! on Thursday that the one year of PF in government had been disappointing and marked...

Energy Minister David Mabumba says government has dealt with all procedural issues regarding the importation of fuel from Saudi Arabia. Speaking at a press briefing in Lusaka yesterday, Mabumba also said he would in the first quarter of 2018 present to Parliament three legislative acts which would give ERB extra powers to regulate electricity tariffs...

PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri yesterday agreed with Kabwe Central member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube that the PF government had disappointed farmers with the failed E-voucher system. And Phiri says the ruling party is not threatened by Chishimba Kambwili's participation in the 2021 presidential race, but added that if the Roan MP is chosen...