• 26 Jul 2018
• Abraham Kalito

ZANASU asks govt to re-open Cavendish, Apex

The Zambia National Student Unions (ZANASU) has asked government to resolve the impasse between the Health Practitioners Council of Zambia (HPCZ) and Lusaka Apex and Cavendish universities to allow the institutions to re-open. Union secretary general Isaac Mwanza said closing institutions or withdrawing programmes must only be an option of last resort, adding that government...

• 26 Jul 2018
• Mukosha Funga

Lungu shouldn't die, I want to meet him in 2021 - Kambwili

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says no one should kill President Edgar Lungu so that he can meet him on the ballot in 2021 when he will be challenged to tell Zambians where his wealth came from. And Kambwili says his life is a testimony because God moved him from a little boy who used to...

• 26 Jul 2018
• Alex Chilumbwe

Coach Sven not impressed with player performance

National team coach Sven Vandenbroeck says he is not impressed with the level of performance of the 23-man squad that he summoned to camp for a four-day training session. Sven said the players seemed motivated and in high spirits although their output did not match their performance in the league. Sven said during a press...

• 26 Jul 2018
• Daniel Chansa

Ndola DC defends AVIC, warns NDC youths against protests

Ndola District Commissioner George Chisulo has warned NDC youth chairman Charles Kabwita that he will be dealt with if he goes ahead to lead protests against AVIC International in that town. In a statement, Chisulo asked the NDC to stay away from AVIC International, saying the Chinese firm was merely doing business with government. "I...

• 26 Jul 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

Ministries of Education compete with Traffic Police as most corrupt

Traffic police have maintained their slot as the most corrupt department in the Zambia Police Service, the Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) 2017 Zambia Bribe Payers Index (ZBPI) survey report has revealed. The report has also revealed that the local authorities recorded the highest levels of bribery in 2017, with a percentage rising from 16.8% recorded...

• 26 Jul 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

Choma man impregnates daughter

Police in Choma have arrested a 41-year-old man for sexually abusing and impregnating his 16-year-old biological daughter. Southern Province Police Commissioner Bonny Kapeso disclosed this in a statement, Thursday. Kapeso stated that Hastings Siambulo was believed to have been abusing his daughter between November last year and February this year. “Hastings Siambulo of Maleba settlement...

• 26 Jul 2018
• Diggers Reporter

Don't just laugh at my jokes, vote for UPND today - GBM

You always laugh at my jokes during rallies but when it is time to vote, you vote for other people, UPND vice-president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba lamented, Wednesday. Speaking at the UPND's final Kanyama rally to drum up support for Kangwa Chileshe ahead of today's Lusaka mayoral election, GBM asked residents not only to laugh at...

• 26 Jul 2018
• Mukosha Funga

We have spent so much money on campaigns, give us a vote - Lungu

President Edgar Lungu says Zambia has a leadership challenges that is why every Tom, Dick and Harry wants to be Head of State. And President Lungu says he will ask Zambians for a "second half" in 2021. Meanwhile, President Lungu says the PF has spent too much money on campaigns so Lusaka residents must give...

• 26 Jul 2018
• Abraham Kalito

Immigration deports 49, nabs 44

The Department of Immigration has arrested 44 individuals in four days for committing various offences, including unlawful stay and unlawful entry; and convicted 16 others in the same period. In a statement released, Wednesday, Department of Immigration public relations officer Namati Nshinka stated that the 44 persons were arrested at various points around the country....

• 26 Jul 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Idle minds declare holidays because they eat from corruption - Mulongoti

People’s Party president Mike Mulongoti says President Edgar Lungu's tendency of declaring holidays at any given opportunity shows how idle he is. And Mulongoti says Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo must stop wasting time by doing work for his juniors. In an interview with News Diggers! Tuesday, Mulongoti observed that President Lungu's tendency of declaring...