• 29 Aug 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

Don't give up on PF, Lungu tells Kasanengwa residents

President Edgar Lungu has asked the residents of Kasanengwa to keep their faith in the Patriotic Front saying it hasn't been in power long enough to deliver all its promises. Meanwhile, President Lungu has warned citizens to desist engaging in political violence saying it does not make sense for political party sympathisers to be fighting...

• 29 Aug 2018
• Tenson Mkhala

UNHCR hails Zambia’s peaceful reputation in hosting refugees

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) country representative Pierrine Aylara has praised Zambia for hosting a large number of refugees and asylum-seekers from neighbouring countries. Speaking at the National Stakeholders Consultations on Multi-year, multi-partner and Solutions Strategy in Lusaka, Tuesday, Aylara said Zambia’s continued quality leadership and efforts in ensuring that refugees and asylum-seekers...

• 29 Aug 2018
• Tenson Mkhala

High legal fees contributing to prison congestion - German envoy

German head of cooperation Christoph Ritz says the high cost of legal representation fees charged on inmates and detainees have contributed to overcrowding of correctional facilities in Zambia. Speaking during the launch of legal help desks at Lusaka Central and Kamwala Correctional Facilities, Tuesday, Ritz said overcrowding in correctional facilities is a long-standing problem with...

• 29 Aug 2018
• Stuart Lisulo

CTPD demands reversal of 30 ngwee Internet calling charges

Government’s decision to charge mobile phone subscribers a 30 ngwee per day tariff on Internet calls should be reversed because it is misguided, says the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD). In a statement issued, Tuesday, CTPD researcher Bright Chizonde stated that the government’s intention to charge consumers the 30 ngwee tariff was misguided...

• 29 Aug 2018
• Alex Chilumbwe

Athletics star Siame dreams big

Zambia Athletics national team star Sydney Siame has expressed happiness over his performance in the just ended season where he broke two national records in 100 and 200m races. And Siame says he id looking forward to breaking his season best records in the oncoming season that starts November, 2018. In an interview with Goal...

• 29 Aug 2018
• Alex Chilumbwe

Shepolopolo in winning spirit

Shepolopolo coach Enala Simbeya says there is a calming and winning spirit prevailing over the girls in camp that gives her hope they will compete favourably in both COSAFA Castle cup and Africa Cup of Nations. Simbeya also expressed happiness over her players' response to newly introduced tactics and mind challenging approaches to the game....

• 29 Aug 2018
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

ECZ explains PF, UPND cadres clashes in Solwezi

UPND and PF supporters on Monday clashed in Kamalamba Ward in Solwezi after the opposition ambushed a bus ferrying PF cadres who went to attend a rally led by Vice-President Inonge Wina, according to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). And the ECZ has revealed that the electoral environment and campaigns ahead of the September...

• 29 Aug 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Incest-accused man gets K5,000 bail

The Lusaka Magistrates' Court has granted a 38-year-old man of Misisi compound accused of having carnal knowledge of his eight-year-old daughter, K5,000 bail in his own recognizance, with two working sureties. Alick Banda, a general worker, is facing one count of incest by males. Particulars of the offense are that Banda on July 1, 2018...

• 29 Aug 2018
• Diggers Editor

Our DPP is a product of white-collar crimes

Former Minister of Justice Mr Wynter Kabimba State Counsel last week raised a thought provoking observation regarding the complexity of prosecuting white-collar crimes in Zambia, especially among top government officials. He was defending Lusaka Province Minister Honourable Bowman Lusambo who had come under attack for humiliating traffic police officers who were caught taking bribes from...

• 29 Aug 2018
• Stuart Lisulo

Zambia’s bonds are the world's worst - Bloomberg

Zambia’s Eurobonds have lost value of 10 per cent this month alone, more than any of the 75 countries in the Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets USD Sovereign Bond Index. According to Bloomberg, these losses have extended their decline to 23 per cent this year and sent spreads over U.S. Treasuries soaring to more than 1,000...