Minister of Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela says those who are alleging that PF is corrupt are just jealous because they thought President Edgar Lungu would not succeed as Head of State after they left the ruling party. And Chitotela says it is normal to expect attacks both from within and outside government because his ministry...

Rainbow Party General Secretary Wynter Kabimba says the church and Zambia Center for Inter-party Dialogue (ZCID) must resolve their issues because it does not make sense for them to be bickering when they are merely facilitators of the dialogue process. And Kabimba has appealed to President Edgar Lungu and the Patriotic Front to submit to...

An opposition alliance is no guarantee of winning a presidential election, says People's Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda. In PAC’s weekly newsletter to News Diggers! Banda announced that PAC would contest the 2021 elections, but added that it would continue to cooperate with the opposition alliance on matters of common interest because an...

First Quantum Mineral's Kansanshi Mining Plc will continue sponsoring the business development training workshops implemented by Fortune World Investments this year, says Kansanshi Mine Senior Contracts Manager Winwell Siame. According to Siame, the mining company has reaffirmed its commitment to the development of a cadre of entrepreneurs that will be able to sustain businesses through...

Bwana Mkubwa PF member of parliament Dr Jonas Chanda says the Ndola City Council is denying the people of Bwana Mkubwa constituency the much-needed development following the delayed disbursement of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). In a statement, Dr Chanda lamented the continued delays by the Council to disburse the CDF for Bwana Mkubwa in...

University of Zambia (UNZA) Political Science lecturer Dr Alex Ng’oma has advised politicians in Zambia to have faith in the electoral system, adding that it is not always possible for the incumbent to rig elections, as evidenced by the poll results in Congo DR where a little know opposition leader has upset the ruling party....

The Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA) says there was a decline in the total amount paid by general insurers in claims and benefits to K116 million by end of the third quarter of 2018, down from K131 million in the prior corresponding period. In a statement, PIA communications manager Doreen Silungwe stated that general insurers...

The Luanshya Magistrates' Court has set February 11 as date for possible commencement of trial in a matter in which NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili and 11 others are charged with unlawful assembly. It is alleged that Kambwili and 11 others on November 25, in Luanshya, jointly and whilst acting together, unlawfully assembled with intent to...

Eastern Province BETUZ chairperson Pearson Tembo says an investigation into grade 9 exams must be instituted because the area can't continue having a bad tag of poor results. In an interview, Tembo expressed sadness at the low pass rate of grade 9 results compared to grade 7, saying there must be a critical analysis between...

Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili has applied to join the matter in which PF Secretary General Davies Mwila has sued the Speaker of the National Assembly in the Lusaka High Court for refusing to declare the Roan seat vacant. Kambwili has applied to join proceedings as an interested party. In an affidavit in...

A woman of Sitangoyi Village in Southern Province told the Livingstone Local Court that she had sex with her lover once when her husband was away. And the woman also told the court that she later fought with her lover's wife after the latter found a picture of her with her husband. The Court, however,...

A 28-year-old pastor of Lusaka's Meanwood Phase One area has been dragged to court for assault and unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman against the order of nature. In this matter, Francis Mukuwa is charged with unnatural offences contrary to section 155 (a) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia. It...

The State has discontinued a matter in which a 16-year-old juvenile was in court for walking passed a police station while 'skimpily dressed'. This was the matter in which the juvenile and her 28-year-old aunt, Mirriam Mwanza, were jointly charged with the offence of idle and disorderly persons. It was alleged that on December 22,...

The Ministries of Higher Education and General Education will beginning today host a three-day conference to interrogate the education system in the country. Minister of Higher Education Professor Nkandu Luo told journalists at a joint press briefing, Monday, that the conference, which will be held at Mulungushi Conference Center, will identify various financing models that...

The Teaching Service Commission (TSC) has appealed to members of the public with observations concerning the recently-recruited teachers to engage the Ministry of General Education with civility as opposed to rushing to the media with unsubstantiated information. Clarifying the duplication and missing names of teachers, on the list which was published in the Zambia Daily...

We could not believe it when we picked a story last week that the First Lady of Zambia madam Esther Lungu will tomorrow lead a 25-member delegation to the United States of America where they are all going to receive four fire trucks from donors. As if that was not outrageous enough, we were told...

Mike Mulongoti's wife Betty has hailed President Edgar Lungu for evacuating her husband to South Africa for medical treatment. According to a statement from Zambia's High Commission to South Africa, Betty said quick action by President Lungu to evacuate he husband would save his life. She said Mulongoti was admitted to the University Teaching Hospital...

President Edgar Lungu, through Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji, has u-turned on his call for a government of national unity in Congo DR. President Lungu has instead called for dialogue amongst political players which he says could result in an inclusive government. In a statement on Sunday, Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos...