A 40-year-old Judiciary senior clerk of court has been dragged to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing K200,000 cash, which came into his possession by virtue of his employment. The said K200,000 is alleged to have been an exhibit in another matter where former BancABC employer and murder convict, Precious Longwe, was charged with...

Rainbow Party general secretary Wynter Kabimba says it is unfair to assume that the submission by judges on Constitution Amendment Bill No. 10 of 2019 will prejudice the Law Association of Zambia's (LAZ) case to petition the amendment to the Constitution. In an interview, Kabimba, a former Justice Minister in the Sata-led PF administration, argued...

Economist Professor Oliver Saasa says Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu must openly acknowledge that Zambia’s debt has now reached “unimaginable proportions” and outline how it will be dismantled in the 2020 national budget. And Prof Saasa says there is need for the Ministry of Finance to study the cascading effects of Sales Tax and understand...

Former Minister of Lands, Environment and Natural Resources William Harrington says government’s continued statements that it is committed to addressing climate change would remain mere rhetoric as long as it did not take practical measures. In an interview with News Diggers! Monday, Harrington asked President Edgar Lungu to revoke title deeds issued in the Forest...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has seized a truckload of Konyagi alcohol, which was deliberately misclassified as building materials with intent to defraud the State of K729,820. In a statement released, Monday, ZRA corporate communications manager Topsy Sikalinda revealed that the truck, which was destined for Lusaka, would have paid K43,698 instead of K729,820 if...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has warned that the anticipated electricity tariff hike will increase poverty levels in the country. CSPR programmes manager Juliet Ilunga said most businesses that depend on electricity would be negatively affected by the looming power tariff hike, which would contribute to increasing poverty levels in the country. Already,...

UNZA lecturer Dr Mulenga Kabwe says the climate change currently being experienced in Zambia should not be blamed for putting the country in the dire situation, explaining that the effects are only partial. And Dr Kabwe says not every drought or flood should be blamed on climate change because such occurrences are normal. Speaking when...

The United Nations has revealed that about 2.3 million Zambians are expected to be hit by food insecurity by March, next year. In a statement issued to News Diggers!, the UN revealed that according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis undertaken by the Zambian government, data shows that about 1.72 million...

Defunct National Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili has taken a fresh and third plea in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and denied expressing racial remarks to an Indian national. Kambwili, who had his matter re-allocated to another magistrate, Jennifer Bwalya, said he understood the case after it was read out to him and pleaded not...

Two fishermen have drowned in the Kafue River after a banana boat they were in was hit by a Hippopotamus, Monday. Kafue UPND member of parliament Miriam Chonya, who rushed to the scene of the accident in the company of officers from the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), confirmed the development to a...

Shepolopolo national team coach Bruce Mwape has summoned 29 to camp ahead of the 2020 Olympics qualifier third round first leg against Botswana scheduled for October 2 at Nkoloma stadium. Team manager Besa Chibwe, who unveiled the list to the media, stated that the team regrouped on Sunday and currently camped at Tecla Hotel. The...

The government yesterday announced a five per cent fuel price hike effective midnight, with a litre of petrol now selling at K15.98 from K15.20. A liter of diesel will be sold at K14.23 from K13.43, representing an increase of K0.80. Low sulphur diesel is now K16.52, up from K15.72 per liter while Kerosene has recorded...

“It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow that weigh a man down because for the need of today, we have corresponding strength given, while for tomorrow, we are told to trust.” A plain truth of everyday life is encapsulated in this wisdom quote. The word “trust” is not worthy of...

Lusaka lawyer John Sangwa has charged that High Court judge William Mweemba breached the Constitution in the Finance Bank case occasioning the defendant serious financial losses and incalculable damage to its reputation as a financial institution. This is contained in a letter dated September 20, 2019 where Sangwa, of Messrs Simeza Sangwa and Associates, wrote...