• 4 Sep 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Rufunsa man gets 50 years for defiling imbecile sister

LUSAKA High Court judge Sharon Newa has sentenced a 28-year-old man of Rufunsa District to 50 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his sister, who is an imbecile. In her judgement, justice Newa said the case made a sad reading as the convict, being a biological brother to the victim, was aware that she...

• 4 Sep 2020
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Parliament TV to air on DStv, GOtv

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini says the limited platforms available for the public to access Parliament TV has posed a challenge in ensuring that proceedings of the House are broadcast to many people. Speaking when he launched Parliament TV on DStv and GOtv, Dr Matibini said the inclusion of the channel on...

• 4 Sep 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Kambwili fails to appear before court again

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili yesterday failed to appear before the Lusaka Magistrate's Court as he is still unwell. Kambwili is reported to have COVID-19. In this matter, Kambwili, his son Mwamba, Mwamona Engineering and Technical Services, Lukwesa Musonda Brano and Mulenga Makasa Kapilima are charged with; one count of making a document without authority, one...

• 4 Sep 2020
• Julia Malunga

Criminals now using natural resources to take illicit money out of the country - FIC

THE Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) says as the illicit cash transactions in the financial sector get worse, Zambians must focus their eyes on the rise in criminal activities around timber, wildlife and precious stones, such as gold, as these have become easier means for criminals to take money out of the country. And, outgoing FIC...

• 4 Sep 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Wheelchair-ridden Jay Jay appears before Lusaka Magistrates’ Court

SUSPENDED Patriotic Front Eastern Province youth chairperson Emmanuel Banda, commonly known as Jay Jay, yesterday appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court in a case in which he is accused of assaulting a police officer with intent to steal. Meanwhile, there was a heavy presence of Zambia Police officers, who were securing the Court complex ahead...

• 4 Sep 2020
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Schools must re-open, COVID-19 shouldn’t overshadow development - PS

GENERAL Education Permanent Secretary Jobbicks Kalumba says stakeholders must advocate for schools to be opened because keeping them closed until next year will be disastrous. And Kalumba says COVID-19 must not be looked at as a big mountain to overshadow other forms of development because the country will collapse. Speaking when he featured on ZNBC’s...

• 4 Sep 2020
• Daniel Chansa

Police launch manhunt for masked Ndola man who defiled 10 year old

POLICE in Ndola have launched a manhunt for an unknown man who is on the run after defiling a 10-year-old girl. The unknown man defiled the 10-year-old who was playing hide and seek with her siblings. Copperbelt Deputy Commissioner of Police Bothwell Namusuwa said the unknown man had masked his face while defiling the girl....

• 4 Sep 2020
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

ZICTA fines all 3 mobile networks K5.4m for poor service

ZICTA has fined all three mobile network operators with K5.4 million for failure to provide quality service to its subscribers, with Airtel being the worst culprit and slapped with the highest fine of K4.8 million. In a statement issued by ZICTA corporate communications manager Ngabo Nankonde, Thursday, the authority fined Airtel Zambia with K4.8 million,...

• 4 Sep 2020
• Diggers Editor

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