• 23 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Kambwili suffers another setback in Simusamba case

THE Court of Appeal has declined to grant Chishimba Kambwili permission to institute judicial review proceedings to challenge Lusaka Principal Resident Magistrate David Simusamba’s refusal to recuse himself from handling his forgery case and to refer the said matter to the High Court. In this matter, Kambwili renewed his application before the Court of Appeal...

• 23 Mar 2021
• Natasha Sakala

Kalaba rules out returning to PF: "They've disappointed Zambians"

Democratic Party leader Harry Kalaba says he should not be likened to people who are going back to the PF because he can't reduce himself to a vice mobilisation chairman when he is now president. And Kalaba has urged traditional leaders to stop siding with politicians and emulate chiefs like Mukuni who welcomes everyone regardless...

• 23 Mar 2021
• Natasha Sakala

Mobile money transaction volumes swell to K105.6bn

MOBILE money transactions in Zambia increased to K105.6 billion by the end of last year from K49.6 billion in 2019, representing a 113 per cent increment, according to ZICTA. And the Authority has revealed that MTN Zambia Limited and Airtel Zambia Limited continued to dominate the ICT market with 45.3 per cent and 35.5 per...

• 23 Mar 2021
• Julia Malunga

PF has captured police service - Muchima

IKELENG’I UPND Member of Parliament Elijah Muchima says the Patriotic Front has captured the police service. Last week, Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo said the service could not arrest Higher Education Minister Brian Mushimba and Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo for defying COVID-19 guidelines because there was no law which gave them that mandate. But in...

• 23 Mar 2021
• Natasha Sakala

20 MMD members ask High Court to declare the Nevers-led convention illegal

TWENTY MMD members have asked the Lusaka High Court to declare that the extra-ordinary convention held by the Nevers Mumba led group on Saturday is illegal and void. The 20 further want the court to make an order and direct the Registrar of Societies to appoint an interim committee during the subsistence of the matter....

• 23 Mar 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Police detain Mazabuka, Choma mayors over alleged abduction of the Hatembos

POLICE have arrested and detained Choma Mayor Javan Simoloka and his Mazabuka counterpart Vincent Lilanda over the alleged abduction of Perunah and Miltone Hatembo. In January this year, the Lusaka High Court threw out a case in which the Hatembos were challenging UPND president Hakainde Hichilema’s acquisition and possession of a farm in Kalomo District....

• 23 Mar 2021
• Natasha Sakala

G12 Certificate clause must be repealed, demands Sacikaå

FORMER Secretary to Cabinet Dr Sketchley Sacika says the Grade 12 Certificate clause will divide Zambian into classes and has since called for the affected citizens to demonstrate against it. In an interview, Dr Sacika called for the repeal the clause in public interest. “The court must declare it null and void and demand that...

• 23 Mar 2021
• Natasha Sakala

We're shrinking criminals' space with Cyber Bill - Kampyongo

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has insisted that government is not targeting the opposition with the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Bill, but is merely shrinking the space for criminals. And Kampyongo said the Smart City project will simnifically reduce crime and help to avert corruption by police officers as they will not be physically...

• 23 Mar 2021
• Mukosha Funga

IG cracks whip, removes all division traffic police bosses

INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has removed all division police officers in charge of traffic and transferred them to Force Headquarters “awaiting further deployment”. According to information obtained by News Diggers, the officers who have been left without any substantive positions, were transferred to clean up the traffic police department, following concerns. “The massive...

• 23 Mar 2021
• Diggers Editor

News Diggers! ePaper Edition 910 Tuesday March 23, 2021