Archive: 9 May 2017

9 May 2017 | Tenson Mkhala

Lungu mourns Salome Kapwepwe

President Edgar Lungu has described freedom fighter Salome Kapwepwe as a heroine who selflessly and significantly contributed to the country’s liberation struggle. Mourning the death of former Vice- President Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe’s widow in a […]

9 May 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Typhoid claims one life in Mpika

An 11-year-old girl has died from Typhoid in Shangai; a section in Mpika’s Tazara compound, where the waterborne disease has broken out. Mpika district commissioner Moses Katebe confirmed that the child, who had been admitted […]

9 May 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

Electricity tariff increase will leave people stranded – Sinkamba

Green Party president Peter Sinkamba says the increase in electricity tariffs will leave a lot of people stranded because the cost of living is already too high. And Sinkamba says the increment will also result […]

9 May 2017 | Tenson Mkhala

We need qualified soccer administrators, says Kalusha

Newly appointed CAF technical and development committee chairperson and former FAZ president Kalusha Bwalya says Zambia and Africa as a whole needs qualified football administrators, instructors and coaches in order to enhance the quality of […]

9 May 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

We have a bad feeling about HH’s continued stay in detention – UPP

We in the UPP have a very bad feeling about the consequences of the continued detention of Hakainde Hichilema, says party leader Saviour Chishimba. In a statement, Saviour said the kind of conditions the UPND […]

9 May 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

Maybe next year I will make a decision to marry – Frank Bwalya

PF deputy spokesperson Frank Bwalya says he will think about marrying next year. And Bwalya says if it proved that police are getting instructions from politicians, then they are the ones to blame because there […]

9 May 2017 | Tenson Mkhala

Zambia to head International Consumer Protection Network

The Zambia consumer protection unit has been elected the first African unit to head the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) since its establishment in 1992. Congratulating the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) […]

9 May 2017 | Tenson Mkhala

Laura Miti notes lack of professionalism among police

The Alliance for Community Action (ACA) says Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo must ensure that there is professionalism in the police service because the country can degenerate into chaos when laws are selectively applied. […]

9 May 2017 | Diggers Reporter

U-20 squad in high spirit after getting paid

Striker Conlyde Luchanga says the Zambia U20 team is now firmly focusing on the build-up to the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup after they were paid their bonuses. Zambia had outstanding dues from their 2017 […]