Lusaka magistrate David Simusamba has allowed UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to seek judicial review in the High Court of Zambia in a matter where the opposition leader is charged with treason. Magistrate Simusamba's decision came on the basis that he could not ascertain whether the Certificate of Committal for HH to be tried in the...

The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) says Zambia remains committed to ensuring that viable solutions are found to addressing mercury use and emissions in key economic activities. ZEMA Corporate Affairs Manager Ireen Lungu Chipili said in a statement that Zambia, after​ signing the Convention on Mercury in 2013 and ratifying it in 2016 has implemented...

Hundreds of UPND supporters are awaiting Magistrate David Simusamba's arrival at the Lusaka Magistrates Court hoping that he would finally deliver the much anticipated ruling in the treason case involving Hakainde Hichilema today. Although the case was scheduled to begin at 12:00 hours, the supporters arrived as early as 07:00 hours to secure seats in...

In this video, South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance supporters join Zambia’s UPND protesters at the High Commission in Pretoria demanding an explanation on why the Zambian authorities blocked and harassed Mmusi Maimane at the airport in Lusaka yesterday. But Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba has informed the Department of International Relations and...

Police Spokesperson Esther Mwaata-Katongo says the driver of the Kapena bus which killed 17 people in Luangwa three days ago, was identified and apprehended from Lusaka’s Garden Compound last night. And Katongo says 13 bodies out of the 17 victims who perished have been identified. The driver of the Kapena Scania bus identified as Matomola...

Employees at Finance Bank Zambia Plc (FBZ) have cried foul over the manner in which the financial institution is carrying out its involuntary separation programme as it merges with new owners BancABC. A whistleblower at the Bank told News Diggers! that the financial institution had declared a huge number of employees, especially managers as redundant...

In this audio, South African leader of opposition Democratic Alliance Mmusi Maimane explains to BBC how he was assaulted by Zambia police at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, given a new boarding pass whilst still on the plane and ordered to fly back to his country. And Maimane says yesterday was a low point for Africa...