Archive: 14 June 2017

14 Jun 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

Belemu volunteers to join suspended UPND MPs

Mbabala UPND Member of Parliament Ephraim Belemu has asked Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini to include him on the list of 48 suspended MPs saying he does not want to benefit from […]

14 Jun 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

Increase in fake news in Zambia worries PF

Mumbi Phiri has condemned the ongoing mudslinging and political propaganda involving the ruling Patriotic Front and the biggest opposition UPND, which has seen a record high number of fake stories being published on social media […]

14 Jun 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Those visiting HH must stop lying about prison condition – Chato

Zambia Correctional Service Commissioner General Percy Chato says those visiting incarcerated UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema should stop lying about prison conditions. He said it was not possible for the Prisons authority to dispute every false […]

14 Jun 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Court summons Sumaili for contempt charges

Lusaka magistrate Ireen Wishimanga has commanded National Guidance and Religious Affairs minister Godfridah Sumaili to appear before her court on Monday to answer for allegations of contempt of court. In this matter opposition leader Hakainde […]

14 Jun 2017 | Sishuwa Sishuwa

The wholesale suspension of UPND MPs: legal but undemocratic

On 13 June 2017, Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini suspended 48 opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) members of parliament for 30 days for missing President Edgar Lungu’s state of the nation […]

14 Jun 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

AU hails Lungu for championing campaign against child marriage

The African Union (AU) has commended President Edgar Lungu for championing the campaign to end child marriages on the continent. This is according to a statement issued by Zambia’s First Secretary for Press in Ethiopia […]

14 Jun 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Bwalya explains PF infighting: “it’s what happens bamukolwe ngabafula”

The infighting in PF is as a result of inbreeding, where some people feel their genes are the best for the organisation, just like what happens “bamukolwe nga bafula muchitele”, says PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank […]

14 Jun 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Chipolopolo picks victory over S/Africa in friendly

Zambia coach Wedson Nyirenda broke his winning drought in 2017 after his makeshift side rallied from 1-0 to beat Bafana Bafana 2-1 in a friendly away at Moruleng Stadium near Rustenburg. The side was missing […]

14 Jun 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Accident kills illegal Ethiopian immigrant

Two people, of which one is suspected to be an Ethiopian Prohibited Immigrant, died yesterday in an accident which happened at 04:30 hours, one kilometer east of Chief Chamuka’s palace on Chipembi – Chamuka gravel […]

14 Jun 2017 | Diggers Editor

Speaker’s full ruling against 48 UPND MPs

RULING BY THE HON MR SPEAKER AGAINST 48 HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED PARTY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (UPND) FOR BOYCOTTING THE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS ON THE APPLICATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES AND […]