Copperbelt Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says even if he did something stupid and President Edgar Lungu decided to fire him, he would remain a Lamba and son of the Copperbelt Province. And Lusambo has challenged Chishimba Kambwili to report him to the party Central Committee if he has issues with him other than rushing to...

World Bank Country Manager Ina-Marlene Ruthenberg says Zambia’s past decade of economic growth was not sufficiently pro-poor and the benefits have mainly benefited the richer segments of the population in urban areas. Speaking at Southern Sun Hotel in Lusaka during the launch of a new World Bank Economic Brief titled Reaping Richer Returns from Public...

In this audio, Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila says ruling party officials who want government contracts shouldn't rush to the media to discuss internal matters publicly. Mwila was talking to News Diggers! in an interview to express his disappointment over a team of PF officials in the region that is pressing for the removal...

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a Zambia Army officer to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour for obtaining K3,900 from people on pretext of facilitating for their recruitment to the army when in fact not. Clement Kanyembo, 40, a soldier from Arakan Barracks has been imprisoned by magistrate Prince Mwiinga. In his judgment, the...

Smouha coach Moamen Soliman hopes to settle a score against Zesco United when they meet in Alexandria today for a penultimate Group C match of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. Zesco beat their Egyptian hosts 1-0 in Ndola on May 13 thanks to a disputed handball by defender Patrick Malo that was converted by striker...

Airtel Zambia and Zambeef have partnered and introduced a ‘Tap and Go’ payment service with the aim of allowing customers pay for their products, including meat using Airtel Money. Speaking at the launch event held at Zambeef’s Mtendere Macro outlet, Airtel Money Manager Tukuza Lungu said the service would also allow customers pay for goods...

The National Assembly of Zambia says the Speaker acted within the law by suspending 47 UPND members of parliament because they exhibited intentional disrespect by boycotting President Edgar Lungu's State of the Nation address in March. In an affidavit in opposition to summons for leave to apply for judicial review filed yesterday, acting National Assembly...

UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka says what happened at Leopards Hill memorial park on Saturday during the burial of late Clance Zulu was a well planned ambushed by PF thugs. Speaking during a press conference at the UPND Secretariat in Lusaka yesterday, Katuka demanded that President Lungu and the PF apologises to the family of...