Archive: 6 July 2017

6 Jul 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

Lungu’s Threatened State of Emergency press conference in pictures

President Edgar Lungu held a press conference on July 6, 2017 to explain his declaration of a Threatened State of Emergency for Zambia. He also took questions from journalists. This is a News Diggers collection […]

6 Jul 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

PF sponsored youths block Nevers from speaking on Radio

PF sponsored MMD youths led by Gerald Chiluba and former ZANASU vice president Prince Ndoyi, blocked party president Nevers Mumba from appearing on a live radio program at 5FM. Mumba was scheduled to appear on […]

6 Jul 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Verbatim of Lungu’s press conference

July 6, 2017, State House, Lusaka This gathering has been called for the simple reason that yesterday, I issued a proclamation under Article 31 of the Constitution which might not go down very clearly for […]

6 Jul 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

UPND MPs lose petition against Speaker

The Lusaka High Court has thrown out a petition by 46 UPND members of parliament who were seeking leave for judicial review to challenge Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini’s decision to suspend […]

6 Jul 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

There is terrorism building in Zambia – Lungu

President Edgar Lungu says there is terrorism building in the country meant to intimidate him. And President Lungu says he doesn’t care if the court frees or jails Hakainde Hichilema over his treason case. Meanwhile, […]

6 Jul 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

We are happy, President has given us more powers – Police

In this audio, Police Spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo says officers are happy because Article 31 of the Constitution which President Edgar Lungu invoked gives them more powers. And Katongo says there is no tension in […]

6 Jul 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Turkey commits to support Zambia’s education sector

The Turkish government has pledged to establish education facilities in all the ten provinces of Zambia. According to a statement issued by Zambia’s First Secretary to Ethiopia Inutu Mwanza today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s […]

6 Jul 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

ConCourt allows re-submission of video evidence in Munali petition

The Constitutional Court has issued a two day ultimatum in which to re-submit the missing violence video in the Munali petition appeal. Last week, the video evidence which lead to the nullification of Higher Education […]

6 Jul 2017 | Sishuwa Sishuwa

The deadly silence of Zambia’s intelligentsia on public discourse

What do Zambia’s intellectuals (those trained in a particular discipline and attached to a university faculty) think about the pitiful state of our existence today, including what is happening in North-Western Province, where we, as […]

6 Jul 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Zambia to face Zimbabwe in COSAFA final

An unprecedented 5th Cosafa Cup title will be decided between Zambia and Zimbabwe on July 9 at the Royal Bafokeng Sport Palace in Rustenburg,South Africa. The two record 4-time winners’ booked their final date after […]