President Edgar Lungu says he won't mind being fired in 2021 over his "suicide political decision" to sharply increase electricity tariffs, because he will leave people benefiting. The President was speaking morning at the Association of Power Utilities in Africa (APUA) 19th Congress at Avani Hotel in Livingstone. "Allow me to share our experience in...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesperson Andrew Kanyegirire says the Fund is still committed to reaching staff-level agreement for a bailout package with Zambia. Kanyegirire told this to News Digger! in response to a press query regarding President Edgar Lungu's declaration of a Threatened State of Public Emergency. He was asked to state if the IMF...

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Swaziland coach Pieter De Jongh says he is not taking Zambia lightly, despite Chipolopolo’s 2017 Cosafa Cup final final defeat to Zimbabwe. Zambia face Swaziland away in a Kenya 2018 CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) first round, first leg qualifier away in Mbabane on Sunday. The match will come a week after Zambia's humiliating 3-1...

For a second successive season, Zesco will meet a South African club in the final knockout phase of a CAF inter-club competition. Zesco will face SuperSport United of South Africa in September in the quarterfinals of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. SuperSport will also be their second successive Pretoria opponent they will play in continental...

An administrator of the estate of the late Margaret Simeza Siame has sued Beitcure hospital and its neurosurgeon Dr Kachinga Sichizya. Michael Kanyinji has sued the hospital and its highly respected and famous Dr Sichizya over the death of Siame in 2014. According to a statement of claim filed in the Lusaka High Court last...

In this audio, Justice Minister Given Lubinda disagrees with his Home Affairs counterpart Stephen Kampyongo’s statement that police have powers under the Threatened State of Emergency to arrest people indefinitely saying all suspects have the right to be presented before a court. In his debate supporting the extension of the Threatened State of Public Emergency...

Hakainde Hichilema's contempt case against Religious Affairs Minister Godfridah Sumaili has been adjourned to July 26, 2017. The case could not take off today as lawyers for both accused and the complainants are attending the Constitutional Court session in Kabwe. One of Hichilema's lawyers, Zevyanji Sinkala, told magistrate Ireen Wishimanga that State Counsel Erick Silwamba...

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Namugala says the office of the Clerk has failed to locate Namwala UPND member of parliament Moono Lubezhi to serve her with a letter lifting her suspension from the House. And Namugala says Monze Central UPND Member of Parliament Jack Mwiimbu asked the Chief Whip to allow him...

The 45-year-old Lusaka businessman accused of painting “Free HH” graffiti has been granted K1,500 cash bail. When the matter came up for ruling on bail yesterday, Lusaka magistrate Nthandose Chabala granted Sikasula Mwanakatwe K1,500 cash bail with two working sureties bound at K5,000 in their own recognizance. She also ordered that the state to give...

A University of Zambia lecturer and a student have been sued by the state for theft of student’s accommodation fees. Edward Sichali, a lecturer, and Mend Sankutu, a student, allegedly stole K33,500 from five people who wanted accommodation. According to Sichali’s indictment, the 29-year-old lecturer stole K15,500 from two students whom he promised to secure...