Archive: 13 July 2017

13 Jul 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Lusaka man in court for forging PF ID

A 40-year-old Lusaka man has been dragged to the Lusaka Magistrates’Court for forging a Patriotic Front identity card. Kelvin Mwamutanda of Ngwerere compound is facing one count of forgery. It is alleged that Mwamutanda on […]

13 Jul 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Pick n Pay pleads guilty to selling expired food, fined K18,500

The Lusaka City Council (LCC) Fast Track Court has fined pick n Pay Supermarket K18, 500 for selling expired beverages. According to a ruling by Judge Brian Simachela, Pick N’ Pay was found guilty of […]

13 Jul 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

We are not blaming the opposition for arson, we don’t know the culprits – Justice Minister

We are not blaming the opposition members for the acts of terror in Zambia because we don’t know the culprits and if we knew, we would have arrested them,” Justice Minister Given Lubinda told BBC […]

13 Jul 2017 | Laura Miti

“It’s citizens to decide now which Zambia they want”

There was never a time when it looked like Candidate Edgar Lungu would be a good President. It was always clear that our democratic, economic and social gains would all regress under him. But somehow, […]

13 Jul 2017 | Charles Mafa

Kwacha down to 8.8 per dollar

The kwacha has continued with its positive performance against the US dollar and other major convertible currencies, breaking the 8 kwacha psychological barrier to an average high of K8.9 to the green paper. Today, the […]

13 Jul 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Luo has failed, hence proposing to dissolve unions – ZANASU

Zambia National Students’ Union (ZANASU) president Joseph Busenga says if Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo wants to abolish unions in colleges and universities, she should further propose the dissolution of Cabinet and Parliament. In […]

13 Jul 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

Ethiopian Newspaper warns of dictatorship rise in Zambia: “Can anyone stop Edgar Lungu?”

An Ethiopian Newspaper, the Daily Monitor, has published a full broadsheet page article detailing how Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu is sliding the country into a dictatorial path, “which will be hard to get out of”. […]

13 Jul 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

“Any Church holding religious event must have profile, certificate, proof of affiliation”

The Ministry of Home Affairs through the Immigration Department says that no church or faith based organization will be registered or allowed to operate without a letter of support from the Ministry of National Guidance […]

13 Jul 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

VEEP launches Strengthening Emergency Response Project (SERP)

The office of the Vice-President in conjunction with the Zambia Red Cross Society has commissioned the Strengthening Emergency Response Project (SERP) aimed at enhancing community disaster management. During the commissioning of the Project in Lusaka […]

13 Jul 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Abolishing university students’ unions will trigger more violence, warns PF lawyer KBF

Patriotic Front (PF) Lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube has warned that Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo’s proposal to abolish college and university students’ unions will lead to more violence in institutions of higher learning. And […]