• 6 Oct 2017
• Mukosha Funga

Some people are being paid to issue at least 2 statements a day accusing govt of corruption – Amos Chanda

Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says some people are being paid to issue at least two statements a day accusing government of corruption. And Chanda says three companies have approached him asking for permission to sue some people who have linked them to alleged government corruption. According to...

• 6 Oct 2017
• Diggers Reporter

Lusaka man kills girlfriend, injures child after dispute

A 34-year-old Lusaka man has shot dead his 26-year-old girlfriend after a dispute. Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo confirmed this in a statement today, adding that the couple’s baby also sustained a bullet wound in the neck. “We received a report of murder which happened in Lusaka Province yesterday, 05th October, 2017 at about 20:00...

• 6 Oct 2017
• Martha Chilosha

UNZA lecturers' salaries delayed again

The University of Zambia Lecturers and Research’s Union(UNZALARU) has directed its members to relax on processing examinations until salaries are paid. In a letter to the Registrar dated October 5, 2017, UNZALARU president Evans Lampi said the union was very disappointed with the way things were currently being run at the institution. “We are very...

• 6 Oct 2017
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Expect more army worms, floods, water borne diseases - Minister

Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba says the 2017/2018 rain season is expected to cause possible infrastructure damage and the occurrence of army worms across the country. Speaking at a press briefing in Lusaka today, Mushimba disclosed that the country would between November 2017 and January 2018 experience normal to above normal rainfall in most...

• 6 Oct 2017
• Martha Chilosha

My ministers are paralysed because of corruption allegations – Lungu

I cannot take it anymore, some of my ministers and permanent secretaries are now paralyzed on account of corruption allegations, says President Edgar Lungu. Speaking when he swore in some diplomats at State House yesterday, the Head of State challenged expelled PF member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili and others to provide evidence of their corruption...

• 6 Oct 2017
• Diggers Editor

Dear Mr Speaker Sir, you are a disgrace

Mr Speaker sir, The day you were elected in charge of the National Assembly remains very memorable to us as journalists because we felt on that day we had won a long fought battle. The joy was overflowing and we recall deliberating amongst ourselves how we would address you. We were not sure which title...