• 27 Oct 2017
• Anastasia Kasongo

We will address accommodation crisis in the defence force - Lungu

President Edgar Lungu says government will soon address the accommodation crisis in the defence force. Speaking when he officiated at the trooping and consecration of colors parade for 1st and 2nd battalion at Lusaka’s Arakan Barracks today, President Lungu also said the shortage of manpower would also be addressed. “I am aware of the numerous...

• 27 Oct 2017
• Mirriam Chabala

Govt will compensate LapGreen - Mutati

Finance minister Felix Mutati says government will compensate LapGreen Network in compliance with the High Court order following a consent judgment between the Libyan firm and the Zambian government. And government has announced the sale of 17.3 per cent of government’s shares in the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) on the Lusaka Stock...

• 27 Oct 2017
• Mukosha Funga

Kapoko deserved stiffer punishment - TIZ

Transparency International Zambia says Henry Kapoko’s two-year jail sentence is a slap on the wrist. And TIZ says it is possible that Kapoko managed to hide stolen assets in off shore accounts or changing ownership in the nine years it took to dispose off his case. In a statement today, TIZ executive director Wesley Chibamba...

• 27 Oct 2017
• Mirriam Chabala

Don't move on from fire tender scandal - Miti

The Joint Action for Accountability in Zambia (JAAZ) says it is regrettable that police have continued to break the law and abuse law abiding citizens after 53 years of the country’s independence. And JAAZ has asked Zambians not to move on from the fire tender procurement scandal until justice is seen to be done. At...

• 27 Oct 2017
• Davies Mwila

Michael Chilufya Sata - The inspiration for the present and future Patriotic Front

Tomorrow, 28th October, 2017, Patriotic Front will join millions of Zambians in celebrating the life of our late founder and President Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata. Founders of nations, movements and organizations often serve as a source of inspiration to their heirs and succeeding generations long after they are gone. While these founders do not transform...

• 27 Oct 2017
• Mukosha Funga

Court acquits UPND cadres accused of rioting

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has acquitted six UPND cadres who were jointly charged with riotous behaviour and malicious damage to property. Magistrate Felix Kaoma acquitted Remmy Mukoba, Evans Malunga, Kinga Lumano, Clement Berejana, Malunga Polika and Cloud Bwalya in his ruling on case to answer saying it was appalling that the state dragged them to...

• 27 Oct 2017
• Patricia Mbewe

Kasama court fines man for giving false information to a public officer

The Kasama Magistrates’ Court has convicted a 33-year-old Mwinilunga man for giving false information to public officer contrary to section 125 chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia. In a statement today, police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo said Graig Malambo was found driving a light truck Hino Ranger registration number BAF 2031 which had the...

• 27 Oct 2017
• Mukosha Funga

Wina is a woman of integrity - Kambwili

Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili says Vice-President Inonge Wina is a woman of integrity who has no scandals. But Kambwili says some people in the PF are not fit to be ministers. Debating a motion on heads of expenditure to the Office of the Vice-President yesterday, Kambwili said he had a lot of...

• 27 Oct 2017
• Diggers Reporter

67 year old in court for defiling granddaughter

A 67-year- old man of Lusaka’s Kabanana compound has appeared in the magistrates’ court for defiling his 13-year-old granddaughter. Abel Phiri is expected to take plea before magistrate Nthandose Chabala. Details before the court are that the accused sent the girl to get sweets and biscuits in his bedroom after which he pushed her onto...

• 27 Oct 2017
• Mirriam Chabala

Depressed grain prices worry Lungu

President Edgar Lungu says the surplus grain and depressed maize prices on the local market are major challenges in the agricultural sector. Speaking when he officially opened the 112th ZNFU annual congress yesterday, President Lungu said if left unchecked, the challenges could incapacitate farmers and other value chain players. “The theme for this year’s theme...