Archive: 1 November 2017

1 Nov 2017 | Nyambe Lubasi

CAF lists Kapumbu for player of the year award

Zesco United and Zambia defender Fackson Kapumbu has beaten his junior compatriots to make the preliminary nominees list for both the 2017 CAF African Player of The Year and CAF African-Based player of the Year […]

1 Nov 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Police arrest 55 CBU students

Police have arrested 55 first year students from the Copperbelt University (CBU) who were protesting against government’s delay to pay their bursaries. And Copperbelt Province Police Commissioner Charity Katanga has confirmed the arrest and said […]

1 Nov 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Lungu meets IMF delegation, calls for speedy negotiations

President Edgar Lungu today told International Monetary Fund officials that there is need to bring negotiations to a close. According to a statement issued by the State House press and public relations unit today, President […]

1 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Kapoko on K100 million bail

Former ministry of health acting chief human resources development officer Henry Kapoko has been granted k100, 000, 000 bail in his own recognisance by Aridah Chulu, who sat as Lusaka magistrate. Kapoko was last week […]

1 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Lusaka Central election petition evidence disappears from court

Crucial evidence in the Lusaka Central petition is missing from the record of appeal in the Constitutional Court. And lawyers UPND candidate Dr Charlotte Scott have urged the court to dismiss the appeal for incompetence. […]

1 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Chinese pleads guilty to manufacturing fake Bata shoes

A Chinese national has pleaded guilty to forging a trademark for Bata Shoe company. Tang Weihua, 42, of Makeni in Lusaka is facing a charge of forgery of trademarks and prohibition of sale of goods […]

1 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Ruling in Mukata’s murder case set for Nov 8

The Lusaka high court has set November 8, 2017 as date for ruling on case to answer in the murder case involving Chilanga Member of Parliament Keith Mukata and Charmain Musonda. This is a matter […]

1 Nov 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

HH leaves a mark on BBC Hard Talk

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema today made an exceptional mark when he featured on BBC Hard Talk programme, against a tough probing Stephen Sackur. Most of the questions asked on the programme were old news for […]

1 Nov 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Crimes of passion, GBV on the rise

Police say there was an increase in Gender Based Violence cases reported in 2017 to 5,096 from 4,235 which were reported in 2016. Giving GBV statistics for the third quarter of this year in a […]

1 Nov 2017 | Patricia Mbewe

DEC nabs three for drug trafficking

The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested three people for trafficking in illegal drugs. In a statement today, DEC deputy public relations officer Kamufisa Manchishi stated that one suspect was intercepted at an international courier service […]