• 15 Nov 2017
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Fire tenders were insured, says Malupenga without disclosing insurance cover

Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga says all 42-million-dollar fire tenders were insured with the Zambia States Insurance Company (ZSIC), but could not disclose the insurance cover for each of them. And the Alliance for Community Action has challenged the Local Government Ministry to explain the nature of the accident in which one...

• 15 Nov 2017
• Nyambe Lubasi

Sunzu will have to earn his space in U20 - Numba

Zambia Under-20 coach Mumamba Numba says midfielder Ngosa Sunzu will have earn his place in the team despite his 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup stint. Sunzu is part of the 45-member players summoned for trials in Lusaka as Zambia prepares to host the 2017 COSAFA U20 Cup from December 6-16 on the Copperbelt. "It is...

• 15 Nov 2017
• Mukosha Funga

Lungu wants to blame his continued stay in office on PF supporters - Sishuwa

Political commentator Sishuwa Sishuwa has observed that President Edgar Lungu is pretending that he does not want to go beyond 2021 so that Zambians do not blame him if he is 'forced' to recontest the presidency by PF supporters. Sishuwa was speaking in an interview with News Diggers. "First, Lungu has always been careful not...

• 15 Nov 2017
• Mukosha Funga

Lungu calls for quick resolution of Zimbabwe crisis

President Edgar Lungu has called for a quick resolution into the Zimbabwe crisis. The army has taken over control in Zimbabwe, confining 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe to his house. Last night, the Zimbabwean defence forces seized control of the state broadcaster ZBC, with their spokesman Maj Gen Sibusiso Moyo issuing a statement declaring that President...

• 15 Nov 2017
• Diggers Reporter

Mumba Yachi's stay in Zambia poses a danger to society - Immigration

The Department of Immigration says Mumba Yachi’s presence is likely to be a danger to peace and good order in Zambia. In a statement today, immigration public relations officer Namati Nshinka announced that Mumba was deported yesterday along with 15 others. “Those removed include fifteen (15) Congolese in Lusaka and one (01) Pakistani in Ndola....

• 15 Nov 2017
• Diggers Reporter

Chibamba clarifies his "offshore" remarks quoted by Lusaka Times

Economist Chibamba Kanyama has explained that his remarks on Zambians keeping money in offshore accounts as reported by Lusaka Times were not portrayed in correct context because the reporter published views which he shared in a private Facebook conversation. Kanyama was responding to a query from News Diggers. "The issue of offshore accounts and related...

• 15 Nov 2017
• Mukosha Funga

Parliament has no powers to examine Kambwili’s mental capacity, Parliament tells Munir

The National Assembly has thrown out PF cadre Munir Zulu’s request to have Chishimba Kambwili’s mental status checked. In a letter dated November 2, 2017 signed by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Speaker of the National Assembly had no capacity to check the Roan PF member of parliament’s mental well-being. “I am directed to...