Archive: November 2017

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 […]

1 Nov 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

Govt exploiting Zambians through TopStar – Green Party

Green Party president Peter Sinkamba has observed that government is exploiting Zambian subscribers by overtaxing them for TV levy under the TopStar Television deal. In a statement today, Sinkamba appealled to Information Minister Kampamba Mulenga […]

1 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Businessman in court for failing to settle wine debt

A wine supplier has sued a Lusaka businessman for failing to pay a K42,000 debt on account that he is protected by President Edgar Lungu by virtue of being a member of the ruling party. […]

1 Nov 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

ConCourt to hear magistrate Mwelwa’s petition

The Constitutional Court has thrown out the state’s application to dismiss Livingstone magistrate Benjamin Mwelwa’s suspension challenge on grounds that it was not in the court’s jurisdiction. In this matter, magistrate Mwelwa petitioned the ConCourt […]