Archive: 2017

5 Apr 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

DEC arrests Lusaka bus conductor for trafficking heroin

A 22 year old bus conductor of Lusaka’s Mtendere East compound has been arrested by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) for trafficking in 21 sachets of heroin. DEC Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo named the […]

5 Apr 2017 | Stella Goma

Mosho confirms auction sale of Post assets

Lusaka lawyer Lewis Mosho says Post Newspaper assets which were seized by the Zambia Revenue Authority are now going on sale. Earlier today, News Diggers published a story, quoting an advert which originated from social […]

5 Apr 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

ZRA sues Saviour for ‘malicious falsehood’

The Zambia Revenue Authority has instituted legal proceedings against United Progressive Party (UPP) for Malicious Falsehood demanding K100 billion in reputation damages. In a statement today, ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda said careless statements […]

5 Apr 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

ECZ is hiding 2016 election mess- Kabimba

The Electoral Commission of Zambia has failed to release the 2016 poll results for every polling station because something went wrong in the manner the elections were handled, says Rainbow Party president Wynter Kabimba. And […]

5 Apr 2017 | Diggers Reporter

75% Zesco tariff hike beginning of a nightmare – Saviour

UPP president Saviour Chishimba says the 75 per cent electricity tariff hike is just the beginning of the worst nightmare. In a statement today, Saviour observed that Zambians had voted for a treacherous government. “The […]

5 Apr 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

U-20 coach in player transfer scandal

Under-20 coach Beston Chambeshi has been implicated in a player transfer scandal after his club Lumwana Radians snitched striker Edward Chilufya upon arrival from South Korea, preventing the goal scorer from traveling to Sweden where […]

5 Apr 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Krmpotc names Zesco team for Enugu clash

Zesco United head to Nigeria today ahead of Sunday’s first leg, pre-group stage clash against Enugu Rangers in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. Coach Zlatko Krmpotic has drafted three new faces into his 18-member travelling […]

5 Apr 2017 | Diggers Correspondent

ZRU merges division 1, 2 to form one competition

The Zambia Rugby Union has decided to merge its two tier league structure into one competition. ZRU reached the bold decision to revert to the original structure during an emergency general meeting held on April […]

5 Apr 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

ZRA places Post assets on auction sale

The Zambia Revenue Authority will host an auction sale for The Post Newspapers Limited (in liquidation) assets on April 22. According to a notice circulated in the press by the ZRA Debt Recovery Unit, items […]

5 Apr 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

ZRA exceeds revenue collection target by K140m

Zambia Revenue Authority Director General Kingsley Chanda says the authority has exceeded its revenue collection target by K140 million in the first quarter. Speaking when he addressed the press in Livingstone yesterday on the sidelines […]