Archive: 30 January 2018

30 Jan 2018 | Mazuba Muleya

ZANACO beats Mozambique’s Ferroviaro 4-1

ZAMBIA’S CAF Champions League envoys, Zanaco, kicked off the Zimbabwe training camp with a 4-1 victory over Mozambican side Ferroviaro de Beira. The Mozambican side that has Zambian striker Lineker Mwikisa are also in Zimbabwe. […]

30 Jan 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Mundende can’t resist political interference at Zesco, he is a product of it – Milupi

ADD president Charles Milupi says it’s ridiculous for Zesco managing director Victor Mundende to claim that he resists political interference at the parastatal, when he is a product of political appointments himself. Last week, Mundende […]

30 Jan 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Lungu’s cohorts want Chibomba to recuse herself from eligibility case

The Petitioners in President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility case have lodged a complaint against Constitutional Court president Hildah Chibomba for alleged gross misconduct and incompetence. And the Petitioners want justice Chibomba to recuse herself from handling […]

30 Jan 2018 | Diggers Reporter

Lusaka woman gets 5 years for burning son over relish

A 26-year-old woman of Lusaka’s Meanwood Phase 4 has been sentenced to five years simple imprisonment for burning her three-year-old son for stealing relish. Racheal Kauseni was jailed, Monday, upon her own admission of guilt. […]

30 Jan 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Govt policies are pushing us to abandon Agriculture – ZNFU

ZNFU Media and Public Relations Manager Calvin Kaleyi says it will be impossible for government to make agriculture the mainstay of the economy if they continue punishing farmers. And Kaleyi has observed that agriculture will […]

30 Jan 2018 | Nancy Moonga

Kambwili pleads not guilty to forgery

Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili has pleaded not guilty to forging documents and one count of uttering false documents contrary to the laws of Zambia. And Kambwili has expressed excitement that his case […]

30 Jan 2018 | Diggers Reporter

Nigerian Prophet pleads not guilty to trafficking

Nigerian Prohpet Julius Issac Amata has appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court on two charges of trafficking in psychotropic substances. Amata, who is being represented by Kabwe central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube, denied […]

30 Jan 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Let’s go back to FISP, e-voucher is killing farmers – Lubezhi

Namwala UPND member of parliament Moono Lubezhi has asked the government to revert to the old Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP), saying the current e-voucher system has proved to be a failure. Speaking in an […]

30 Jan 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

TIZ takes govt to task over Star Times single sourcing

Transparency International Zambia has demanded to know why government single sourced Star Times when there was no emergency, and other companies offered more cost effective deals. And TIZ says as Chief Government Spokesperson, Kampamba Mulenga […]