Archive: 15 March 2018

15 Mar 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

ZCID accuses Commonwealth of making unilateral decisions on dialogue

The Zambia Council for Interparty Dialogue says the Commonwealth must refrain from making unilateral decisions on the dialogue process. In a statement issued by the ZCID board, Wednesday, the board also demanded to play a […]

15 Mar 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Speaker relied on Constitution lacunas to declare Chilanga seat vacant – Wynter

Wynter Kabimba says lacunas in the Constitution allowed Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini to declare the Chilanga seat in vacant despite murder-convict Keith Mukata’s appeal. Kabimba, who is Rainbow Party general secretary and […]

15 Mar 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

ZNBC has financial challenges, admits DG

ZNBC Director General Richard Mwanza has told the Parliamentary Committee on Parastatal bodies that the corporation has for the past 24 years been experiencing acute cash flow challenges. The Office of the Auditor General in […]

15 Mar 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Govt finally releases salaries for ZNBC workers

Government has released K10.6 million to the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) for payment of workers salaries. Ministry of Information acting Permanent Secretary Beaton Kaluba confirmed this in a statement yesterday, adding that government would […]

15 Mar 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Businessman in court for ‘stealing’ 2,990 kgs of meat

A 37-year-old Lusaka business man has been dragged to court on two counts of obtaining goods by false pretences and issuing a cheque on an insufficiently funded account. Details before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court are […]

15 Mar 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

DEC officer narrates how Bolivian national was nabbed for trafficking

A Drug Enforcement Commission assistant security officer stationed at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Courts how a Bolivian national trafficking 2.1kg of cocaine was intercepted. When the matter came up […]

15 Mar 2018 | Diggers Editor

PF prefers dunderhead MPs, Tutwa Ngulube is a misfit

Kabwe Central member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube says very soon, PF will have no one in State House because the party has been lying to citizens, making all sorts of promises and failing to fulfill […]

15 Mar 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

CBU unions escalate petition to remove Naison

Copperbelt University unions have submitted a 126-paged dossier to government detailing why they insist that Vice-Chancellor Professor Naison Ngoma is not fit for the job. And the CBU unions have charged that Prof Ngoma has […]

15 Mar 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Branded books are Lungu’s personal project – Minister

Opposition MPs yesterday took turns grilling Minister in the Vice-President’s office Sylvia Chalikosa demanding an explanation as to why books being distributed to pupils were bearing President Edgar Lungu’s face. The concern was initially raised […]

15 Mar 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Police raid Kambwili’s house

Heavily armed police have raided Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili’s house in Lusaka. According to NDC national youth chairman Charles Kabwita, police arrived around 06:20 hours. “They came around 06:20 hours but the […]