Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo says 26 people died whilst 59 others were seriously injured in road traffic accidents which occurred during the Easter Holiday. In a statement, Tuesday, Katongo stated that there was an increase in the number of deaths recorded this year compared to the same period last year. "During 2018 Easter holiday,...

The Human Rights Commission says it is excited to hear Minister of Justice Given Lubinda's commitment that government will facilitate the amendment and enactment of the Public Order Act by the end of this year. In a statement yesterday, Human Rights Commission spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya said the amendment of the Public Order Act was long...

Independent Broadcasting Authority Director General Josephine Mapoma says beginning April, the Authority will collect the K5 TV levy via SMS and pay ZNBC when it performs in a satisfactory manner. And Mapoma says in future, some community radio and TV stations which carter for areas which are un-serviced by ZNBC will benefit from TV levy....

Kasama Central PF member of parliament Kelvin Sampa says if the opposition UPND offers him money to vote for the impeachment motion, he will gladly accept the bribe, but vote otherwise. Speaking when he featured on UNZA Radio’s Lusaka Star program, Monday, Sampa said the motion was an academic exercise and doubted if it would...

Southern Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes executive director Boniface Chembe says the upcoming local government by-elections will be used as indicators of whether or not political parties are gaining popularity. In an interview with News Diggers! Chembe said he expected political parties to campaign in a more peaceful manner and desist from engaging...

National Restoration Party president Elias Chipimo says the UPND has failed to prove what it would do differently if it was voted into office and could potentially be worse than PF. And Chipimo says UPND should convincingly address allegations that the party offered to pay MPs $1 million to vote for the impeachment motion as...

The world today is governed by two types of leaders – born leaders and imposed leaders. Imposed leaders spend their time in power trying to find ways and means of acquiring more authority. They are never satisfied with the power they have, and even after acquiring more, they still want more and more. Such leaders...

Economic analyst Mambo Hamaundu says whilst the reduction in the Monetary Policy Rate has improved liquidity in banks, citizens are unable to get loans to expand their businesses due to uncertainty. The Bank of Zambia reduced the monetary policy rate from 10.25 per cent to 9.75 per cent four weeks ago. In an interview with...

Party of National Unity president Highvie Hamududu says government must consider complaints from Zambians over deteriorating living standards as a need to refocus their approach in matters of the economy and service delivery. According to a statement issued to News Diggers! Hamududu said government should not proceed in a business-as-usual manner because people's complaints indicated...