National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili says he is willing to work with other opposition political parties in order to unseat the Patriotic Front in 2021 because becoming President is not his preoccupation. And Kambwili who also Roan PF member of parliament says he is upset with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for...

Civil rights activists Brebner Changala has narrated to the Constitution Court, in a witness statement, how Solicitor General Abraham Mwansa and Lusaka Lawyer Lewis Mosho used him in a criminal conspiracy to remove former Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito from office. This is a matter in which Nchito is challenging his removal from office...

Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Executive Director Patrick Nshindano has observed that financial institutions have failed to effectively provide affordable financial services and manage customer deposits. Nshindano made the comment in the wake of Bank of Zambia's notification to financial institutions to abolish unwarranted charges, including ATM charges and account charges on clients. He...

Party of National Unity (PNU) leader Highvie Hamududu says Zambia needs an economic Indaba in order to revamp its economic standing. Speaking in an interview with News Diggers! Hamududu also urged the PF government not to restrict itself to outsourcing only from those in the political cycles but to look around for other people with...

President Edgar Lungu has challenged Zambians to stop the tendency of saying “Boma ilanganepo” and focus on identifying their various inner potential which they would use to better their respective lives. Speaking in Mambwe District, Eastern Province where he went to commission the MISSOIL Processing Plant yesterday, President Lungu noted that most Zambians had a...

Vice president Inonge Wina says agriculture inputs for the 2018/2019 farming season are ready for distribution in the North Western Province of Zambia. Wina announced this upon her arrival at the Solwezi Airport, Monday, where she went on a two day visit to inspect a number of developmental projects as well as to meet with...

Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs Reverend Godfridah Sumaili has asked the church to pray for the National Day of Prayer and Fasting which falls on October 18. Speaking when she officiated at the church leaders' engagement meeting under the theme ‘Prophetic agenda for national transformation’ at Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka,...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has closed down seven Driving Schools in Lusaka for operating illegally and outside the provisions of the Road Traffic Act. RTSA Head of Public Relations Fredrick Mubanga disclosed in a statement, Monday, that this came to light when the agency conducted an inspection and enforcement exercise of driving...

The Lusaka Magistrates' Court has sentenced a University of Zambia student to one-year-six-months imprisonment with hard labour for trafficking in 800.7 grams of marijuana. Kasongo Chizelu, 22, had pleaded guilty to trafficking in psychotropic substances before magistrate Mwandu Sakala's court. It was alleged that on August 10, 2018, Kasongo trafficked in 800.7grams of marijuana, a...

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