• 31 Aug 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

ZNFU urges govt to pay farmers, supply inputs on time

Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) president Jervis Zimba has asked the Ministry of Finance to release funds to pay farmers for crop marketing and input supply. In a statement issued Thursday, Zimba stated that it was regrettable that late paying of farmers had become a norm. “The Zambia National Farmers’ Union would like to urge...

• 31 Aug 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

Mining sector has stagnated - ZCM

The Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) has observed that the mining sector has stagnated because too much pressure has been mounted on it to service other sectors of the economy. ZCM President Nathan Chishimba observed that the mines did not seem to be contributing much to the country because Zambia's needs had grown faster than...

• 31 Aug 2018
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

CiSCA backs church-led dialogue

The Civil Society Constitutional Agenda (CiSCA) says the church is better suited to lead the dialogue process because it demands respect from both local and International players. And CiSCA says President Edgar Lungu's continued comments on his 2021 eligibility when the matter is still before the Constitution court makes one wonder whether the outcomes of...

• 31 Aug 2018
• Mukosha Funga

Govt to start recovering loans from UNZA, CBU alumni this Sept

The Higher Education Loans and Scholarship Board says it will this September begin collecting repayments from UNZA and CBU alumni from as far back as 2004, adding that it is able to trace beneficiaries via NAPSA and NRC records. And the Board says beneficiaries will have to pay back not only tuition fees but all...

• 31 Aug 2018
• Daniel Chansa in Kitwe

ZNBC employees sold stolen cables to Chinese, Katanga reveals

Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga has revealed that the ZNBC cables which were stolen by two employees with the help of outsiders were sold to Chinese nationals at K11,000. Katanga told News Diggers! in an interview that by the time the suspects led police to the buyer, a Chinese national, the cables weighing about 400kgs...

• 31 Aug 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Court acquits 7 NRDC students of malicious damage to property

The Lusaka Magistrates' Court has acquitted seven Natural Resources Development College (NRDC) students who were arrested for malicious damage to property during a riot. The seven, Peter Tembo, 21, Peter Mwenya, 22, Benjamin Musonda, 23, Jacob Mpepo, 22, Given Nyimbili, 24, Sokoni Mahone, 20, and James Fusankolo, 21, were acquitted after the complainant, NRDC registrar...

• 31 Aug 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

NDC warns PF to leave police out of political battles

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has asked the PF to stop using police in its political battles, saying opposition parties have the right to hold public meetings because Zambia is a democratic country. In a statement, Thursday, NDC secretary general Mwenya Musenge noted that the Patriotic Front government, under President Edgar Lungu, was abusing governance...

• 31 Aug 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Kambwili, Mwamona Ltd sue Tayali for defamation

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili and Mwamona Engineering and Technical Services Limited have sued Economic and Equity Party leader Chilufya Tayali in the Lusaka High Court, claiming damages for defamation of character and mental anguish. The plaintiffs, Kambwili and Mwamona, have stated that Tayali uttered defamatory words against them at a press conference last year on...

• 31 Aug 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

ZRA embarks on program to ensure brewers are tax compliant

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has observed that Ethanol smuggling is on the rise in the country leading to the manufacturing of illicit alcohol popularly known as Tujili-jili or Junta. ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda stated in a press release, Thursday, that the Commission would therefore start conducting random and extensive inspections on all...

• 31 Aug 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

DEC nabs Lusaka banker for theft of over K450,000

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Lusaka has arrested a 30-year-old banker and charged him with money laundering, forgery, and theft of over K450,000. And the Commission, through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit, in Northern Province has also arrested an Information Technology Programmer and a Senior Systems Analyst of Kasama District for forgery. DEC Public...