• 7 Sep 2018
• Abraham Kalito

MTN yet to understand 30 ngwee Internet tariff

MTN Zambia chief executive officer Charles Molapisi says the company is in consultation with government to understand the 30 ngwee per day Internet tariff that has been imposed on cell phone subscribers. And Molapisi says the telecommunications company intends to construct at least 300 sites in villages across the country to improve mobile services to...

• 7 Sep 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Cop in court for stealing freezer

A 21-year-old female police officer has appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates' Court for stealing a deep freezer valued at K3,500, property of Resalu college. Particulars of the offence are that Jane Mumbi of Woodlands, on August 8, this year, in Lusaka, jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown did steal a deep freezer...

• 7 Sep 2018
• Stuart Lisulo

Kitwe’s cost of living breaches K5,000

The cost of living in Kitwe has drastically increased to a record-breaking K5,159 for a family of five, becoming the country’s second most expensive city, according to the JCTR. Data from the Jesuit Centre of Theological Reflection (JCTR) shows Kitwe’s cost of living leaped to an unprecedented K5,159 in August, the highest-ever recorded, since the...

• 7 Sep 2018
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Kapeso threatens to summon Sinazongwe DC, ZNBC reporter for questioning over fake news

Southern Province Police Commissioner Bonny Kapeso says Sinazongwe District Commissioner Protacio Mulenga and a ZNBC reporter may be summoned for questioning for giving false and alarming information to the public. And Kapeso has also blamed the ZNBC journalist who compiled a report stating that about 40 people had been shot dead in Sinazongwe by unknown...

• 7 Sep 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Monze resident sues Chingola man over K195,000 debt

A Monze resident has dragged a Chingola man, Bwalya Chishimba Kambwili, to court for failing to pay back K195,000 debt borrowed in 2016. Bizwell Zulu is claiming for payment of the said debt, plus interest and costs. In a statement of claim filed in the Lusaka High Court, Zulu stated that he used to reside...

• 7 Sep 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

NIPA student admits possessing marijuana

A 24-year-old National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) student has pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of psychotropic substances, namely 0.4 grammes of marijuana in the Lusaka Magistrates' Court. And the court has granted the accused, Chiza Chilanga, bail of K800 in his own recognizance with two working sureties in the sum of...

• 7 Sep 2018
• Diggers Editor

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