Archive: 31 October 2018

31 Oct 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Govt to use electronic data collection methods in 2020 census

Ministry of National Development Planning Permanent Secretary Chola Chabala says government will use electronic data collection and Computer assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) methods in the 2020 population census to improve data collection. Speaking during a […]

31 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Stop admiring thieves, Chipimo urges Zambians

National Restoration Party (NAREP) leader Elias Chipimo says Zambians should stop admiring those who have illicitly acquired wealth. And Chipimo says his party will write a letter to President Edgar Lungu requesting that investigations into […]

31 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Mama Kankasa’s remains will arrive in the country tomorrow – Mwamba

Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba says the remains of freedom fighter Mama Chibesakunda Kankasa will arrive in the country tomorrow. And President Edgar Lungu has accorded Mama Kankasa a state funeral and […]

31 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

PF councillor on the run after defiling 14 year old

Police in Eastern Province are looking for PF Bwanunka ward councillor for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl of Njungu-Jani village in Chipata district. Eastern Province Police Commissioner Lackson Sakala told News Diggers! in an interview […]

31 Oct 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

2 cops, businessmen in court for aggravated robbery

Two police officers and two Lusaka businessmen have been committed to the High court for trial in a matter where they are alleged to have stolen $55,000 belonging to a foreign national. The four; Kennedy […]

31 Oct 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Mutembo wants PF surrogate cited for contempt

Former DPP Mutembo Nchito has applied for leave in the Constitutional Court to commence contempt proceedings against PF sympathiser Chanoda Ngwira for threatening Supreme Court justices Mumba Malila and Albert Wood with criminal action if […]

31 Oct 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Mama Kankasa’s legacy will live on – Phiri

Minister of Gender Elizabeth Phiri says Mama Chibesakunda Kankasa`s legacy of liberating Zambia and advocating for the rights of women and girls will forever be remembered. In a statement issued by Ministry of Gender media […]

31 Oct 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Matibini orders Siliya to explain Chinese articles in Times

Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini has directed Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya to render a ministerial statement explaining the editorial policy of the Times of Zambia newspaper on the use […]

31 Oct 2018 | Stuart Lisulo

Below normal rainfall could heighten food insecurity – IAPRI

The risks posed by normal to below normal rainfall this farming season demand for urgent contingency plans to mitigate against high levels of food insecurity, says the Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI). According to […]

31 Oct 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Kambwili, Nkombo’s lawyers vow to fight Mosho with vigor

NDC consultant Chishimba Kambwili and Mazabuka UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo’s lawyers have warned Lusaka lawyer Lewis Mosho that any attempt he makes to infringe upon their clients’ rights will be resisted with vigour […]