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 they did not step down in five days. On Thursday, Chanoda wrote letters to justices Malila and Wood, threatening them...

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 liaison officer Mwape Mwenya, Tuesday, Phiri implored womens' movements to emulate her assertiveness in advocating for the rights of women...

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 of languages other than English. Dr Matibini was ruling on a point of order raised by leader of the Opposition...

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 data compiled by IAPRI in its September Food Security Report released, Monday, IAPRI cautioned that farmers need to be aware...

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 at him. And the lawyers have charged that for Mosho to claim K5 million from their clients as though it's...

The Auditor General’s report has revealed that loss of funds due to negligence at the Ministry of Justice has increased to more that K9 million in 2017 from K2 million in 2015 following an increase in negligence among the workers. And the auditor general’s report revealed that 188 farmers from Kapiri Mphoshi who had their...

Cargill, an agro-processing company, has ceased to run all operations at its soybean crush and vegetable oil refinery in Lusaka effective end of October, 2018, rendering 260 staff unemployed. In a statement, the company stated that the decision to shut down its operations in the capital city was made in view of the growth of...

Edgar Lungu is just a dramatist who has been going round the country using Michael Sata's name to gain political mileage and must be retired in national interest, UPND vice president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba has said. In a statement, GBM said it was shameless for President Lungu who has embraced dictatorship to claim that he...

The Department of Immigration in Mansa has secured the conviction of one female identified as 47-year-old Bridget Nayame for aiding and abetting illegal immigrants. And Department has also arrested 19 persons between October 25-28 for various immigration offences countrywide. In a statement issued to News Diggers! in Lusaka, Tuesday, Department of Immigration Public Relations Officer...

The Constitutional Court has upheld Lusaka Central PF member of parliament Margaret Mwanakawe's election. Reading the ruling on behalf of the ConCourt today, justice Annie Sitali set aside the ruling of the High Court which nullified Mwanakatwe's seat on account of electoral malpractice. Full details later.