• 1 Nov 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

PF shouldn't be allowed to hijack Judiciary – Chifire

SANAC executive director Gregory Chifire says Zambians should not allow PF cadres to hijack the Judiciary because if left unchecked, party cadres can physically assault judges. Last week, PF sympathiser Chanoda Ngwira wrote letters to Supreme Court justices Mumba Malila and Albert Wood, giving the duo five days to voluntarily step down as judges for...

• 1 Nov 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Zambian student dies in India

A Zambian Student has died while another is in a critical condition after a road traffic accident in India.  This is according to a statement issued by First Secretary Press and Tourism at the Zambian Mission in New Delhi, India, Bangwe Naviley.  "The Mission in New Delhi, India, has received with deep sorrow the demise...

• 1 Nov 2018
• Abraham Kalito

Govt working hard to win back donor confidence - Wina

Vice-President Inonge Wina says government is exploring a more comprehensive, cost reflective, transparent and more financially secure system of tracking social cash transfer in a bid to win back confidence and support from cooperating partners. And Vice-President Wina says government has so far interviewed 56 officers, including two Permanent Secretaries, six directors, and three former...

• 1 Nov 2018
• Diggers Reporter

Lungu to visit Russia in 2019

Zambia’s Ambassador to Russia Shadreck Luwita has revealed that President Edgar Lungu is expected to make an official state visit to Russia in 2019. The state visit is at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin and will happen as soon as all the details of his trip are harmonized. Ambassador Luwita said this in...

• 1 Nov 2018
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Only 852 foreigners in Zambia own guns, Kampyongo tells Parley

Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says BOUT 852 foreign nationals living in Zambia own firearms. Speaking when he was responding to a written question from Kabwe PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube in parliament Wednesday, Kampyongo said government has no immediate plans to restrict the use of firearms in public places. “Yes indeed some foreign...

• 1 Nov 2018
• Abraham Kalito

Fraudsters now using unsolicited messages to swindle consumers – ZICTA

The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) have cautioned consumers to be wary of unsolicited messages from third parties because they are a means of swindling unsuspecting recipients. In a statement, ZICTA public relations manager Ngabo Nankonde revealed that fraudsters have adopted social engineering methods as a way of collecting and accessing personal information...

• 1 Nov 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Serenje man gets 8 months for forging G12 certificate

The Lusaka Magistrates' Court has sentenced a 22-year-old man of Serenje district to eight months imprisonment with hard labour for forging a school certificate. Josephat Mpande, who was among the youths who were recently recruited by the police service, was charged with forgery and uttering a false document and had pleaded guilty to the charge....

• 1 Nov 2018
• Alex Chilumbwe

Army dangles military jobs to Young Green Buffaloes

Young Green Buffaloes may have a greener future if they win the Barclays final against Nkana on 10th November according to the command’s Regimental Sergeants Major, Andrew Chungu. Speaking to the team during their Tuesday morning devotion, Chungu said there was a huge chance that the command would resort to awarding them command jobs in...

• 1 Nov 2018
• Alex Chilumbwe

Ghana Queens in to test Shepolopolo

Ghanaian Women national team vice captain Gifty Appiah says she is confident that Ghana will win the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations that the country will host next month. The West Africans are in Zambia to test Shepolopolo and their own preparedness ahead of the Women Africa Cup of Nations which will be hosted...

• 1 Nov 2018
• Abraham Kalito

Arrested pastors, CTPD officials didn't digress from budget - Mundia

Center for Trade Policy and Development Board Chairperson Isaac Mundia has charged that the Zambia Police acted out of paranoia and suspicion when they arrested pastors and CTPD officials who convened in Ndola to discuss the 2019 budget. On Monday, Copperbelt Province Police Commissioner Charity Katanga said police arrested pastors and CTPD officials who gathered...