Archive: January 2019

8 Jan 2019 | Diggers Editor

Chaos in land ownership, title deeds mean nothing

The courts are getting overwhelmed with land dispute cases. Almost everyday, there is a land dispute matter somewhere in the country. These cases do not only involve private citizens or entities; we have seen that […]

8 Jan 2019 | Joseph Mwenya in Kabwe

Kabwe man gets 25 years for defiling step daughter

The Kabwe High court has sentenced a 42-year-old man of Luano district to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his step daughter. In this case, Simon Munkombwe was alleged to have had unlawful […]

8 Jan 2019 | Daniel Chansa in Ndola

Court issues bench warrant against Ndola indecent assault victim

The Ndola Magistrates’ Court has issued a bench warrant against a woman who was indecently assaulted by five other women who accused her of sleeping with one of their husbands. In this matter, it is […]

8 Jan 2019 | Stuart Lisulo

Govt spent K1.5bn on debt repayments in December

Debt servicing payments gobbled K1.5 billion in December, 2018, the highest single disbursement for an official government function last month, according to Ministry of Finance data. And Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe says the 2019 […]

7 Jan 2019 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Kaizer linked to beating of PF cadre

Renowned PF cadre Fidelis Solomon Ngoma was left for dead after being beaten by unknown people on Saturday night, following a drinking spree in Lusaka. Ngoma is said to be a witness in a fight […]

7 Jan 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

L/stone man gets K1,500 fine for accusing 75-year-old of wizardry

The Livingstone Local Court has ordered a 47-year-old man of Maloni Compound in Livingstone to compensate a 75-year-old man with K1,500 for accusing him of practising witchcraft at his home during the night. This is […]

7 Jan 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

CCZ refutes remarks that Church is pushing opposition agenda in dialogue process

Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says the Church has been mandated to lead the national dialogue process, hence no one should dictate when it must hold meetings. In an […]

7 Jan 2019 | Stuart Lisulo

Zambia becomes highest cost mining country

Zambia is now officially the highest cost mining country worldwide following the implementation of the new fiscal regime on January 1, 2019. According to data availed by the Zambia Chamber of Mines, the cost of […]

7 Jan 2019 | Stuart Lisulo

ZRA paid mines K7.3bn in VAT refunds in 2018

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has paid out a total of K9.4 billion in VAT refunds in the 2018 financial year, with the mining sector having received at least 78 per cent of that amount. […]

7 Jan 2019 | Thomas Mulenga

Only ward chair can respond to Kambwili – Nathan Chanda

Newly-elected Copperbelt PF Provincial Chairperson Nathan Chanda says he has no time to respond to attacks on his provincial leadership from National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili as he usually goes back to his […]