Former Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande has wondered why Margaret Mwanakatwe has allowed her colleagues from other Ministries to attack the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) when the institution is merely doing its job. In an interview, Magande recalled how Mwanakatwe, who is current Finance Minister, was excited when Zambia got admitted as a member of the...

Former Justice minister Wynter Kabimba says the Zambian prosecution system is so weak and that Law Enforcement Agencies have no capacity to fight white-collar crimes leaving criminals go scot-free. And Kabimba in an interview maintained that some of the court acquittals are not because people are innocent but because the prosecution is poor and weak....

Governance activist Brebner Changala says President Edgar Lungu should be the last person to talk about a flourishing democracy in Zambia because he has reduced the country to a lawless Republic where cadres have too much power. And Changala says President Lungu has no right to lecture opposition political parties about tribalism in their parties...

Government must urgently review the 2019 mining fiscal regime to ensure that growth in the sector is sustained and tax revenues to the Treasury are maintained, insists the Zambia Chamber of Mines. But Mines Minister Richard Musukwa says government will not tolerate any kind of arm-twisting from the mining sector, advising them that government’s doors...

An 18-year-old grade eight pupil of Chibolya Compound has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how three men allegedly raped her and her sister around 05:00 hours on their way home from their uncle’s place. In this matter, Jack Ngoma, a 29-year-old unemployed man of Chibolya Compound is accused of having carnal knowledge of a...

Interest rates on loan facilities offered by commercial banks will hit a nominal average of 25 per cent following the Bank of Zambia’s (BoZ) increased Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), says the Bankers’ Association of Zambia (BAZ). And the Bankers’ Association say commercial banks may slow down lending to the private sector, partly on account of...

Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga says African countries have a lot to learn from the way South Africa conducts credible elections. And Mwaanga says people are sick and tired of disputed elections which result in conflicts and have the potential to undermine peace and stability. In a write up to News Diggers! Mwaanga observed that one...

First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has rolled out the “Books Before Boys” project, an initiative aimed at empowering girls through education and shunning vices that lead to early marriages. And Solwezi District Commissioner Rosemary Kamalonga says government is delighted with FQM’s initiative, which she notes will help shape and improve the lives of girls in the...

FIFA has directed FAZ to resolve the power struggle between out-going CAF executive member Kalusha Bwalya and association president Andrew Kamanga as an internal matter that does not require the intervention of the world soccer governing body. FAZ wrote FIFA last month stating that Bwalya did not qualify to be nominated by the national association...

Buildcon’s campaign for their first ever victory against ZESCO United was on Saturday thwarted again when the Ndola based team lost two goals to nil in the ABSA cup. ZESCO has proved superior to Buildcon ever since the latter was promoted to the super division. Buildcon views very encounter against the ‘team ya ziko’ side...

A 34-year-old man of Luanshya has denied defaming President Edgar Lungu during a phone-in programme on Millennium Radio in March. In this matter, Fred Maanya is charged with Defamation of the President. Particulars of the offence allege that on March 28, 2019 in Lusaka, Maanya with intent to bring the name of the President into...