• 16 Jul 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

State enters nolle for 1 of 2 juveniles accused of killing colleague at JCS bar

The State has entered a nolle prosequi in favour of one of the two juveniles accused of stabbing a colleague to death at JCS bar in Lusaka's Longacres area. Meanwhile, the other juvenile has been committed to the High Court for trial. In this matter, the juveniles aged 17 and 16 were charged with one...

• 16 Jul 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Trial in case where KKIA employees are in court for allowing HH's officials in VIP lounge commences

A 51-year-old senior security officer yesterday has narrated how he discovered that a civil servant and an Aviation Security Consultancy assistant had allowed 12 unauthorized persons to have access to the VIP lounge at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA). Neddy Banda, who is in charge of airport security at KKIA said the 12 unauthorised...

• 16 Jul 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Police nab 5 Lusaka men for assaulting Lubinda

Police in Lusaka have arrested five Lusaka men for beating up Justice Minister Given Lubinda last Friday. In a statement, Tuesday, police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo named the suspects and stated that one other suspect was on the run. "As a follow up to the reported case of assault in which Kabwata member of parliament,...

• 16 Jul 2019
• Julia Malunga

Opposition Alliance crumbling because parties are motivated by short-term gains - Bizeck

University of Zambia (UNZA) political science lecturer Professor Bizeck Phiri says a political party alliance cannot be formed on short notice because of perceived gains, which is why the Opposition Alliance is crumbling. And Prof Phiri says an alliance in which political parties don’t agree on other issues, but only want to field one candidate...

• 16 Jul 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

ACC should appeal Chitotela's acquittal - SANAC

Southern African Network Against Corruption (SANAC) has appealed to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to appeal the verdict of Housing and Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela’s case. In a statement, Monday, SANAC deputy director for advocacy Darius Serenje stated that the public was anxious to know how a mere cabinet minister acquired such property within a short...

• 16 Jul 2019
• Natasha Sakala

ZNFU denounces NBA’s plan to import GMO food

The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has described as “nonsensical” the move by the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) to allow for the importation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the country. And the ZNFU says there is need for increased stakeholder engagements on the controversial move. Last week, the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) chairperson Dr...

• 16 Jul 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

UPND apologizes for attacking HRC officer in Katuba

UPND chairman for elections Garry Nkombo has apologized to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) over the attack on one of their officers by some party members in Katuba last week. Nkombo told News Diggers! in an interview that the incident was regrettable. “It’s extremely regrettable that that happened. It should never have happened in the...

• 16 Jul 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

Being dropped won't make me a political prostitute – Mumbi

Patriotic Front (PF) deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says comments that she offended President Edgar Lungu would only make sense if the Head of State had also revoked her party position after withdrawing her nomination to Parliament. And Phiri says she will now have enough time to re-organize the party in readiness for the 2021...

• 16 Jul 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

UPND asks PF to draw lessons from Lubinda's attack

UPND national youth chairman Likando Mufalali says ruling party youths' attack on Kabwata member of parliament Given Lubinda should be an eye opener to the PF that the same cadres used to intimidate political opponents are capable of turning violent against their own masters. In a statement, Monday, Mufalali, however, hoped police would prosecute the...

• 16 Jul 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

PF opposes reintroduction of deputy ministers, coalition govt

PF secretary general Davies Mwila says his party will not support the National Dialogue Forum (NDF)'s recommendation to reintroduce deputy ministers because government is implementing austerity measures to reduce on expenditure. And Mwila says the withdrawal of party deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri's nomination as member of parliament by President Edgar Lungu has not taken...