Southern Africa Network Against Corruption (SANAC) executive director Gregory Chifire has charged that President Edgar Lungu wants to use Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 10 to legally rig the 2021 general election. And Chifire has charged that the Patriotic Front has not only destroyed the economy, but are also attempting to mutilate the Republican Constitution within...

A Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) officer has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates' Court how he found 51 ATM cards and point of sale machines in a house belonging to some Chinese men. In this matter, Li Hong Sheng, 29, and Weng Jin Chang, 36, are charged with four counts of unlawful possession of a device...

Development will be delivered to those who cry more because if you are silent, it means you are doing fine, says President Edgar Lungu. And President Lungu says if MPs don’t want to cry for development because they are waiting for another president to come in 2021, the people in those areas will keep waiting...

The Auditor General’s Report has revealed how an officer from Chadiza Town Council was paid over K95,000 as imprest to enable him to inspect projects, attend meetings and workshops. And the Report further revealed that sitting allowances amounting to K23,000 were paid to various council officers for attending District Tender Committee meetings, but the funds...

A 40-year-old teacher of Lusaka has been dragged to court for allegedly stealing over K26,000 from 12 people. In this matter, Humphrey Mwamba is charged with 12 counts of theft. Particulars of the offence in the first count allege that on unknown dates but between September 3, 2018 and November 20, 2018 in Lusaka, Mwamba...

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has accused his former secretary general Mwenya Musenge of conniving with Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo and President Edgar Lungu to deregister his party on the basis that it does not have a proper constitution. And Kambwili says PF deputy chief whip Tutwa Ngulube must tone down on his attacks...

Hivos Regional Advocacy Manager for Sustainable Food in Southern Africa William Chilufya says his organization, in partnership with other CSOs, will on August 21 launch a study which seeks to contribute to the development of an agricultural diversification strategy for Zambia. In a statement to News Diggers! Sunday, Chilufya stated that in partnership with Civil...

Chief Government spokesperson Dora Siliya says there is a deliberate campaign by some people to create public distrust in investigative institutions and the ongoing crusade against corruption adding that the problem of corruption is being exaggerated. Speaking when the Canadian High Commissioner to Zambia Pamela O’Donnell paid a courtesy call on her, Monday, Siliya said...

The malaria rate among children has increased in Kalumbila District, according to results from a survey undertaken by Kalumbila Minerals Limited’s (KML) health and wellness department. KML health and wellness promotions officer Marjorie Fwoloshi said the latest survey that was conducted across Kalumbila communities indicated an increase in positive malaria cases among children, a matter...

Zambia Aiforce (ZAF) officer Dexter Maseka, who was a State witness in the matter where former ZAF Commander Lieutenant General Eric Chimese is accused of concealing property, among other charges, has been dragged to court for allegedly lying to a Lusaka magistrate under oath. Maseka, a 43-year-old procurement officer of Chamba valley has been charged...

Mines Minister Richard Musukwa has warned Mwinilunga residents against attempting to mine gold in the district illegally because it is potentially hazardous and could lead to loss of life. Speaking ahead of the just-opened 2019 North-Western Province Investments Exposition in Solwezi, Musukwa told journalists that government was aware of manoeuvres by residents in Mwinilunga to...

MMD faction president Felix Mutati says late Republican president Levy Patrick Mwanawasa will be remembered for the relentless fight against corruption and upholding of the rule of law. Speaking during late president Mwanawasa’s memorial held at Embassy Park, Monday, Mutati said president Mwanawasa was relentless in the fight against corruption. “I had a rare privilege...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says the need for President Edgar Lungu to declare hunger as a national disaster is now a matter of urgency. In a statement, Sunday, Hichilema said failure to seek international support could result in some people dying from starvation. "We continue asking Mr. Edgar Lungu and his PF to listen to...

Whether or not the President decides to declare hunger a national disaster, the fact remains that there is acute hunger in this country and government needs to find long-term solutions to this problem. In one of the most hit regions, we have observed that government has banned the movement of agricultural goods from one place...