Archive: 16 September 2019

16 Sep 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Govt insists on power tariff hike

Energy Minister Matthew Nkhuwa has insisted that electricity tariffs will have to be increased to attract investments in the sector as Zambia has “the lowest power tariff in the region”. And Mines Minister Richard Musukwa […]

16 Sep 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Judiciary, parliament under capture – Sichinga

Former Minister of Commerce Robert Sichinga has said parliament and the judiciary are among the country’s institutions of governance that are under capture. And Sichinga said the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill No. 10 will […]

16 Sep 2019 | Natasha Sakala

SGBV cases still under-reported, police say

Zambia Police Service Victim Support Unit (VSU) national coordinator senior superintendent Meamui Mubita says there is need for the police to instill confidence in the public to create an enabling environment for them to report […]

16 Sep 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Bill 10 is nonsensical – Chongwe

Former Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Dr Roger Chongwe says the coalition government clause in the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill No. 10 of 2019 is nonsensical and perhaps made by people who are […]

16 Sep 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Airtel agent in court for defiling wife’s sisters

A 30-year-old Airtel agent has been dragged to court for allegedly defiling his sisters-in-law aged 10 and 14 and infecting them with HIV. The accused has also been sentenced to four months imprisonment with hard […]

16 Sep 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

British man in court for assaulting Zambian cleaner girlfriend

A 65-year-old British man has appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating up his 36-year-old cleaner girlfriend on accusations that she stole his household properties while he was away in the United Kingdom […]

16 Sep 2019 | Natasha Sakala

NGOCC calls on govt to harmonize SGBV-related laws to protect survivors

NGOCC and the women’s movement in Zambia has called on government to harmonize Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) related laws to protect GBV survivors, including providing a uniform definition of a child and age for […]

16 Sep 2019 | Simon Manda, PhD

Xenophobic Attacks and Failure of National Politics in South Africa

This current feature argues that xenophobic attacks in South Africa (henceforth SA) are unfortunate but help highlight three fundamental issues. First is that challenges facing SA are historical in nature and that any current analysis […]

16 Sep 2019 | Julia Malunga

Findlay knows Goswami; I’ve been in their presence before, reveals Kaweche Kaunda

I am surprised that Valden Findlay told you he doesn’t know Vijaygiri Vicky Goswami; he knows him and I have been in their presence, first Republican president Kenneth Kaunda’s son Kaweche has said. And Kaweche […]

16 Sep 2019 | Diggers Correspondent

Court finds PF member with case to answer for assaulting Chipata journalist

The Lundazi Magistrates’ Court has found Chipata-based Patriotic Front member Frank Mwale with a case to answer on charges of assault and theft. This was in a matter where Mwale, a 42-year-old businessman, with others […]