Archive: 13 November 2019

13 Nov 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

High Court orders a trial within trial in Benny Zulu’s murder case

The Lusaka High Court has ordered a trial within trial to test the voluntariness of a warn and caution statement administered to a former Family Health Trust executive director accused of murdering a 19-year-old woman […]

13 Nov 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Power deficit has worsened load shedding beyond 15hrs – Zesco

Zesco has explained that load shedding hours have been extended to over 15 hours per day in some parts of the country due to the utility company’s failure to generate enough power at its three […]

13 Nov 2019 | Diggers Editor

Yes, Zambia’s debt is criminal!

“Countries world over survive on debt. It’s only in Zambia where we have made it look like it’s a criminal offence to accrue debt. If you were given an option, for instance, where would you […]

13 Nov 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

ZNBC journalist testifies in Kambwili’s racial remarks case

Senior ZNBC reporter Mark Ziligone yesterday narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how, after seeing a video of Chishimba Kambwili allegedly uttering racial remarks against an Indian national, carried out an investigation before writing a […]

13 Nov 2019 | Julia Malunga

Three survive leopard attack in Mazabuka

Three people are nursing serious injuries in Mazabuka general hospital after they were attacked by a furious leopard on Monday afternoon in Makoye village of Chief Mwanachingwala’s chiefdom in Mazabuka district. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo […]

13 Nov 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Chilangwa’s wife appears in court for forgery

Luapula Province Minister Nickson Chilangwa’s wife Mwamba on Monday appeared at the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court Complex in connection with charges of forgery and obtaining money by false pretenses. Mwamba was arrested last month after a […]