The Constitutional Court has allowed former Post Newspapers Limited (in liquidation) proprietor Dr Fred M’membe to withdraw his motion for the Court to interpret or review costs he was ordered to pay on December 11, last year. This was after Dr M’membe, through his lawyer Nchima Nchito, informed the Court that he wanted to withdraw...

A Lusaka man has been sentenced to 60 years imprisonment with hard labour for aggravated robbery which he jointly committed with three other men at four different houses, including one belonging to a judge. The Lusaka High Court has further sentenced Martin Siame’s co-accused, Misheck Phiri, Yotam Mbewe and Jack Chanda to 30 years imprisonment...

Confusion rocked filing in of nominations for the Milenge Town Council Chairperson by-election in Luapula Province when the PF switched candidates at the last minute due to their first choice's invalid documents. On Wednesday, PF secretary general Davies Mwila announced that the ruling party would field Benny Chola for the Milenge Council by-election, but surprisingly,...

Law Association of Zambia president Eddie Mwitwa has told the Constitutional Court that government did not obtain the people's views on the proposed amendments to the Constitution of Zambia. Mwitwa testified that the people were not involved because to his understanding, "the people" means views of the people in every province and district and not...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says his party has never supported gay rights. On Wednesday, News Diggers published an editorial in which the newspaper challenged the UPND to set the record straight on their alleged support for gay rights by virtue of their membership to the Africa Liberal Network (ALN), an organisation that supports such rights....

Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu says government is currently making payments to Maamba Collieries and that the balance will be liquidated in the next one week. And Dr Ng’andu has disclosed that government has paid US $27 million to South Africa’s power utility Eskom for importation of power, but for just one month. Speaking to...

Mazabuka Central member of parliament Gary Nkombo says his suspension from the National Assembly is a minor setback and he will use the time to visit his constituents who are his employers. And Nkombo has announced the adoption of Brave Nsamba as the UPND candidate for the vacant Milenge Town Council Chairmanship election. On Tuesday,...

Fashion Sakala has revealed that he hid his knee injury from the teams’ medical staff during Zambia’s 3-1 loss to Nigeria at the U23 AfCON finals on Monday. The winger who has been ruled out for the rest of the competition says he could not leave the pitch after only two minutes of play, and...

About 40 KCM employees and hundreds of people including exam pupils at Nchanga Trust Secondary School have been evacuated to Nchanga South Mine Hospital in Chingola after inhaling toxic gas from an acid spillage at Konkola Copper Mines. According to employee witnesses, the Acid Plant under smelter at Nchanga Mine developed an electric fault, Thursday...

A scandal has arisen in which Minister of Higher Education Dr Brian Mushimba is accused of using his position to exert pressure on the University of Zambia (UNZA) to pass his wife, Brenda, who is a student in the School of Medicine. But UNZA claims that Brenda appealed through normal channels to have her papers...