Rainbow Party leader Wynter Kabimba says if the police does not take urgent action against individuals who are giving unsolicited statements that they know the people behind the gassing attacks, the public will be right to speculate that the state is involved. And Kabimba says the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 has polarized...

President Edgar Lungu has called on Zambians not to fall prey to false prophets, whom he said perpetrate wrong teachings, but to remain vigilant in prayer by reading the Bible for them to know the truth. But netizens, who followed President Lungu’s live-stream on his official Facebook page, castigated the Head of State as being...

THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that its former chief executive officer, Zindaba Soko, is not entitled to any of the claims being sought in a matter in which he is demanding damages for breach of contract, mental stress and payment of full gratuity. RTSA stated that...

INTEREST rates on loan facilities increased to an average 28 per cent by the end of last year from 26.1 per cent by September 30, 2019, reflecting elevated government financing needs and tight liquidity conditions. And Bank of Zambia (BoZ) data reveals that growth of domestic credit to the private sector leaped to 17.2 per...

Lumezi Independent member of parliament Pilila Jere said she is in support of all the clauses in the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019. Last year, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Namugala deferred the consideration of Bill 10 to the legislative session of February, 2020, after then acting Minister of Justice Stephen...

THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) says it is concerned with the continued violations of human rights and killing of people suspected of being behind the alleged ritual killings and gassing incidents. And the Commission has called for firm action to be taken by the Zambia Police Service and other State security agencies against individuals who...

Southern Province is experiencing an internet blackout on all three mobile service networks. ZICTA Consumer Protection manager Edgar Mulawuzi has confirmed this in an interview with News Diggers. Mulawuzi said the service providers have already notified the authority and that engineers are on the ground trying to establish the fault. “It’s a network outage. Yes...

ZAMBIAN entrepreneurs must use cooperatives as platforms through which they can positively contribute to the country’s development agenda, says Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry Director of Cooperatives Shadreck Mungalaba. Last Friday, Mungalaba officiated at the official opening of the Vetpreneurs Multipurpose Cooperative Society (VMCS) Limited annual general meeting, a venture whose primary goal is...

President Edgar Lungu says he will only address the nation on the ongoing gassing incidences around the country “once he knows the truth”, according to his spokesperson Mr Isaac Chipampe. The State House spokesperson also says despite unleashing soldiers and other military personnel on the streets, citizens should not expect the gassing of houses to...

ZNBC reporter Mark Ziligone has admitted before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has a right to criticize the government of the day to offer checks and balances. He also agreed that there was nothing wrong for Kambwili to remind government about proper investment or foreigners taking up jobs belonging to Zambians....