• 4 Mar 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Govt hasn’t yet released 2019 CDF, complains Chishala

ROAN National Democratic Congress (NDC) member of parliament Joseph Chishala says he is facing a serious challenge trying to develop his constituency because government is yet to release the much-needed Constituency Development Fund (CDF). And Chishala says that the 2021 general election will be a “walk-over” for him when he re-contests his seat because the...

• 4 Mar 2020
• Julia Malunga

$60m conference facility has no strings attached, it is a gift from China - Mwale

HOUSING and Infrastructure Development Minister Vincent Mwale says there are no strings attached to the US$60 million gift that the Chinese government has given Zambia to modernise the Mulungushi International Conference Center. Last week, President Edgar Lungu graced the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the center ahead of the 2022 African Union (AU)...

• 4 Mar 2020
• Mwanida Mwanza

Don't talk about HH, he's not involved in your failures, Mwaliteta tells PF

Lusaka Province UPND chairman Obvious Mwaliteta says PF officials must refrain from attacking Hakainde Hichilema because he is not involved in their failure to effectively run the country. And Mwaliteta says police officers are not mandated to shoot a civilian who is unarmed. Speaking when some bus drivers joined the UPND, Sunday, Mwaliteta said it...

• 4 Mar 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

US sends Chargé d’Affaires following downgraded ties

THE United States Embassy has announced the arrival of Chargé d’Affaires David J Young, more than two months after the departure of Ambassador Daniel Foote. In a statement, Tuesday, the embassy stated that Young had previously served as Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission from 2013-2016 in Zambia. "The United States Embassy in Lusaka...

• 4 Mar 2020
• Mirriam Chabala

SACCORD urges Lungu to address rising violence in parliament speech

PARLIAMENT’S unanimous decision to criminalize hate speech should lead to a reduction in political violence once the proposed law is enacted, says the Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD). And SACCORD says it expects President Edgar Lungu to address the escalating violence in the country and its root causes stemming from...

• 4 Mar 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Chawama cop testifies against 'gassing rioters'

A DEPUTY officer in-charge at Chawama Police Station testified in court, Tuesday, how six people, who were among rioters in Lusaka’s John Howard area, were apprehended when they refused to disperse despite him declaring a "riot after proclamation". Dominic Makandauko told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he made the proclamation when the crowd, which did...

• 4 Mar 2020
• Julia Malunga

There’s an agenda to block strong opposition from contesting 2021 elections, says FODEP

THE PF government has a clear agenda to bar meaningful opposition from taking part in the 2021 general election considering Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo’s pronouncement that anyone issuing “alarming statements” on gassing will be barred, says the Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP). Last Sunday, Kampyongo said those issuing alarming statements on the gassing incidents...

• 4 Mar 2020
• Zindikilani Banda

Vote for Lungu in 2021, he’s “our own”, Kapoche PF MP pleads with voters

KAPOCHE PF member of parliament Dr Charles Banda has urged voters in his constituency to re-elect President Edgar Lungu for a third successive time because he remains “our own.” And Banda says the opposition want to cause anarchy in Zambia by telling citizens that the PF government is evil. Speaking to his constituents at Mataya...

• 4 Mar 2020
• Daniel Chansa

Mayor was just exercising, he took a taxi a short while later, says Ndola council

The Ndola City Council management on Monday refused to refuel Mayor Amon Chisenga’s vehicle, forcing the civic leader to walk home. And PF Copperbelt Information and Publicity Secretary Jack Muwema has expressed concern that the mayor can be subjected to walking home by the council. However, Ndola City Council Public Relations manager Tilyenji Mwanza said...

• 4 Mar 2020
• Diggers Editor

The Bugatti and money laundering sham an embarrassment to DEC

Selective application of the law is something that our law enforcement agencies take so casually in Zambia. But it is a very serious matter with dire consequences on society and the economy. Everything that we are experiencing today as a country, all the economic woes, can be linked to the selective application of the law...