POLICE in Lusaka have arrested photographer Chellah Tukuta. Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo confirmed the arrest saying he would be charged with four counts of criminal libel. "Police in Lusaka have arrested Chella Tukuta for Criminal Libel. This is in connection with some derogatory remarks alleged to have been produced and posted on social media...

MINISTER of Tourism and Arts Ronald Chitotela has appointed new boards for the Zambia Tourism Agency and the Hostels Board of Management. Board members for the Hostels Board management include Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Auxilia Ponga, Brig Gen Fred Mulambo (Ret.), Col James K. Kunda (Ret.), Kambuyambangu, Kennedy Sinkamba and Kapasa and will be chaired...

CEC has no special attachment to the Bulk Supply Agreement (BSA) and is not fighting for its reinstatement, says Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) Senior Manager - Account Management, Mulenga Bwalya. And Bwalya has asserted that it is not possible for someone to lose more money than they can possibly make from a contract. This...

MINEWORKERS Union of Zambia, Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (MUZ CEC) branch, says the declaration of CEC’s assets as common carriers arising from Statutory Instrument No. 57 of 2020 will result in a loss of 400 jobs. In a statement, Union branch chairperson Gift Mwila stated that 400 employees faced potential job losses that might arise...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu’s former Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how an unknown person allegedly forged the Head of State's signature and a letter purported to have been written by him. He was testifying in a matter where Richard Mutale, 43, of Makeni, is facing...

VARIOUS political parties say the proposed hiking of nomination fees by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is unreasonable. In a statement, Wednesday, Patriotic Front secretary general Davies Mwila said the party did not support the proposal to hike, describing the suggested fees as discriminatory. “PF does not support the upward adjustment of nomination fees...

INFORMATION Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga says his ministry was not in any way proposing closure or violence against News Diggers when it warned that the newspaper should have itself to blame for calling youths as “stupid.” Responding to questions from journalists at a press briefing in Lusaka, Wednesday, Malupenga said the ministry would invite News...

THE Ministry of Health says it erroneously added the word limited to Honey Bee Pharmacy when it was awarding a US$17 million contract to the company for the supply and delivery of health centre kits. An investigation by News Diggers revealed that government, through the Ministry of Health last year awarded a US$17 million contract...

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says the confusion surrounding the police bicycles was created by a coordinated propaganda team which is hell bent on maligning government officials. But Kampyongo has warned that police and ZICTA will soon identify the people behind social media sites which were used to spread falsehood about the cost of bicycles....

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his country needs to strengthen its position in an "intensely competitive world by making sensible changes" to it's international relations. Johnson said this when he announced the merger of the Department of International Development (DFID) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) into one new department to bring together...