Archive: February 2021

12 Feb 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Court sets March 1 for hearing in HH, Nawakwi libel case

THE matter in which UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has sued FDD president Edith Nawakwi for defamation of character will come up on March 1, this year, for hearing of the former’s application for the court...

12 Feb 2021 | Stuart Lisulo

Cost of living hits K8,400 per month

THE cost of living for a family of five has skyrocketed to nearly K8,400 in January, 2021, a new all-time high, mainly triggered by high inflation, says the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR). In...

12 Feb 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Some cops are bringing the service into disrepute because they lack supervision – IG

INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja says lack of supervision by officers charged with the supervisory responsibility is the reason some officers are bringing the police service into disrepute. And Kanganja says police have already...

12 Feb 2021 | Diggers Editor

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11 Feb 2021 | Natasha Sakala

Zambia records 1,025 COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths

MINISTER of Health Dr Jonas Chanda has announced that the country has recorded 1,025 new COVID-19 cases out of 6,699 tests and 13 deaths in the last 24 hours. During the COVID-19 update, Thursday, Dr

11 Feb 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

DEC nabs G10 pupil for trafficking heroin

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested a 17-year-old boy of Chirundu District and five others for trafficking in 300 sachets of heroin. DEC public relations officer Theresa Katongo stated that the 17-year-old boy was...

11 Feb 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Mundubile denies sending Mporokoso PF cardes to disrupt Kalaba’s radio programme

MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brain Mundubile says he has asked party officials in his constituency to investigate what led to the disruption of a radio programme featuring Democratic Party president Harry Kalaba on Tuesday....

11 Feb 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

UPND cadres were chanting “we want change” at High Court roundabout, cop tells court

Trial has finally started in a case in which 11 UPND cadres are accused of conducting themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace, with more than two police officers testifying in the...

11 Feb 2021 | Julia Malunga

Inmates will only participate physical voter verification since they don’t have phones – CG

ZAMBIA Correctional Service ( ZCS) says inmates will not verify their details through the electronic inspection of the provisional voter register because they don’t have phones. In an interview, ZCS Commissioner General Dr Chisela Chileshe...

11 Feb 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Zambians will blame opposition if we fail to unseat PF – Malite

NATIONAL Democratic Congress media director Emmanuel Malite says Zambians will blame the opposition if they fail to unite and unseat PF in the upcoming August elections. In a statement, Wednesday, Malite said there was too...