THE Zambia Police Service says a total of 7,401 road traffic accidents were recorded during the first quarter of this year. In a statement, Monday, Police spokesperson Esther Katongo said of the 7,401 recorded traffic accidents, 362 were fatal in which 405 people were killed. “During the first quarter of 2021, a total number of...

MAZABUKA Central UPND Member of Parliament Garry Nkombo says News Diggers Media Limited has demonstrated the importance of investigative journalism in the country and has set benchmarks for the industry. Debating on the report of the Committee on media, information and communication technologies, Nkombo said the government should provide a platform for investigative journalism to...

POLICE in Chingola used teargas to disperse Konkola Copper Mines workers who blocked roads in the district in protest for bad working conditions. And Police have arrested 20 protesting workers who have been detained and charged with the offence of conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. The more than 2,000 workers, from...

DEMOCRATIC Party leader Harry Kalaba has charged that the PF government wants to continue being in power so that they can carry on with corruption. And Kalaba says authorities should take interest in knowing the kind of business Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Malanji is doing in the Middle East. On Monday, Malanji donated K600,000 to...

AIRTEL Zambia has announced the inclusion of Mobile Money on the Government Services Bus (Zamportal), a platform for payment of various governmental goods and services. The said initiative is in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Smart Zambia which serves as an electronic catalogue for public services provided by various government institutions. This is...

A NDOLA bar man has told the Ndola Magistrates’ Court that two police officers allegedly exchanged their police uniform for beer. This is in a matter in which Marvin Chishimba, a 25-year-old bartender of Chipulukusu is facing one count of unauthorised wearing of official uniform. At first the accused pleaded guilty, but when asked why...

MINES Minister Richard Musukwa says government will only entertain credible, world-class track records companies to partner with Mopani Copper Mines in the second phase of the restructuring process. And Mopani Copper Mines has unveiled a new corporate brand identity with a redesigned logo to reflect changes to its shareholding structure. Speaking when he addressed the...

TRANSPORT and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says the opposition UPND has embarrassed itself by releasing a plagiarised manifesto. Speaking when he appeared on Diamond TV’s ‘Diamond Live’, Monday evening, Kafwaya said the opposition party had cheated on their manifesto because it was not their work. “Releasing a manifesto is some effort and you [would] want...

THE whole PF convention was a charade, a circus and a mockery of what constitutes democracy, All People’s Congress Party (APC) president Nason Msoni has charged. And Msoni says President Edgar Lungu should have bid farewell to Zambians at the convention to avoid the embarrassment of being barred from contesting the August elections. In an...

THE United States Embassy in Zambia says the US government has committed funding and logistical support to the Ministry of Health to assist with planning, coordination and delivery of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for Zambians. In a statement, Monday, the US Embassy stated that since the start of the pandemic in Zambia, the US...