FORMER Lusaka Province minister says there is a lot of suffering going on in Zambia right now and so when people hear him speaking, they get excited to listen. Meanwhile, Lusambo has refuted reports that a DNA test confirmed he is the father to Mercy Cowham's children saying no samples have been collected yet. On...

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says assertions from some opposition political parties and interest groups that the Kabwata Parliamentary by-election cancellation was induced by government are malicious and unfounded. And Kasanda says government supports public calls to revisit Article 52 (6) adding that it does not in any way add value to the democratic process...

THE Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) has called for innovation in the education sector by way of revising the curriculum in order to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. In an interview, ZANEC executive director George Hamusunga expressed concern that learners might not catch up if the sector did not innovate. "We have lost a...

UNITED Party for National Development Kabwata aspiring candidate Andrew Teyengwa has rubbished suggestions that the cancellation of the Kabwata by election was induced because he is a weak contender whom the ruling party wants to replace. And Patriotic Front candidate Clement Tembo has declined to comment on the cancellation saying he is still digesting the...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that former Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya is not entitled to the reliefs he is seeking in a case in which he is demanding US$50 million damages for defamation and malicious prosecution. ACC says it will prove at trial that Dr Chilufya is...

ACTIONAID Zambia country director Nalucha Ziba has called on government to give a clear position on whether or not there are plans to sell Mopani Copper Mines and Konkola Copper Mines. In a statement, Monday, Ziba said government should also address questions surrounding the KCM liquidation process. "ActionAid Zambia has noted the recent and unfortunate...

FOREIGN Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Stanley Kakubo says President Hakainde Hichilema is scheduled to travel to Malawi today to attend the extraordinary summit of SADC Heads of State and government. At a press briefing, Tuesday, Kakubo said the summit had been convened by Malawian President Dr Lazarus Chakwera to discuss the security situation in...

THE continued arrests of former Cabinet ministers is welcome, and we still hold the view that there is no persecution going on, as the PF claims. The only problem is that crimes which were committed several years ago are being revisited today. But it is the same PF that has created this situation because they...

FORMER Republican president Rupiah Banda has praised President Hakainde Hichilema for promoting peace since he won the 2021 general election. And Banda joked with President Hichilema saying that he now wants to be an MP since the UPND government has increased the allocation of CDF to constituencies. Speaking after the two had a private meeting,...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission has detained former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo in a matter where he is being investigated for possessing property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime. And News Diggers has learnt that the former minister owns 49 houses in Lusaka alone, with more in Kabwe, Kitwe and Ndola. "The investigation is over...