POLICE spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has warned citizens to be careful with what they post on social media because anybody from any part of the country can raise a complaint against them. Recently, PF Information and Publicity Secretary Raphael Nakacinda urged police to stick to the principle of jurisdiction when conducting arrests saying it was abrogation...

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says government will ensure that it fully investigates the ZAMWORTH contract to ensure that no illegalities were done. According to a News Diggers investigation, ZAMWORTH construction, the company which sold the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure office building to government at US$5.35 million, is demanding a further...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says it is not true that the new dawn government is supporting gay rights, adding that there is need for the country to focus on important issues. And President Hichilema says marriage is a partnership and those seeking to get married must endeavour to stay together forever rather than seeking divorce. Speaking...

OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia president Dr Kafula Mubanga has insisted that government should consider extending tax waivers on fuel beyond the June 30 deadline. In an interview, Dr Mubanga said even the International Monetary Fund had argued that there was an inevitable need to subsidise energy and food due to negative global economic...

CHIEF Nyamphande of the Nsenga speaking people of Eastern Province has urged traditional leaders to get actively involved in the fight against corruption. In an interview, Chief Nyamphande said one could not just sit back and watch other people fight corruption on their behalf. “The reputation of the chief is based on the quality of...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has received kudos from Democratic Party leader Harry Kalaba for restoring law and order in the country such that opposition leaders can freely hold meetings in places like Muchinga Province. In a Facebook post, Kalaba expressed excitement that he had been in Muchinga for the past four days without police harassment when...

MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprises Elias Mubanga says his ministry is making sure all applications which are received are scrutinised so that only viable projects and proposals are funded. And Mubanga says the decent jobs that youths were promised are through entrepreneurship. In an interview, Friday, Mubanga said there was need to help small...

A Zesco employee yesterday testified how the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) approached the power utility requesting information relating to 33 meter connections involving the infamous 51 houses which a Lusaka couple is in court for. The couple is charged with corrupt practices involving concealment and possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime. Testifying...

PF national chairperson Davies Chama has advised the new dawn administration to use advanced technology to track and institute disciplinary action against individuals who leak confidential government documents. Recently, acting Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa urged public service workers to ensure confidentiality when handling government documents, lamenting that so many confidential government documents were...

YESTERDAY, the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court convicted and sentenced a 46-year-old driver of Evelyn Hone College to 12 months imprisonment for defaming President Hakainde Hichilema. According to the court record, Andsen Zulu of Lusaka’s Barlastone area, published a defamatory matter on April 29, 2022 when he posted on his Facebook page a comment reading: “HH is...