Archive: 1 December 2022

1 Dec 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

PAC hears how Home Affairs Ministry signed $59m contract with Mikalile without confirming availability of funds

THE Public Accounts Committee has heard that the Ministry of Home Affairs entered into a contract with Mikalile Trading Company Ltd of Hong Kong to supply police uniforms and equipment at $59,997,107 without confirming the... […]

1 Dec 2022 | Godfrey Dube

Preview: U17 girls begin COSAFA title defence

THE Zambia Women under 17 team will today begin their COSAFA title defence with a battle against Botswana at Malawi’s Bingu national stadium at 12:00 hours at the 2022 Africa Union Sports Council (AUSC) Regional... […]

1 Dec 2022 | Godfrey Dube

Kambimbi tips Arrows to sweep pierce Eagles

RED Arrows President Moses Kambimbi has tipped the team to beat Green Eagles when they face off in the week 16 Military derby scheduled for Nkoloma Stadium on Saturday. Speaking in an interview with the... […]

1 Dec 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

I’ll be writing to UN, Commonwealth, we’re not being allowed to speak in Parley – Munir

LUMEZI Independent MP Munir Zulu says he will be writing to the UN, AU and the Commonwealth because some opposition lawmakers have been blacklisted from taking part in Parliament debates. Commenting on remarks by Government... […]

1 Dec 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

ERB hikes petrol by K1.58, as diesel prices remain unchanged

THE Energy Regulation Board has adjusted upward the price of petrol by K1.58 per litre, while kerosene has been hiked by K1.22 per litre. The pump price of diesel, however, remains unchanged. The December 2022... […]

1 Dec 2022 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

Gulfstream now second hand, it won’t attract same price – Chama

FORMER defence minister Davies Chama says the presidential Gulfstream is now a secondhand property and will probably be sold at a discounted price. On Tuesday, President Hakainde Hichilema said government had started the process of... […]

1 Dec 2022 | Chamuka Shalubala

Ndola man gets 10 years for vandalising, attempting to steal Zesco cable

THE Ndola High Court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for attempting to steal a Zesco cable after puncturing it. In a statement, Zesco Limited Corporate Affairs stated that... […]

1 Dec 2022 | Chamuka Shalubala

Police shoot dead Lsk robber

POLICE in Lusaka have shot dead a 32-year-old man commonly known as Fresher, believed to have been behind a spate of aggravated robberies involving vehicles and attacks on Yango drivers. In a statement, Wednesday, Deputy... […]

1 Dec 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

ACC nabs lecturer for receiving bribes from students

THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a lecturer at Levy Mwanawasa Medical University for receiving over K16,000 in bribes from students to facilitate their passing in Continuous Assessments Tests. In a statement, Wednesday ACC head of... […]

1 Dec 2022 | Diggers Editor

Posterity is a harsh judge to those who abuse power

YESTERDAY, we reminded our readers about the conduct of those who ruled our country before the current administration got into government. In particular, we were drawing reference from the detention of former president Edgar Lungu’s... […]