Minister of Finance Felix Mutati says Zambia's debt has increased by about US$10 billion dollars between December 2016 and May 2017. The minister said this during his state of the economy address in the National Assembly yesterday. "Mr Speaker, Zambia's external debt stock as at the end of May 2017 increased to US $ 17.2...

In this audio, President Edgar Lungu says the political crisis which leaders of the three church mother bodies are seeking to resolve only exists in their head. Yesterday, the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) and the Evangelical Fellowship in Zambia (EFZ) said the country had finally eminently...

In this audio, Prophet Shepard Bushiri says the Zambian government can reposes his emerald mine if it so wishes, but insists that he will not apologise for speaking out against Religious Affairs minister Godfridah Sumaili who is chasing away fake prophets from the country. Prophet Bushiri was reacting to a warning from Copperbelt miinister Bowman...

Should the death penalty be abolished in Zambia? What’s your take? Two News Diggers columnists David Wightman and Michael Chishala battled each other, arguing for and against the idea, through some well-researched articles. “Screw the death penalty,” wrote Wightman, attracting an immediate sharp rebuttal from Michael Chishala who wrote: “David Wightman is wrong about death...

In this audio, Justice minister Given Lubinda has challenged PF lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube to name the politicians in the ruling party who tasked him to stop the LAZ executive from issuing negative statements against the government. Last week, KBF told his fellow lawyers during a forum at Chrismar Hotel, that senior politicians in PF...

Kabwe PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube says Zambia is not for PF alone and people must not be afraid to criticise government institutions like the Road Transport and Safety Agency when they are failing to perform. When contacted for a reaction, RTSA head of public relations Fred Mubanga requested for a Ngulube's statement, which...

A combined team of police and officers from the Zambia Information Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) have raided CEC Liquid Telecom in search of phone tapping equipment. The move comes in the wake of a leaked telephone conversation between President Edgar Lungu's spokesperson Amos Chanda and Inspector General of police Kakoma Kanganja in which the State...

In this audio, Patriotic Front deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri celebrates the arrest of UPND president Hakainde Hichilema and mocks the opposition party. Addressing PF cadres at her house, Phiri wondered why the Tonga people did not call a "Chundu Chaitwa" to chastise HH for ‘blocking’ President Edgar Lungu’s motorcade in Mongu. She further said...

We have the capacity to treat Hakainde Hichilema like a rat and confine him to his New Kasama house, PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri has warned. And Mumbi says police should inform PF if they have failed to protect President Edgar Lungu because the party has a strong security team which can take up...

In this 10 minutes audio, Justice Minister Given Lubinda and NAREP president Elias Chipimo have a heated debate over the ICC consultation budget and relevance. Featuring on Radio Phoenix’s Let the People Talk, Chipimo said he wanted to meet Lubinda and his advisors to make them understand the meaning of "contingent funds" which the justice...