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3 Dec 2017 | Diggers Reporter

PeP questions teacher recruitment criteria

Patriots for Economic Progress leader Sean Tembo says it was fraudulent for government to get K520 from people who applied to be teachers. In a statement, Tembo observed that it was insensitive for government to […]

1 Dec 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Nevers gets acquittal, put on defence in other charges

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has acquitted MMD faction leader Nevers Mumba on a charge of willful failure to comply with applicable procedures relating to management of public funds which were donated by a Canadian firm, […]

30 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Mukata gives account of how he did NOT shoot his guard

Chilanga member of Parliament Keith Mukata says two attackers raided his law firm where one of them shot his security guard Namakambwa Kalilakwenda as another wrestled with his lover Charmaine Musonda. And the former commerce […]

30 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Pilgrim says he will report hackers to police

Former UPND vice-president Dr Canisius Banda says he will today report people who have hacked his Facebook account to the police. Around 16:40 hours yesterday, Dr Banda posted a mirror selfie on his official Facebook […]

30 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Choppies chef, baker in court for stealing food

A chef and a baker from Choppies Supermarket have been dragged to court for stealing 16 chickens, 20 Hungarian sausages and six kilograms of meat. Obvious Mutembo and Royd Njobvu of Ibex Hill and Mtendere […]

29 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Court acquits UPND cadres: magistrate says police provoked them

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has acquitted 10 UPND cadres of riotus behavior charges saying police provoked them by tear-gassing them. Lubinda Simonda and nine others were arrested on December 15, 2016 after the presidential election […]

29 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

I didn’t know Reeves would die – Benos

Murder accused Tshabu Benos has told the Lusaka High Court that she did not realise that she had stabbed her lover Reeves Malambo until she saw blood. Testifying before judge Gertrude Chawatama yesterday, Benos said […]

28 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Security guard in court for attempted rape

A 26-year-old guard from Magnun Security Company has been dragged to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for attempting to rape a 37-year-old woman. Edward Shimoko is alleged to have attempted to rape a woman from the […]

27 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Lusaka man suffocates to death after taking Chibuku

A 55-year-old unidentified Lusaka man has died from suspected suffocation whilst his friend is admitted at the University Teaching Hospital after taking Chibuku. According to a statement from police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo, the deceased […]

25 Nov 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Businessman in court after failing to clinch road contract for Chinese friend

A Chinese national has sued a Lusaka businessman in the Lusaka High Court for swindling him of K130,000 on pretext that he could secure a road contract for him when in fact not. Zhang Wei […]