MINES Minister Paul Kabuswe has cancelled his ministry's newly-appointed Permanent Secretary Mooya Lumamba's decision to grant authority to a team of 11 people believed to be UPND sympathisers to conduct due diligence at Bayan Construction Limited, despite a restraining court order. In an interview, Kabuswe said Lumamba signed the authorisation letter without knowing what he...

SOME senior directors at the Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) have been caught in a fraudulent scheme in which they created a secret payroll and used it to pay themselves different allowances amounting to over K649, 000. And Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has confirmed the arrest of three ZNBS employees who have since been charged...

THE Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank (ZIBC) has provided funding to the tune of K130,000 to Zed-Kidpreneur towards enhancing financial literacy in children. Speaking when he handed over the donation to Zed Kidprenuer in Lusaka, Tuesday, ZICB chief executive officer Ignatius Mwanza said the sponsorship would offer mentorship and financial literacy training to children aged 18...

Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard says government should adopt and anti-Torture Act but repeal Defamation of the President and Sedition. And Callamard has commended Zambia's decision to vote against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with News Diggers at Southern Sun Hotel in Lusaka, Friday, Callamard stressed the need for legal, policy, and...

THE Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank (ZICB) has donated building materials worth K68,330 towards the construction of a girls' dormitory at WONS Orphanage in Lusaka’s Matero Township. Speaking at the donation ceremony, Wednesday, ZICB chief executive officer Ignatius Mwanza said the contribution was part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility to the community. “It gives me...

PF presidential running mate Professor Nkandu Luo says the education structure during the late president Kenneth Kaunda’s administration was designed in such a way that children were taught beyond just academic knowledge. And Prof Luo says the reason why President Edgar Lungu chose to take Dr Kenneth Kaunda’s body to Choma first before his hometown...

THE University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers’ Union (UNZALARU) says the decision by government to fire Dr Brian Sampa is unreasonable and ill-timed. On Monday, the Ministry of Health fired Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) president Dr Sampa for allegedly absconding from work for more than 10 days. “I wish to inform you that...

PF presidential running mate Professor Nkandu Luo says she has maintained most of her childhood friends because she has realised that political friendships are not genuine. And Prof Luo says the remaining days before the August 12 election are crucial for the party to win. Speaking when she addressed party structures in Kanyama Constituency in...

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says the Patriotic Front will not sanction any mass mobilizations for solidarity of any sort at the court grounds, as the party respects the rule of law. In a statement, Tuesday, Mwila said the PF disapproved of any statements or behaviors that seek to undermine the independence and integrity of...

Welcome to your premium university of choice, I can assure you that there is no forbidden fruit here, jokes Eden University chief executive officer Kelvin Kaunda, as he welcomes a News Diggers! crew to his institution. It's early Tuesday, and KK, the university 'president', (no known relation with the founding president Dr Kenneth Kaunda), has...