Zondiwe Mbewe

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About Zondiwe Mbewe

Zondiwe has interest in writing political and current affairs on issues which affect every Zambians.

Email: zondiwe [at] diggers [dot] news

Zondiwe has interest in writing political and current affairs on issues which affect every Zambians. She draws inspiration from journalists who stand for what is right and are not afraid to tell and show the truth to the people.

Email: zondiwe [at] diggers [dot] news

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Cabinet debates total lockdown
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 28, 2020
HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya has suggested a total lockdown in order to stop the spread of Covid-19 but President Edgar Lungu says Zambia cannot....
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Zambia’s economy will take years to recover from Coronavirus – Siliya
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 28, 2020
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says Coronavirus will eventually go away but the economic malaise which it has caused will continue for some years. And....
Security guard testifies in MTN employees’ attempted arson case
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 26, 2020
A SECURITY guard has testified how he found a container and some liquid which looked like petrol on the floor where MTN’s Finance Department is....
Judiciary cancels Court of Appeal sessions over COVID-19
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 26, 2020
THE Judiciary has cancelled the Court of Appeal Session which was scheduled to commence on Tuesday as a precautionary measure to avoid further spread of....
Sodomy accused Lusaka man gets nolle, turned into state witness
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 25, 2020
THE State has entered a nolle prosequi in favour of a 21-year-old man of Kanyama Site and Service who was jointly charged with Capital Buses....
Security guard testifies in MTN employees’ attempted arson case
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 25, 2020
A SECURITY guard has testified how he found a container and some liquid which looked like petrol on the floor where MTN’s Finance Department is....
Judiciary cancels Court of Appeal session over COVID-19
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 25, 2020
THE Judiciary has cancelled the Court of Appeal Session which was scheduled to commence on Tuesday as a precautionary measure to avoid further spread of....
Zesco bill not proof of property ownership, witness tells court in Chimese’s abuse case
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 24, 2020
ZESCO Manager for Corporate Services Kennedy Chisanga has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that a ZESCO bill or an account is not proof of ownership....
PF Lusaka youth chair denies assault charges
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 24, 2020
Lusaka Province PF Youth chairperson Daniel Kalembe has pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault. The assault is alleged to have been reported on....
Ex-Luapula PS sues State over Police’s interference in Girl Child Programme
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 23, 2020
FORMER Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Major Ben Phiri has sued the State in the Lusaka High Court seeking an injunction to restrain Nyimba Police from....
I used to play football with ECL during childhood, witness tells court
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 23, 2020
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu’s childhood friend has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he grew up with the Head of State as neighbours and he hasn’t....
Walid no longer IMS boss, witness tells court
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 20, 2020
A STATE witness has testified that President Edgar Lungu’s former Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda and former RTSA chief executive officer....
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Dipak drags Minister of Finance to court for contracting loans without parliament approval
By Zondiwe Mbewe and Natasha Sakala on March 19, 2020
FORMER Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Dipak Patel has petitioned the Constitutional Court over government’s failure to obtain prior approval from Parliament before contracting....
Our former student didn’t graduate because he failed 1 course, UNZA tells court
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 19, 2020
THE Council of the University of Zambia (UNZA) has told the Lusaka High Court that its former student, who has sued it for loss of....
5 court officials found with case to answer in cocaine trafficking case
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 19, 2020
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has found five court officials and two businessmen with a case to answer in a case they are charged with trafficking....
Lusambo biggest fool Zambia has ever seen – Kambwili
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 18, 2020
THERE’s no way a minister can go and sit in Shoprite and tell people not to buy two or three bags of mealie meal, then....
Evidence of illegal Mukula trade should be given to law enforcement agencies, not posted on the internet, Kapata tells court
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 17, 2020
LANDS Minister Jean Kapata has submitted that defences of justification and fair comment by News Diggers Media Limited and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), are....
No party asset has been sold, UNIP official tells court
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 17, 2020
UNIP administrative secretary Welfare Mfune has argued that the party secretary general Alfred Banda did not commit any perjury when he told the Lusaka High....
ZICTA social media officer testifies in Luanshya man’s defamation of the president case
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 17, 2020
A STATE witness has testified that the complaint of a Luanshya man allegedly insulting President Edgar Lungu during a phone-in programme on Millennium Radio was....
5 Lusaka residents sue State, LCC seeking damages after Lusambo demolished houses
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 17, 2020
FIVE Lusaka residents have sued the State and Lusaka City Council (LCC) in the Lusaka High Court seeking a declaration that they are legal owners....
Lusaka lawyer wants his alleged abuse of judicial process case determined on merit
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 17, 2020
LUSAKA Lawyer Gilbert Phiri has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that it is in the interest of justice that his case where he has....
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Arresting youths for buying mealie meal is abusive, immoral – Laura
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 16, 2020
WHAT Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo did is abuse and disrespect for the poor, there is no law that restricts how much of a commodity....
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Save us the embarrassment, step down, KBF tells Lungu
By Zondiwe Mbewe on March 16, 2020
I DON’T think President Edgar Lungu will impose himself on the people, let alone the embarrassment of having to be disqualified under a Constitutional Court....

LAZ condemns Sangwa, Chongwe for attacking ConCourt judges

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 13 Mar 2020

THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has condemned the recent media sentiments attributed to Constitutional lawyers Dr Roger Chongwe SC and John Sangwa SC, questioning....

Kambwili retains Musa in forgery case

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 11 Mar 2020

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has retained former Attorney General Musa Mwenye SC of Mwenye and Mwitwa Advocates to represent him in a matter he is....

Spax applies for habeas corpus

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 11 Mar 2020

BABA Mulenga Kabaso, popularly known as Spax, has asked the Lusaka High Court to order for his release, arguing that his continued detention not only....

PF doesn’t owe Lusaka Voice K383,000, Mwila tells court

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 6 Mar 2020

THE Lusaka High Court has set aside the judgement in default of appearance and defence entered against PF secretary general Davies Mwila in a case....

Businessman drags Lusaka DC to court for damages over loss of business

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 6 Mar 2020

A BUSINESSMAN of Chawama Township has dragged Lusaka District Commissioner Maximo Kankomba to the Lusaka High Court, demanding payment of over K300,000 as damages for....

Allow Parley to consider impeachment motion, Gary, CK tell court

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 6 Mar 2020

MAZABUKA Central UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo and former Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili have argued that a motion to impeach President....

I didn’t receive $10,000 cut from botched fish deal, Munir Zulu tells court

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 6 Mar 2020

RENOWNED PF cadre Munir Zulu has told the Lusaka High Court that he was supposed to benefit US$10,000 from the Abalone deal after he connected....

Lubinda’s statement of claim isn’t defective, rules High Court

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 5 Mar 2020

THE Lusaka High Court has dismissed a preliminary issue by News Diggers and the Environmental Investigative Agency (EIA) in which they asked it to throw....

Ex-diplomat sues State over gratuity

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 4 Mar 2020

A FORMER deputy Head of Mission at the Zambian High Commission in London has sued the State in the Lusaka High Court, seeking payment of....

Govt hasn’t yet released 2019 CDF, complains Chishala

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 4 Mar 2020

ROAN National Democratic Congress (NDC) member of parliament Joseph Chishala says he is facing a serious challenge trying to develop his constituency because government is....

Chawama cop testifies against ‘gassing rioters’

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 4 Mar 2020

A DEPUTY officer in-charge at Chawama Police Station testified in court, Tuesday, how six people, who were among rioters in Lusaka’s John Howard area, were....

DPP enters nolle in Lusaka businessman’s treason case

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 4 Mar 2020

THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has entered a nolle prosequi in a matter where a Lusaka businessman was accused of conspiring with another person....

State gets busted for lying about Lubinda’s whereabouts in assault case

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 3 Mar 2020

A State prosecutor was yesterday caught lying about Justice Minister Given Lubinda’s whereabouts when a matter in which he dragged five PF supporters to court....

Former UNZA student sues Uni Council seeking damages for lost employment opportunities

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 3 Mar 2020

A FORMER University of Zambia (UNZA) student has dragged the University Council to the Lusaka High Court for allegedly failing to keep and secure his....

Matibini exceeded his powers by interpreting the law – ConCourt

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 3 Mar 2020

THE Constitutional Court has ruled that Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini exceeded his powers when in his ruling declaring Chishimba Kambwili’s Roan....

Lungu’s failure to hold press conferences creating perception that he fears facing media – Harrington

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 2 Mar 2020

FORMER Minister of Transport and Communications William Harrington has challenged President Edgar Lungu to hold a press conference as opposed to merely addressing the nation....

Lubinda, Kapata, Tasila’s defamation claim defective, Diggers, EIA tell court

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 2 Mar 2020

News Diggers and the Environmental Investigative Agency (EIA) have asked the Lusaka High Court to dismiss Justice Minister Given Lubinda, his Lands counterpart Jean Kapata....

Govt’s delay to pay grants, salaries shows compromised fiscal position, says CTPD

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 2 Mar 2020

THE delay in paying grants and salaries to civil servants and quasi-government institutions reflects government’s continued undervaluing of the education sector, the Centre for Trade....

Kalaluka denies Chongwe traditional leaders’ allegations in Kingsland case

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 2 Mar 2020

The State has denied allegations by nine Chongwe traditional leaders and Chalimbana Headwaters Conservation Trust that it did not comply with the law regarding Environmental....

Atlas Mara banker in court for theft of £54,000 and $38,000

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 2 Mar 2020

A 30-YEAR-OLD banker of Atlas Mara has been dragged to court for allegedly stealing about 54,000 British pounds and over US$38,000 belonging to the bank.....