VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says the current crop of political leaders has become a danger to Zambia’s democratic dispensation due to rising political violence, which they continue to sponsor. And Mwaanga has cautioned that political violence will destroy the country and lead to anarchy if allowed to continue unabated. In a statement, Thursday, Mwaanga complained...

POLICE in Solwezi have arrested 16 illegal miners from Kansashi Mine, who were found in possession of 1,701.6 grams of suspected gold concentrate. Police spokesperson Esther Katongo stated, Thursday, that police were tipped by members of the public about alleged illegal activities at a house, where four vehicles were intercepted and suspected gold concentrates were...

THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) in conjunction with Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS), has launched the Lusaka Food Security initiative to promote strengthening of food systems in the city. The Food Security Initiative is a policy document that highlights the challenges in the food system and provides solutions through its operational plan to be housed...

MINISTRY of Health Spokesperson Dr Abel Kabalo says HoneyBee Pharmacy will have to replace the spoilt medical drugs which it supplied to government. Recently, Zambia Medical Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) director-general Bernice Mwale ordered HoneyBee to recall all batches of discoloured Paracetamol Tablets which it supplied to the Ministry of Health within 14 days. And in...

VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has moved a motion in Parliament to restore Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019 and seven others on the order paper. In her motion, Thursday, Vice-President Wina said this is because the Bills were not concluded in the last session due to the abrupt adjournment of the House caused by the...

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Malama says Zambia has recorded 41 new COVID-19 cases out of 785 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. And Dr Malama says 160 patients have been discharged from COVID-19 isolation centres. Speaking during the routine COVID-19 updates in Lusaka, Thursday, Dr Malama announced that...

KABWE Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube says almost every constituency in Zambia is a beneficiary of PF development projects. And Ngulube says President Edgar Lungu’s speech to Parliament last Friday inspired a lot of hope in Zambians as it was the best ever received by Parliament from the time he was elected as...

CRIMINALS have attacked and robbed SHI and Yan Copper Mining Company in Mkushi of Central Province and fled with property worth over K90,000, including K40,000 cash. The criminals also beat up mine staff found at the company, including three Chinese. Central Province Police Commissioner Chola Katanga disclosed in an interview to News Diggers! that the...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says whether Hakainde Hichilema likes it or not, he will be re-elected for a third successive time as Republican President in next year’s general elections. Speaking, Wednesday, when he drummed up support for George Chisanga, the PF candidate in today’s Lukashya parliamentary by-election, President Lungu vowed that whether voters liked it or...

ZAMBEZI East UPND member of parliament Brian Kambita complained bitterly to Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini yesterday, accusing him of not recognising some members of parliament through the virtual parliament system when they indicate to speak on the floor of the House. And Nkeyema UPND member of parliament Kapelwa Mbangweta says there...