Gassing suspects deserve compensation – Makebi
LUSAKA Lawyer Makebi Zulu says former president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Chris Zumani Zimba and other gassing suspects are the ones who are properly entitled to compensation. And Zulu has questioned how the State arrived at the K900,000 and K450,000 compensation for UPND Lusaka Province Chairman Obvious Mwaliteta and Transport and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali,…...
ECZ ponders taking action against Nakacinda, Mwamba for “discrediting” its credibility
ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro says the Commission is considering taking action against PF members Raphael Nakacinda and Emmanuel Mwamba for spreading false information aimed at discrediting the electoral process. On Friday, the Electoral Commission of Zambia held ward by-elections for Mwembeshi Ward in Nsama District, Kabuta Ward in Nchelenge District and Sankolonga Ward…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1617 Monday December 4, 2023
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LCC demolishes 20 stalls around Downtown, targets 80
THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) says it has demolished 20 makeshift shops around Downtown area in Kamwala and is expected to demolish over 80 structures. In an interview, Sunday, LCC Public Relations Manager Chola Mwamba said the makeshift shops were illegally erected as no building permission was given. She added that illegally built buildings contributed…...
Police charge Nakacinda with careless driving after accident with goods train
POLICE have recorded a slight injury road traffic accident involving PF faction Secretary General Rapheal Nakacinda who sustained a bruised left arm and back of the neck. In a statement, Saturday, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the accident occurred at around 00:25 hours along Great North Road at Shikoswe railway Crossing when Nakacinda failed to…...
HH bemoans loss of lives in Chingola mine accident
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has expressed sadness over the accident which occurred at a mine site in Chingola, which he says has claimed many lives. And police have confirmed that the mine accident occurred on November 30, between 21:00 and 22:00 hours at Seseli, Konkola Copper Mine (KCM) open pit. Police, however, say the bodies are…...
Abash dictatorship, stop it HH we know you’re behind it – Lungu
WE won’t be silent when assault on democracy is being perpetrated by people who are supposed to protect it, we will fight it with what is available, says former president Edgar Lungu. And Lungu says he is aware that the UPND plans to lift his immunity but says it doesn’t worry him because it’s just…...
Govt halts mining operations at Chingola open pit mine
GOVERNMENT has halted mining operations at Seseli open pit mine in Chingola where a number of illegal miners are believed to have been buried live. Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe says government will only provide a comprehensive statement on the incident once the bodies of the victims are retrieved. Earlier today, Home Affairs and Internal Security…...
Zumani, other gassing suspects walk to freedom
THE Lusaka High Court has acquitted former president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Chris Zumani Zimba and three others of gassing-related charges on grounds that there was no evidence linking them to the offences. Zumani was jointly charged with Given Phiri, Marlone Banda and Portipher Gwai in connection with the 2020 gassing incidences. Zumani was facing…...
RTSA to commence speed camera enforcement on Dec 11
THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has announced that it will commence speed camera enforcement on December 11, 2023. In statement, Friday, RTSA acting Head of Public Relations Mukela Mangolwa cautioned all motorists to adhere to the stipulated speed limits on all public roads. “The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) is scheduled to…...
