Malila backs HRC’s call to make all offences bailable
CHIEF Justice Mumba Malila says the presumption of innocence should be sacred. Agreeing with a proposal from the Human Rights Commission to have all offences being made bailable or bondable in an interview, Justice Malila observed that President Hakainde Hichilema once spent months in detention only to be released on a nolle. “The presumption of…...
Mwanawasa was an honest man – Mbula
FORMER housing and infrastructure development minister Vincent Mwale says everyone who worked with late former president Levy Mwanawasa can attest that he meant business when it came to serving the country. And former secretary to the Cabinet Leslie Mbula says Mwanawasa, Dr Kenneth Kaunda and President Hakainde Hichilema stand out amongst all presidents when it…...
Police deny claims that they attempted to block Lungu from attending ceremony
POLICE Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has refuted PF Information and Publicity Chairperson Raphael Nakacinda’s claims that police in Mfuwe initially attempted to block former president Edgar Lungu from attending the Malaila traditional ceremony. Lungu travelled to Eastern Province on Saturday after being invited by Senior Chief Nsefu of the Kunda speaking people to attend the traditional…...
House of Chiefs condemns UPND cadres for “harassing Lungu”
HOUSE of Chiefs chairperson, Chief Chisunka says he is very disappointed by UPND cadres’ lack of respect for the traditional leadership and harassment of former president Edgar Lungu during the Malaila Ceremony which occurred in Mambwe District on Saturday. And former Eastern Province minister Makebi Zulu says Mambwe district commissioner William Banda and some UPND…...
HH wants to silence opposition – Antonio
Socialist Party Deputy General Secretary Antonio Mwanza says the summoning of SP leader Dr Fred M’membe on trumped up charges is a way to divert the attention of the Zambian people. Recently, the Zambia Police Service summoned Dr M’membe to appear before the Ibex Hill police station on August 22, 2023 for questioning. Commenting on…...
There’s a lot of wastage in health sector, notes HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says government will invest more in the health sector but notes that there is need to agree on priority areas due to scarce resources. And President Hichilema says there is a lot of wastage in the health sector which need to be addressed. Speaking when he officiated at the Zambia Medical Association…...
What DEC is doing is total bullsh*t – Malanji
FORMER Foreign affairs minister Joseph Malanji says what the Drug Enforcement Commission is doing is total bullsh*t and abuse of authority. And Malanji says he will explain how much he was worth before becoming a minister in court. Last week, DEC retrieved a second helicopter linked to proceeds of crime from South Africa valued at…...
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Egyptian journalist arrested for revealing officials detained in Zambia are soldiers
AT LEAST three of the Egyptian nationals who have been arrested by the Drug Enforcement Commission in connection with the $5.69 million gold scam are believed to be military personnel, sources in Cairo have told News Diggers. The fourth arrested Egyptian is believed to be an “arms consultant”, the fifth has been identified as a…...
4 burnt to death in road accident
FOUR people have been burnt to death after a truck loaded with Sulfur collided head on with a Marcopolo bus carrying 76 passengers in Serenje District, along Great North Road. In a statement, Saturday, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the accident occurred when the truck driver, who is believed to be a Tanzanian national, failed…...
