Crime levels are within manageable levels – Police
POLICE spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says as things stand, crime levels in the country are within manageable levels. Speaking on Diamond TV, Monday, Hamoonga said the police had gone into full swing to ensure that criminals who were terrorising residents in various townships were apprehended. “As things stand, the crime levels are within manageable levels and…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1342 Monday November 14, 2022
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Good! Let ‘Mr Ten Percent’ clear his name through the right procedure
ONE thing that those who led investigative wings in the previous regime have failed to explain is which provision of the law they used to give criminal suspects immunity. Others say that an immunity can be given if a person has forfeited what they stole and has made a commitment to help the state with…...
We want successful candidates to start training first week of Dec – Correctional Service
THE Zambia Correctional Service says the recruitment process of about 700 officers is progressing well despite the regrettable death of two people. In an interview, ZCS commissioner general Fredrick Chilukutu said the service was short of 1,600 officers to reach the set target of 5,000 officers for the entire country. “As you are aware, we…...
If we go wrong tell us, don’t say things in the loo – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged cooperating partners and stakeholders to openly tell governments about things which are not being well, not saying them “in the loo”. Meanwhile, the Africa CDC in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has launched a $1.5 billion saving lives and livelihoods initiative which will enable access to safe and efficacious vaccines…...
Solwezi man dies after consuming self-made concoction to boost libido
A 45-YEAR-OLD Solwezi man has died after he allegedly voluntarily consumed a self-made concoction in order to boost his libido. Meanwhile, Police in Mwansabombwe have apprehended a 35-year-old man for killing his uncle whom he mistook for a hyena. In the first incident, Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the deceased drank the said concoction in…...
HH arms UN peacekeepers with 100% allowances
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he has signed a Statutory Instrument Number 70 of 2022, which will enable Defence Forces on the UN and other multilaterally sanctioned peace operations to get 100 percent allowances. In a Facebook posting, President Hichilema said his government was simply fulfilling a promise made while in opposition. “To our men and…...
Govt shuts down Kamwala Remand Prison, moves inmates to Mwembeshi
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has disclosed that government has closed Kamwala Remand Prison because of its inhabitable condition and that all inmates will be transferred to Mwembeshi correctional facility. Debating the motion of supply for the Zambia Correctional Service, Friday, Mwiimbu said government was also decongesting Chimbokaila in Kamwala and only…...
Katanga pleads not guilty to corruption
FORMER deputy Inspector General of Police Charity Katanga has denied one count of possession of property valued at over $2 million and K1.5 million, suspected to be proceeds of crime. Katanga pleaded not guilty before magistrate Davies Chibwili, Friday, after the charge was read and explained to her. Katanga is facing one count of possession…...
MoH detects polio virus in Kitwe
THE Ministry of Health has announced that Zambia has recorded a confirmed isolate of poliovirus in Kitwe district. The ministry has since urged parents to ensure that their children are again vaccinated against Polio, disclosing that the current virus is different from the one they were previously vaccinated against. Announcing the development during a media…...
