News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1546 Friday August 25, 2023
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DEC nabs Zambian national for trafficking in 40kgs of amphetamine
THE Drug Enforcement Commission in Lusaka has clamped down on an organised drug trafficking network, leading to the arrest of one Zambian and the seizure of 40 kilogrammes of amphetamine. In a statement, Thursday, DEC Public Relations Officer Hussein Khan said the Commission had charged Timothy Muchindu aged 29 for trafficking in psychotropic substances. He…...
Address corrupting role of big money in political party financing, TIZ urges govt
TI-Z Executive Director Maurice Nyambe says there is need to tackle the relationship between politics and big money for corruption to end and for people’s livelihoods to improve in the country. Speaking during the TI-Z, ZCID political parties’ engagement meeting on political party and campaign finance regulation, Wednesday, Nyambe said political financing in form of…...
Musukwa’s seized properties are still the focus of an investigation, DEC tells court
DEC has told the Lusaka High Court that the properties it seized from Richard Musukwa and others are still the focus of an investigation as there’s reasonable suspicion that they were acquired with proceeds of crime. The Drug Enforcement Commission has submitted that depending on the outcome of the investigations, the properties would either be…...
PF writes to prison authorities over denial to visit Zumani, others
THE Patriotic Front has written to the Zambia Correctional Service Commissioner General questioning why party members were denied access to Zumani Zimba and others who are remanded in custody. On Saturday, PF vice-president Given Lubinda, who was accompanied by some party MCCs, alleged that prison authorities at Mwembeshi Correctional facility had denied them access to…...
Don’t do wrong things to please us, Mweetwa tells police
UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has distanced the ruling party from any illegality or misconduct being perpetrated by the police, if any. And the UPND has apologised for the manner former president Edgar Lungu was treated by ruling party cadres at a traditional ceremony in Eastern Province last week. Mweetwa says there are still isolated pockets…...
HH is focused on fixing mealie meal issues, not M’membe – Kasanda
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says President Hakainde Hichilema has a lot on his plate, therefore, Socialist Party leader Dr Fred M’membe is the least of his problems. And Kasanda says President Hichilema was chosen by God to lead the country. Commenting on Dr M’membe’s claims that President Hichilema wanted to fix him and other…...
Rhoda tumbles but vows to come back stronger
ZAMBIA’s sprinting sensation Rhoda Njobvu says being knocked out is part of every champions journey following her elimination from the ongoing 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Njobvu finished eighth in the 200m heat. Meanwhile, her coach Douglas Kalembo has urged Njobvu not to give up but to walk with her head held high for…...
Mulenga tips MUZA, Power to win CAF ties
FORMER Zambia international Clifford Mulenga has tipped Power Dynamos and FC MUZA to show character and fight for the flag ahead of their return leg fixtures in CAF inter-club games this weekend. Power Dynamos welcomes the African Stars of Namibia at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola in the second leg, first round preliminary CAF…...
Wemba, Moore miss the cut at Alton tour
SYDNEY Wemba and Dayne Moore have failed to make the cut at the ended Alton Big Easy Tour golf tournament in South Africa. Wemba says it is painful to miss the cut but valuable lessons have been picked from the experience. The duo of Wemba and Dayne Moore both missed the cut despite the latter…...