This is the biggest embarrassment one can go through – Patrick Mwanawasa
FORMER president Levy Mwanawasa’s son Patrick has described the debacle surrounding his father’s retirement house as embarrassing. Recently, the University of Lusaka (UNILUS) moved to repossess former president Mwanawasa’s retirement house which the learning institution claimed to have bought from money lenders after former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa failed to pay back a K1.2 million…...
Today’s ward by-elections will be free and fair – ECZ
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia has assured that the three ward by-elections taking place today in Chililabombwe, Lupososhi and Serenje Districts will be free and fair. The commission says it’s ready to conduct the by-elections in Chitimukulu, Katilye and Muchinda Wards and has further called on registered voters in the three wards to turn up…...
Media self regulation is finally here, embrace it, use it
YESTERDAY, under the auspices of the Media Association for Pure Self Regulation (MAPSR), journalists from across the country launched a mechanism that will see them operate under a framework that promises professionalism and ethical reporting. Civil society organisations have also joined hands with the media to support the operationalisation of the pure self-regulation framework. Speaking…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1455 Thursday April 20, 2023
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Lsk man dies after being hit by goods train
POLICE say one person has died while another sustained minor injuries after a vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a goods train at the junction near Kamwala Remand Correctional Facility. In a statement, Wednesday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said the accident happened on April 18, 2023 around 13:00 hours and…...
Radio Phoenix MD Muzaza Musulwe dies
THE Board of Directors of Radio Phoenix Limited (RPL) says it is saddened by the death of its station’s Managing Director Muzaza Musulwe who passed away on Tuesday April 18, 2023. And RPL Board Chairperson Dr Roger Chongwe says Musulwe was a vital member of the station. According to a statement from the board, Wednesday,…...
PF wonders whether 2026 elections will proceed “looking at the levels of violence”
PF vice-president Given Lubinda has wondered whether the 2026 general election will take place “looking at the current level of electoral violence during by-elections”. And Lubinda says President Hakainde Hichilema should respect former president Edgar Lungu. Speaking on Kokoliko Radio in Chingola, Sunday, Lubinda said the recent political violence that had erupted in Serenje and…...
Lawyer asks court to declare Chingola resident bankrupt
LUSAKA lawyer Jonas Zimba has asked the Lusaka High Court to declare a Chingola resident, Morris Mutale, bankrupt for allegedly failing to pay him K36,050 which the court ordered him to pay in August, 2022. According to the creditor’s bankruptcy petition filed in court, Zimba stated that Mutale had failed to pay him the money…...
Nsabata stood for the struggle to improve people’s lives – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says late musician Austin Mwiinga alias Nsabata supported UPND in its early days, adding that even ruling party founder Anderson Mazoka would have said the same. And President Hichilema says the only way to remember the Gonde Culture Group founder is to continue with the struggle of improving the lives of Zambians…...
FIC findings irk TIZ: “It is worrying the situation isn’t getting better”
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says the Financial Intelligence Centre’s revelation that it analysed 155 suspicious transactions worth K6.1 billion in 2022 is a source of great concern. And PF Chairperson for Legal Affairs George Chisanga says the increase in suspicious financial transactions is due to UPND’s failure to fight current corruption because they’re only focusing…...