Beatrice Hangwende’s release enrages Monica’s family
SLAIN Monica Chabwera’s family says murder convict Beatrice Hangwende’s release has come as an utter shock to them because their hearts are still bleeding. On Tuesday, the Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) said Hangwende, who is also a Lusaka business woman, had been released from prison because she exhibited “good behaviour”. A News Diggers investigation revealed…...
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Truck drivers’ strike erupted due to unions’ misinformation – PTAZ
PETROLEUM Transporters’ Association of Zambia (PTAZ) secretary general Benson Tembo says the recent strike by truck drivers was instigated solely because of misinformation relayed from the unions to the drivers. Tembo says his association, whilst working with government, had endeavored to address all conditions of service for the drivers, but that unions failed to relay…...
2 brothers deny theft by director charge
TWO Lusaka siblings, Chansa and Kelly Kapijimpanga, have taken fresh plea in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and denied the charge of theft by director in a case in which they are accused of stealing over K52,000 belonging to a company. The two took fresh plea after the prosecution substituted the initial charge sheet with another…...
Fight political battles through ballot, don’t intimidate people with state machinery, Kambwili’s wife tells PF
POLICE spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo says NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili’s wife Carol has been released but his daughter, Chanda, is still in custody, charged with assault. And Carol has wondered why PF isn’t using the ballot to fight political battles instead of intimidating people with state machinery. Meanwhile, Carol has lamented that her daughter has…...
Chamber calls for ramped up copper production to exploit global supply gap
ZAMBIA Chamber of Mines president Goodwell Mateyo says local mining firms should take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to supply more copper on the international market, while other suppliers are still contending with the situation. Mateyo observed that there was currently a sharp demand for copper on the international market as other suppliers in COVID-19-hit…...
Zambian govt weak, paranoid – Lumumba
KENYAN Professor of Law Patrick Lumumba says he will not respond to unfounded rumors that he and other foreigners are mobilizing funds to help the opposition unseat President Edgar Lungu because it’s a sign that the Zambian government is weak and paranoid. Last week, Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo said government was aware that some…...
Lungu determined to destroy Zambia’s democracy to stay in office – Katuka
UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says police’s actions against Chishimba Kambwili’s wife and daughter is an assault on women’s rights to participate in politics. And Katuka says President Edgar Lungu is determined to destroy Zambia’s democracy at all costs just to maintain power. In a statement, Katuka questioned the logic behind the blocking of Carol…...
Magistrate commits Jay Jay, others to High Court
SUSPENDED Eastern Province PF youth chairperson Emmanuel Banda, commonly known as Jay Jay, and four others have reappeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court on the same charge of aggravated assault with intent to steal. The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has since committed the five to the High Court for trial. Banda and the others had earlier…...
ZRA seals off HITVIK trading area, seizes 3,830l of cooking oil
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has seized 3,830 litres of Cooking Oil worth K999,708.54 which was smuggled into the country by HITVIK trading limited. ZRA corporate communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda stated that the authority has since sealed off HITVIK trading area in Kafue for various suspected smuggling activities. “The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has seized…...