Shonga accuses News Diggers of attacking judiciary through it’s opinion against PF
LAW Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Abyudi Shonga has written to News Diggers, accusing the newspaper of “unfairly and publicly attacking judges who cannot defend themselves”. Shonga’s letter which was addressed to Editor-in-Chief Joseph Mwenda and copied to Chief Justice Irene Mambilima, stated that public attacks on the judiciary had the capacity to undermine the…...
Police killed Mugala, says HRC as it recommends compensation
AN investigation by the Human Rights Commission (HRC) has revealed that Frank Mugala, a grade 8 pupil, was shot dead by a police officer during an operation in February. And the Commission says it has observed with a deep sense of regret a growing, systemic or pattern of cases of extra-judicial killings of individuals by…...
Zambia is not a one party state to have all MPs and Councilors from one party – Kalala
FORMER State House chief policy analyst, Jack Kalala says it is wrong for President Edgar Lungu to assume that development would only come if all councillors and MPs came from one party. In an interview Kalala said President Lungu does not understand leadership as every person in the country was entitled to development, regardless of…...
ACC arrest Bio-Medical technologist in Covid scam
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested a Bio-Medical technologist of Levy Mwanawasa Hospital for issuing fake COVID-19 clearance certificates. ACC public relations manager Timoty Moono in a statement disclosed that the suspect identified as Kingsley Kakoma aged 35 years of Kasangula Road in Lusaka has since been charged with one count corrupt practices contrary to…...
Parties that lose elections 5 times like UPND must be deregistered – Wynter
RAINBOW party general secretary Wynter Kabimba says political parties that have lost elections more than five times should be deregistered. On Monday, UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka said if he had his way, political parties such as Kabimba’s Rainbow Party would be deregistered for failure to participate in electoral activities. He was commenting on Kabimba’s…...
Be strong, fikapwa, Hichilema tells Kasama residents
UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says he will ensure that dignity is restored in the Zambia Police Service when he is voted into office. And Hichilema has urged Kasama residents to be strong because the injustice and economic mismanagement being experienced under PF will soon end. Yesterday, Hichilema and his entourage were blocked from proceeding to…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 796 Wednesday October 14, 2020
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Zambia is right in the last stages of a failed state – Mulusa
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu’s former Special Assistant for Project Implementation and Monitoring, Lucky Mulusa, says Zambia is right in the last stages of a failed State. And Mulusa, whose last post in government was Minister of National Development Planning, has revealed that he broke ranks with the Patriotic Front after noticing that collective responsibility was turning…...
Kambwili judgment in forgery case deferred to Wednesday
LUSAKA Principal Resident Magistrate David Simusamba yesterday failed to deliver judgement in a matter in which NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili is charged with forgery, uttering a false document and giving false information to a public officer. Magistrate Simusamba said he could not deliver judgement yesterday due to circumstances beyond his control. He, however, said it…...
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