Ndola indecent assault victim absconds court
TRIAL in a case in which two Ndola sisters are in the Magistrates’ Court for indecently assaulting another woman on Monday failed to take off because witnesses, including the victim, were not before court. In this this case, Delphister Malasa, 26, a house wife, and Serah Malasa, 20, a grade 12 pupil both of Kabushi…...
KTH records 25 brought in dead bodies
KITWE Teaching Hospital (KTH) over the weekend received 25 Brought In Dead (BID) bodies suspected to be COVID-19 related deaths. KTH senior medical superintendent Abidan Chansa said the hospital had since commenced swabbing in order to establish the cause of deaths. DR Chansa said this when Levy Business Park donated assorted items to the hospital […]
Rwandese linked to Lungu is member of IDC procurement committee
A NEWS Diggers! investigation has revealed that the Rwandese national called Nsengiyumva Appolinaire, who was named by that country’s rebel leader Maj Nsabimana Sankara Calliixte in a court testimony as his link to President Edgar Lungu, is actually a member of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) procurement committee in Zambia. And Appolinaire has told News…...
If violence doesn’t stop, citizens won’t vote freely – VJ
VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says political leaders should grow up and put Zambia first; above their personal greed and ambition in order to end violence. And Mwaanga says President Edgar Lungu should appoint a small non-partisan advisory council of elders to independently and objectively advise him on important issues. Meanwhile, Mwaanga says Parliament should immediately…...
HH vows to fire PF cadres in civil service, foreign missions
UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says the civil service is riddled with highly incompetent PF cadres with questionable qualifications who will be fired when he forms government. And Hichilema says although there will be no single serving minister who will be reappointed under the UPND government, people must expect him to work with some of them…...
E/Province PF will deal with Jay Jay – Mwila
PATRIOTIC Front Secretary General Davies Mwila says any disciplinary action against Eastern Province chairperson Emmanuel Banda popularly known as Jay Jay will have to be dealt with at provincial level before the recommendations are brought to the Central Committee. In a statement, Monday, PF media director Sunday Chanda said Mwila directed Eastern Province Chairman Andrew…...
Kungo deserves the same treatment as Chitalu – Masumba
FORMER Mufumbwe PF Member of Parliament Stephen Masumba says the party should lift the suspension slapped on North-Western Provincial chairperson Jackson Kungo for suspicions of corruption because he deserves the same treatment as corruption-charged Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya. In April, PF secretary General Davies Mwila suspended Kungo for corruption allegations committed at Kansenseli Mine…...
CEC-Zesco impasse has heightened uncertainty on power supply – Chamber
THE high copper prices on the international market may not translate into an improved Zambian economy because the global macroeconomic environment remains volatile while mining companies’ cash flow position is still constrained, says the Zambia Chamber of Mines. The Chamber also says that electricity supply to mining companies has remained stable despite the lapsed Bulk…...
Cabinet considering lockdown – Ng’andu
FINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has urged citizens to wait for Cabinet to make a decision on whether the country will be put on lockdown following the rise in COVID-19 cases. In an interview, Dr Ng’andu said the decision would be announced in due course. “The lockdown decision is a decision that is taken by…...
It’s hypocritical for Lungu to ask church to pray for peace – Katuka
UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says it is hypocritical for President Edgar Lungu to call on the Church to pray for peace when he has failed to lead the way in ending political violence in the country. In an interview, Katuka wondered whether President Lungu had no knowledge that as Head of State, he had…...