PF may abandon party name if legal avenues fail – Lubinda
PF acting president Given Lubinda says the party may consider using a different name if avenues being explored to get the name of the party back fail. Lubinda adds that holding the PF together has been a difficult undertaking, especially after losing the 2021 general elections. Speaking when he featured on Millennium TV’s Pulse Nation…...
CSOs call for transparent, inclusive constitutional reform process
A CONSORTIUM of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has urged the Constitutional Technical Committee to uphold transparency, inclusiveness and public accountability in the constitutional reform process. In a joint statement, Wednesday, Chapter One Foundation Executive Director Josiah Kalala said the Committee should ensure an inclusive, expert-led and transparent review process that empowers Zambians to actively engage…...
Low turnout characterises mass voter registration, as ECZ commits to addressing teething issues
THE mass voter registration exercise aimed at registering new voters, replacing lost or damaged voter cards and facilitating transfers of polling stations ahead of the 2026 general elections has been characterised by a low turnout. Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro says the commission will continue to monitor and respond to…...
ECZ has not done well on voter registration awareness
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia has launched a mass voter registration exercise, yet the turnout has been depressingly low. Many Zambians are not even aware that the exercise is taking place. This is a serious failure on the part of the Commission. ECZ has not done enough to raise public awareness or mobilise citizens to…...
I investigated Pule’s sedition case in three days – arresting officer
AN arresting officer has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that it only took him three days to investigate Christian Democratic Party president Apostle Dan Pule’s remarks before charging him with the offence of seditious practices. In this matter, Pule is charged with seditious practices. When the matter came up for cross-examination before Magistrate Sylvia Munyinya,…...
News Diggers Epaper Edition 2106 Friday October 17, 2025
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DEC seizes over 8 tonnes of cannabis, $230,000 counterfeit dollars
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says it has seized over 8 tonnes of cannabis and USD 230,000 in counterfeit notes in separate operations conducted across the country. In a statement, Thursday, DEC Public Relations Officer Allan Tamba said the arrests followed joint operations with other law enforcement agencies targeting illegal drug cultivation and trafficking, as…...
Theft accused teacher flew to India to commit suicide, court hears
A WITNESS has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that a clergyman and teacher at Matero Boys Secondary School, who allegedly stole K717,600 intended for the registration of GCE candidates, posted in the WhatsApp group he created that he flew to India to commit suicide. In this matter, Alifasi Banda, a teacher at Matero Boys Secondary…...
Mudolo doesn’t qualify to contest for PF presidency – Monde
PF presidential aspirant Greyford Monde says party presidential aspirants will raise a “red flag” if the party leadership accepts South African-based businessman Willah Mudolo as a contesting candidate. In an interview, Monde said Mudolo was not a member of PF but a member of the National Economic Transformation Party. “I spoke with Mr Mudolo and…...
Mundubile condemns cadres who forced Lubinda to cancel radio programme
PF aspiring presidential candidate Brian Mundubile has condemned the action by some suspected PF cadres who forced faction acting president Given Lubinda to cancel his radio programme. And Mundubile has also condemned PF member of the Central Committee Gabriel Kibombwe for alleging that the cadres that disrupted the programme were sent by another PF member…....