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ZAMBIA Must Prosper leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya says giving parliamentary seats to young people who have just left university or college and have little or no work experience amounts to spoiling them. Fube has described the nominations as…
IF there is no problem with the presidential term limit, don’t try to change it, Senior Chief Musokotwane has advised the UPND. Senior Chief Musokotwane says extending presidential term limits would be dangerous because a future president…
STATE House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says President Hakainde Hichilema has nothing to do with the retirement of civil servants in national interest. Meanwhile, Chapter One Foundation (COF) Executive Director Josiah…
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Permanent Secretary Dickson Matembo says there is no need for the opposition to fear, as there is peace now unlike under the PF administration. Meanwhile, UPND Lusaka Province Chairperson Obvious…
POLITICAL analyst Dr Euston Chiputa has urged President Hakainde Hichilema to quickly appoint the remaining Cabinet ministers, warning that further delays could affect government programmes over the next five years. Dr Chiputa says…
EMMANUEL Mwamba says some of his sources who are close to the system have given him false information, setting him up to spread disinformation. Mwamba further claims that he received information that former Petauke Central lawmaker…
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has warned would-be offenders that it has invested heavily in advanced forensic equipment capable of tracing illegally acquired wealth and recovering deleted information. The Commission says anyone…
POLICE in Lusaka have arrested and charged Lima NRPUP MP Kelvin Kaunda with assault over allegations that he assaulted a man during the election campaigns. Kaunda, who is accused of assaulting Anthony Mwamba, was still detained at Lusaka…
TONSE Alliance Secretary General Muhabi Lungu claims that the Alliance’s candidate for the Mandevu by-election, Daniel Chisenga, has been under constant threats by alleged UPND agents since filing his nomination. Speaking at a press…
CARITAS Zambia has defended Archbishop Alick Banda’s continued stay in office, saying the Catholic Church leader can only step down if the Pope directs him to do so. Archbishop Banda is charged with the offence of being found in possession…
ZAMBIA Army Commander Lieutenant General Geoffrey Zyeele says the Great Lakes Region continues to face complex security challenges despite existing peace mechanisms. Meanwhile, Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Maambo Hamaundu has…
A JOINT taskforce of state security agents on Wednesday captured fugitive former Petauke Central Member of parliament Emmanuel Jay Banda from Mozambique and managed to bring him into Zambia, impeccable sources have told News Diggers. The…
LIVINGSTONE streets have been cleared of vendors following the expiry of the council’s deadline for traders to relocate to designated markets. The council had set October 15 as the deadline for over 130 street vendors to relocate to…
ISRAELI Ambassador to Zambia Ofra Farhi has called for the preservation of what she describes as the “truth” surrounding the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, warning that disinformation and propaganda continue to distort the events that…
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe says Zambia has mutual legal assistance arrangements with the United Kingdom, the United States and several African countries, which can facilitate the extradition of Zambians who have broken the…
DAVIES Mwila says opposition parties would like to start reorganising themselves in readiness for the 2031 elections but are scared because government is not allowing them to operate freely. Mwila, who is former PF secretary general, adds…
SHIWANG’ANDU NRPUP MP Stephen Kampyongo has urged Vice-President Mutale Nalumango to use the National Assembly as a platform to preserve peace. Kampyongo has also praised Brian Mundubile for his organisational style during the recent…
FORMER justice minister Given Lubinda says President Hakainde Hichilema’s desire to defend democracy must be backed by actions. Lubinda has also questioned how the Executive is upholding the rule of law amid the prolonged detention of some…
THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ), UPND and Human Rights Commission (HRC) have called for the arrest and prosecution of those who attacked former PF secretary general Davies Mwila at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. LAZ says no one should…
SIKONGO UPND Member of Parliament Mayungo Simushi says President Hakainde Hichilema deserves more than two terms, describing him as a rare gem with outstanding leadership qualities. Simushi has also warned opposition members against…
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has reduced the water allocation for power generation at Lake Kariba from 36 billion cubic metres in 2026 to 23 billion cubic metres in 2027, citing forecasts of below-normal rainfall linked to El Niño…
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says Zambia will use its United Nations Human Rights Council membership to promote and protect human rights in the country. Zambia has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the…
THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has summoned Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe to appear before its Legal Practitioners’ Committee concerning a complaint of alleged professional misconduct lodged against him by UPND member…
ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis says it was NRPUP, and not Brian Mundubile, that was legally mandated to submit a party list for the proportional representation (PR) seats. Zaloumis says NRPUP was given…