Archive: 22 June 2017

Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini has lifted the suspension of UPND Namwala member of Parliament Moono Lubezhi, saying the lawmaker was erroneously included on the list of 48 absent MPs when she […]

Nelson Mandela’s widow Lady Graca Machel says it will be difficult for Zambia to end child marriages because the country’s education system is leaving a lot of young girls out of school. And Machel who […]

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says it has exceeded its revenue target in the first five months of 2017 by K480 million, representing 3.3 per cent operation above target. This is according to RZA Senior […]

Chief Kakoma of the Lunda people of Mwinilunga district in North Western Province this morning fumed in anger after police denied him entry into Lusaka Central Prison (Chimbokaila) where he went to visit incarcerated UPND […]

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-UNHCR – High Commissioner Filippo Grandi says communities that host refugees in various African countries are being neglected. Speaking during an open Session of the Africa Union – Peace […]

A Zambian Pastor together with three of his family members based in South Africa has been involved in a near-fatal road accident after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned five times. Pastor Davis Mwamba […]

Ministry of Finance Spokesperson Chileshe Kandeta says minister Felix Mutati made a mistake when reading the state of the economy speech to parliament. In an interview with News Diggers! Kandeta said it was not possible […]

Minister of Finance Felix Mutati says Zambia’s debt has increased by about US$10 billion dollars between December 2016 and May 2017. The minister said this during his state of the economy address in the National […]

President Edgar Lungu has congratulated newly appointed Crown Prince of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman who is also Defence and Deputy Prime Minister. The President has also congratulated His Majesty King […]

Fake news is slowly driving the mainstream-media news agenda in Zambia, and the whole country is slowly drifting away from real governance issues. The original authors of fake statements are always fully aware that the […]