CRIMINALS TERRORIZE LIVINGSTONE SAKUBITA RESIDENTS
Residents of Sakubita compound in Livingstone have cried foul over increased crime rate in the area. They have told Diamond News that suspected criminal gangs are on the rise with…
RETIRED UNZA WORKERS DEMAND BENEFITS
Some University of Zambia (UNZA) retirees are demanding the immediate release of their terminal benefits. The retirees who are still on payroll pending the release of their package say government…
PERSONS WITH CONCERNS RELOCATE TO SHOW GROUNDS
Persons with concerns who have been camping at the Zambia Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD) offices in Lusaka have now been relocated by the police to Showgrounds. The people had setup…
DRUGS SHORTAGE HITS MAZABUKA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Some patients in the Mazabuka District, Southern Province are concerned over the shortage of medicines at Mazabuka General Hospital. The patients disclosed to Diamond news that currently, medicines such as…
LUSAKA WOMAN TURNS INCOMPLETE HOUSE INTO FEE-PAYING DUMPSITE
A 40-year-old woman of Chipata Compound in Lusaka has turned her incomplete house into a dumpsite. Ms. Maria Bwalya charges neighbors K5 each to dump garbage at her house which…
NDOLA COUNCIL CHALLENGED OVER REFUSE COLLECTION
Traders at Pamodzi Market in Ndola say the commemoration of world cleanup day is meaningless if the council cannot maintain garbage collection. The traders have told Diamond News that the…
JCC UNFAIRLY TREATED DPP SIYUNYI – EX HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER
Former Home Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani says the Judicial Complaints Commission have unfairly treated suspended Director of Public Prosecution, Lilian Siyunyi. Mr. Mangani says the Judicial Complaints Commission is not…
ALLEGED CADRES EXTORTING K1, 500 FROM LUSAKA CBD VENDORS
Street vendors in Lusaka’s Central Business District are paying K1, 500 to suspected cadres for trading places. This revelation was made to the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development…
KABUSHI, KWACHA LEGAL BATTLE DEEPENS
Lawyer Tutwa Ngulube says the Court of Appeal has no jurisdiction to hear matters related to election nominations. On 16th September, the Court of Appeal stayed judicial review proceedings before…
‘A BIG VICTORY’ – RAMSEY SCORES IN VILLA WIN OVER SAINTS
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard said his side’s scrappy win over Southampton at Villa Park was a “big victory”. Villa secured only their second Premier League win of the season…