• 5 Jul 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

Mauritius rejected money laundering report because its a haven for financial crimes - Nyasulu

Zambians who are linking the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) Trends Report to the regional Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) are being mischievous because the two have no relationship at all, says senior accountant Victor Nyasulu. And Nyasulu has observed that Mauritius is rejecting the money laundering revelations contained in the MER because most money laundering activities...

• 5 Jul 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

Minimal reduction in inflation won't reduce cost of living - CSPR

Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) executive director Patrick Nshindano says the drop in inflation to 7.4 per cent will not have any impact on the cost of living because a reduction in inflation does not always imply reduction in prices. Speaking to News Diggers in an interview, Nshindano noted that the recent drop in...

• 5 Jul 2018
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

I don't even want to talk about presidential ambitions, I'm no longer interested - Miles

Patriotic Front candidate for the Lusaka mayoral election Miles Sampa says he has shelved his presidential ambitions and does not even want to discuss the topic. And Sampa says no amount of bad publicity will prevent him from winning the Lusaka Mayoral race by a landslide. In an interview, Wednesday, Sampa said the question of...

• 5 Jul 2018
• Mukosha Funga

Laura questions education system that is producing illiterate graduates

Alliance for Community Action executive director Laura Miti says Zambia now has an education system which produces "frighteningly unanalytical" graduates. In a statement shared on her Facebook page titled 'The new Zambian', Wednesday, Miti lamented that the broken down education system had killed citizens' ability to think. "So, for years now, Zambia has run a...

• 5 Jul 2018
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

There's more to Mwambwa's resignation than meets the eye - Wynter

Rainbow party Secretary General Wynter Kabimba says there is more to Acting Auditor General Ron Mwambwa's resignation than meets the eye. Last week, Mwambwa resigned after acting for close to three year, but without giving any reasons for his decisions. President Lungu, however, downplayed the resignation saying that there was nothing sinister about it. The...

• 5 Jul 2018
• Abraham Kalito

Saboi promises to allow street vending as mayor

NDC mayoral candidate for Lusaka Saboi Imboela has promised to reintroduce street vending once elected to head the council. In an audio statement yesterday, Imboela observed that street vending was permissible even in developed countries. "We saw how our brothers and sisters were brutally chased from the streets without alternative places to trade from. And...

• 5 Jul 2018
• Abraham Kalito

ZCCM-IH increases dividends to 35%

ZCCM-IH has increased its dividend policy to 35 per cent of net profit after tax from 20 per cent as part of the company’s strategic plan for the next five years following a substantial increase in copper prices. According to ZCCM-IH’s 2017 Annual Report Presentation issued last week, ZCCM-IH has increased its dividends policy to...

• 5 Jul 2018
• Diggers Editor

Hon Mwanakatwe, please cut down on beer drinking

When you are a member of parliament, the leadership responsibilities are many, but one can still hide from the public and engage in illicit activities such as excessive beer drinking. A few people who might know about your bad social habits may talk, but the worst consequence of that behaviour would only be losing the...