• 3 Dec 2018
• Tenson Mkhala in Lukulu

Zambia has leadership deficiency - Kalaba

Bahati PF member of parliament Harry Kalaba says Zambians are suffering because of a leadership deficiency. Speaking when he visited Sitaka Holy Spirit Parish in Lukulu district, Saturday, Kalaba who is also Democratic Party 2021 aspiring presidential candidate, said Zambians lacked proper leadership. “What people are lacking is not that they do not have good...

• 3 Dec 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

Zaza disagrees with Dickson on Prince Harry's gift

Lusaka Lawyer Maqueen Zaza has disagreed with former State House press aide Dickson Jere on Prince Harry’s gift to Zambia saying this country needs to preserve nature just as much as it need infrastructure development. Recently, Jere issued a statement in which he criticized Prince Harry for pledging to donate 1,000 elephants for the Kafue...

• 3 Dec 2018
• Diggers Correspondent

Sinda scouts for 5,000 positive locals who are evading ARV treatment

Sinda district health medical officer Dr Benard Chimungu says his office records show that out of the 11,000 local people who tested HIV positive, only 6,000 are on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). Speaking when commemorating world AIDS day at Kasamba primary school, Friday, under the theme "Run the last mile, leaving no one behind", Dr Chimungu...

• 3 Dec 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

PF should focus on the people, not opposition - PAC

Abuse of state institutions to intimidate political opponents clearly shows the weaknesses of those in power; the more they create victims, the deeper they dig their ditch says PAC president Andyford Banda. And Banda has appealed to the PF government to focus on Zambians and not the opposition, saying their insecurity on what will befall...

• 3 Dec 2018
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Some Cabinet, former ministers owe govt K253,993

Works and Supply Permanent Secretary Agnes Musunga has told the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that some cabinet ministers and their former counterparts owe government amounts totalling K253,993.79 for furniture which they bought on offer in 2016 and 2017. And National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) chief executive officer Wallace Mumba says reports that government wants...

• 3 Dec 2018
• Mirriam Chabala

Zambia's Embassy in Kenya has no courtesy for traveling citizens - Nkombo

Mazabuka UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo has expressed displeasure with the manner in which some diplomats accredited to various missions abroad treat Zambian citizens when they visit the embassies. And Cornelius Mweetwa has wondered why the Patriotic Front government has not sent replacements to missions where representatives have been recalled, saying the situation is...

• 3 Dec 2018
• Mukosha Funga

It's stupid to stigmatize people with HIV/AIDS - Foote

United States Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote says it is stupid to stigmatize people living with HIV/AIDS because when they take their ARVs, they become virally suppressed and unable to transmit the virus. And President Edgar Lungu has urged citizens to get tested because ignoring their status will make them vulnerable to the virus. Speaking...

• 3 Dec 2018
• Mukosha Funga

Church is involved in politics, but not partisan politics - Telesphore

The United Party for National Development on Saturday celebrated 20 years in existence, hosting a vibrant fundraiser at Hotel Intercontinental to reflect on its achievements. Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu said whilst some people would tag him UPND for attending the event, he was allergic to partisan politics but realized that everything which affected the people's wellbeing...