• 29 Jun 2019
• Stanley Ngoma

PF could lose 2021 if Mwila remains SG, insists Komaki

Expelled PF cadre Julius Komaki says PF secretary general Davies Mwila’s insistence to remain chief executive officer of the ruling party will cost them the 2021 general elections. In an interview, Komaki insisted that there was no future for the ruling party if Mwila continued to be the PF’s secretary general. “With Mwila as CEO,...

• 29 Jun 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Political noise over Lungu's honorary PhD discombobulating, befuddling - Mpombo

Former defence minister in the MMD government George Mpombo says the cacophony of political and intellectual noise over the honorary doctorate degree to be conferred on President Edgar Lungu by the University of Zambia is discombobulating and befuddling. In an interview, Thursday, Mpombo said President Lungu deserved the honor for the mammoth development in road...

• 29 Jun 2019
• Diggers Editor

NAPSA should shut up if they cannot defend AVIC tender

Members of the public have continued questioning the decision by the National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) to award a US$25.8 million construction tender to AVIC international, when the Chinese company bid to do the same scope of work for US$4 million less. Just like the concerned members of the public, what we expected to see...

• 29 Jun 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

US Envoy tips PF against constant campaigning

United States Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote says Zambians want politicians and leaders to be more responsive to the needs of all citizens and to focus less on constant campaigning. And Ambassador Foote says the international community is aware of instances of budgeted funds, including donor assistance, diverted for corrupt, personal or political use. Meanwhile,...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

You're failing to fight with NDC but you're fighting yourselves, Mwila tells C/belt PF

Patriotic Front (PF) secretary general Davies Mwila has wondered why ruling party officials are fighting amongst themselves when they have failed to fight the opposition NDC. And Mwila has boasted that he has so much power as the party’s chief executive officer which he always restrains himself from using because it always leaves people weeping....

• 28 Jun 2019
• Natasha Sakala

Govt must avoid printing money to service debt - CTPD

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) says the Zambian government must avoid printing money to service domestic debt because this has a negative effect on macro-economic stability. Rising public debt in the country has been a major source of concern as Zambia's external debt increased by US $1.3 billion in 2018 alone, which...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Stanley Ngoma

NAQEZ asks Luo to overturn expulsion of CBU students union leaders

National Action for Quality Education (NAQEZ) executive director Aron Chansa has appealed to Minister of Higher Education Professor Nkandu Luo to overturn the expulsion of 10 Copperbelt University students and allow them to complete their studies. And former Zambian National Students Union (ZANUSU) president Joseph Busenga says expelling students will not solve the university's problems....

• 28 Jun 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

High Court judge reverses her decision to limit KCM liquidator's powers

Lusaka High Court Judge Anessie Banda-Bobo has discharged the ex-parte order she granted to Vedanta Resources Holdings Limited earlier this week, to halt Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu from selling the mine assets. “Upon hearing counsel for the parties, it is hereby ordered that the ex-parte order to stay some of the...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Diggers Correspondent

Opposition insists airline re-launch is senseless, as govt insists it's a risk worth taking

Kabombo UPND member of parliament Ambrose Lufuma has advised government against re-launching the national airline, saying it is not a smart move given the state of the economy. But Minister of Higher Education Professor Nkandu Luo has insisted that re-launching the national airline will open bigger markets for Zambian products arguing that business is about...

• 28 Jun 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

High Court judge reverses own decision to limit KCM liquidator powers

Lusaka High Court Judge Anessie Banda-Bobo has discharged the ex-parte order she granted Vedanta Resources Holdings Limited to halt Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu from selling KCM assets. “Upon hearing counsel for the parties, it is hereby ordered that the ex-parte order to stay some of the powers of the provisional liquidator...