• 26 Nov 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Govt needs to urgently draft debt repayment plan which'll comfort creditors - Saasa

ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says instead of focusing on seeking moratoriums, government needs to urgently draft a bankable document which will convince all its creditors that not only is there transparency but there is also a debt strategy which can bring them some comfort. And Prof Saasa says government might fail to source budget support...

• 26 Nov 2020
• Abraham Kalito

HH has been singing he's ready to govern since 2006 - Sunday

PF media director Sunday Chanda says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema should unveil his 2022 budget so that people can criticise it and determine whether he has the capacity to run government. During a radio program on Byta FM, Tuesday, Hichilema said he was so ready to rule that he had already already crafted the 2022...

• 26 Nov 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Shelve campaigns, address debt crisis, Kakoma tells Lungu

ZAMBIA’S current economic status is beyond political lines and requires engagement among all stakeholders for the country to recover, says UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma. In a statement, Wednesday, Kakoma urged President Edgar Lungu to shelve his countrywide campaigns until next year to deal with the country’s debt crisis. “What is happening in our country does...

• 26 Nov 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Wina must stop using Parley to tell lies, protect thieves - Kabwita

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) national youth chairperson Charles Kabwita has urged Vice-President Inonge Wina to stop using Parliament to tell lies and protect thieves. And Kabwita has wondered why the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and other investigative wings have not taken interest to find out the source of the huge donations being made by Cabinet Ministers...

• 26 Nov 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

We exceeded 1.5m NRC issuance target - Kampyongo

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says the Ministry has issued 1,592,974 National Registration Cards (NRCs), exceeding government’s targeted number of 1.5 million. And Kampyongo says all Lusaka registration offices were closed due to suspected COVID-19 cases. Speaking in Parliament, Tuesday, Kampyongo attributed the success of the exercise to the collaborative efforts of all stakeholders. “Mr...

• 26 Nov 2020
• Abraham Kalito

If Lungu insists on standing, we'll share votes - KBF

LUSAKA Lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube (KBF) says if President Edgar Lungu insists on standing in 2021, "we will share votes". And Fube says President Lungu is tired and needs to rest so that people with new ideas can serve the country. Meanwhile, Fube has insisted that President Lungu is not eligible to contest the 2021...

• 26 Nov 2020
• Abraham Kalito

NRC issuance discriminatory - VJ

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says the issuance of National Registration Cards (NRC) has attracted attention because it is being handled in a discriminatory manner, which is unconstitutional. And Mwaanga says the national motto of ‘one Zambia, one nation’, whose aim was to enforce unity in the country has been devalued because of a breakdown in...

• 26 Nov 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Court refuses to discharge order in Horizon School case

LUSAKA High Court judge Gertrude Chawatama has dismissed an application by Horizon Education Trust in which it wanted the court to discharge the order to halt proceedings in a case it's seeking leave to apply for Judicial Review against the President’s decision to compulsorily acquire the School. In this matter, Horizon Education Trust, citing the...

• 26 Nov 2020
• Diggers Editor

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