• 30 Nov 2020
• Julia Malunga

I own a mine, that’s why I can donate K50,000 cash- Mulenga

NDOLA Central PF member of parliament Emmanuel Mulenga says he can make donations of up to K50,000 cash because he owns a mine. But Kapiri Mposhi UPND member of parliament Stanley Kakubo says members of the public should not be duped by the donations being made by the ruling party. On Saturday, PF members led...

• 30 Nov 2020
• Natasha Sakala

HH will fall harder in 2021 - Sunday

PF media director Sunday Chanda says the UPND and its leader Hakainde Hichilema will fall harder in 2021 because they have lost grip of Western and North-Western provinces. In a statement, Sunday, Chanda stated that the grassroots election losses suffered by the UPND were a sign that they had lost the old claimed hegemony in...

• 30 Nov 2020
• Julia Malunga

Fund ECZ even if Zambia is broke, Kambwili urges govt

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should not cry foul that they have not been fully funded because they assured the people of Zambia that they were ready to conduct elections. Last week, ECZ chief electrical officer Patrick Nshindano said the Commission had only been funded with...

• 30 Nov 2020
• Julia Malunga

Corruption threatens democracy - new TIZ boss

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) president Joseph Kalungu says it is evident that corruption is getting worse, pledging to continue holding hold government and the private sector to account. And his predecessor, Rueben Lifuka, says corrupt individuals should not be glorified. Meanwhile, Non-Governmental Gender Organization Coordinating Council (NGOCC) board chairperson Mary Mulenga says corruption is responsible...

• 30 Nov 2020
• Julia Malunga

Public confidence in us at its lowest, notes ACC

THE Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) says it has noted that public confidence in the Commission is at its lowest but they are working hard to rebuild their image. And Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee chairman Howard Kunda has lamented that some issues in the Auditor General’s Report are never dealt with. Meanwhile, Centre for Trade Policy...

• 30 Nov 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

State asks court to convict ZAF officer accused of abusing niece

THE State has argued that the Zambia Air Force officer accused of abusing and torturing her 11-year-old niece is a sadistic psychopath who seemingly took pleasure in the pain of a young girl who was under her care. The State has therefore asked the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court to convict the accused person, Mildred Luwaile, saying...

• 30 Nov 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Stop ferrying people to registration centres, Wina urges MPs

VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has urged members of parliament to desist from ferrying huge numbers of supporters to National Registration Card (NRC) and voter registration centres because the move is putting unnecessary pressure on registration staff. Responding to a question from Bweengwa UPND member of parliament Kasautu Michelo during Vice-President’s Question Time, Friday, who charged that...

• 30 Nov 2020
• Diggers Editor

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• 29 Nov 2020
• Diggers Editor

Emulate Lifuka, don’t condemn corruption selectively

OUTGOING Transparency International Zambia Chapter president Reuben Lifuka has made very interesting observations about the casual approach that our country has taken towards the fight against corruption. Mr Lifuka’s message is one which we believe resonates well with many patriotic Zambians. For the first time in this country, we have sets of laws when it...

• 29 Nov 2020
• Julia Malunga

I love Luapula because the people love me, says Lungu

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the construction of a new international convention centre in Samfya District in Luapula Province will help spur development to transform the local economy. And President Lungu says he loves Luapula Province because the people in that region love him too. Speaking during the occasion of the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction...