Archive: 30 December 2020

30 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

We’ve detected new, more infectious COVID-19 strain – Chitalu

MINISTER of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya has announced that the new strain of COVID-19 has been recorded in Zambia, warning that it spreads faster. During the weekly update, Dr Chilufya noted that the second wave […]

30 Dec 2020 | Diggers Editor

You can’t heal diarrhea by stitching the anus; firing Kapeso is not the solution

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has sacrificed Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of operations Bonny Kapeso, his counterpart who was in charge of administration Eugene Sibote and Lusaka Province Police Commissioner Nelson Phiri, in a... […]

30 Dec 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Telesphore needs a mental evaluation – Chama

PF NATIONAL deputy chairperson Davies Chama says there is no substance in the claims being made by Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu that the ruling party is trying to eliminate UPND president Hakainde Hichilema from the 2021... […]

30 Dec 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Kanganja, Kampyongo guilty of murder and crimes against humanity – Ndulo

AMERICA-BASED Zambian Law Professor Muna Ndulo says Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo and Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja are guilty of murder and should charged as such. In an article titled “The shooting of... […]

30 Dec 2020 | Julia Malunga

People will cry foul over inmates’ vote in 2021, cautions Chato

FORMER Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) commissioner general Percy Chato says some stakeholders will cry foul following the outcome of next year’s general election because there’s lack of adequate regulation regarding inmates voting. And UPND national... […]

30 Dec 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Only inquest can uncover how Nsama, Joseph died – Mwiimbu

MONZE Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu says an independent inquest into the killings of State prosecutor Nsama Nsama and UPND sympthiser Joseph Kaunda are the only way to expose the truth because Zambia... […]

30 Dec 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Tayali seeks to file defence in defamation suit against HH during Christmas break

ECONOMIC and Equity Party leader Chilufya Tayali has asked the Lusaka High Court to grant him permission to file his defence during the Christmas break in a case in which he was sued for defamation... […]

30 Dec 2020 | Abraham Kalito

Lungu’s legacy will be destroying Zambia’s democracy – Kambwili

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili says the police command has exhibited extreme arrogance in the manner they have handled the shooting of two civilians last Wednesday. And Kambwili says President Edgar Lungu’s legacy... […]

30 Dec 2020 | Abraham Kalito

Milingo’s move to split KCM excites MUZ

MINE Workers’ Union of Zambia (MUZ) president Joseph Chewe says the Union will support any government action meant to drive Vedanta Resources out of Zambia. Commenting on Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Provisional Liquidator Milingo Lungu’s... […]

30 Dec 2020 | Julia Malunga

UPND must ask itself why people die whenever HH embarks on a gathering – Mumbi

PATRIOTIC Front deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka must question why lives are lost whenever their leader, Hakainde Hichilema, embarks on a gathering or is summoned by police. And Phiri... […]