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    Joseph Mwenda
    Joseph Mwenda
    Joseph is experienced in political news writing, photography and video editing. Email: joseph [at] diggers [dot] news
    • 31 Aug 2020
    • Joseph Mwenda

    What does Madam Nawakwi stand for?

    THREE years ago, on July 3, 2017, we raised questions around the absence of FDD president Edith Nawakwi from the political scene. Much of what we said in that editorial opinion can be repeated today, and it would even make much more sense now after what we predicted about her timely return to the scene...
    • 3 Jul 2020
    • Joseph Mwenda

    Enquiry into Zesco's plans to regulate power consumption in customers' household

    ZESCO Limited has announced the rolling out of smart meters that will enable the power utility to regulate the usage of electricity by switching off certain appliances in customers' households that exceed a given consumption threshold. Managing Director Victor Mundende announced last week that the project would be done at a cost of US$40 million....
    • 3 May 2020
    • Joseph Mwenda

    How shall I mourn the demise of Prime TV on this World Press Freedom Day?

    FINALLY he picked up. It was probably my 15th attempt, but it felt like I had tried over a hundred times without success because his line was continuously engaged. In frustration, I decided to drive to his office in Kabangwe area. My own phone was very busy. A strange number had been trying to call...
    • 25 Mar 2020
    • Joseph Mwenda

    Lungu's full address: Zambia records 12 COVID-19 cases as lock down looms

    President Edgar Lungu says Zambia now has 12 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease, and has since directed the shut down of all bars, night clubs and restaurants. Speaking when he addressed the nation via ZNBC and Diamond TV, President Lungu announced that 11 of the confirmed cases resulted from people, who had travelled abroad...
    • 10 Feb 2020
    • Joseph Mwenda

    Govt failing to target resources to key sectors for economic growth – Saasa

    African countries such as Zambia are failing to grow their economies to fulfil their potential because governments are poorly targeting the available resources to key growth sectors, says economist Professor Oliver Saasa. Last week, African Development Bank (AfDB) president Dr Akinwumi Adesina said that Africa’s economies were growing strongly, but that growth alone could not...
    • 11 Nov 2019
    • Joseph Mwenda

    High Court refuses to stay defamation proceedings against Fresher Siwale

    The Lusaka High Court has refused to stay criminal proceedings in which New Labour Party leader Fresher Siwale is accused of defaming the President, pending review of magistrate Alice Walusiku’s refusal to refer the case to the High Court for Constitutional reference. Lusaka High Court judge Sharon Newa has further set aside Siwale’s application to...
    • 11 Sep 2019
    • Joseph Mwenda

    Lungu fires new FIC board chair Siame

    President Edgar Lungu has revoked the appointment of George Chilengwe Siame as chairperson of the Financial Intelligence Centre governing board, State House press aide Isaac Chipampe has announced. "In his his letter to Siame, President Lungu stated: 'I am hereby revoking this appointment with immediate effect. I thank you and wish God's blessings in your...
    • 11 Sep 2019
    • Joseph Mwenda

    Findlay drug allegations shake State House as Lungu orders probe

    Allegations of drug trafficking involving President Edgar Lungu’s close ally Valden Findlay have shaken State House, forcing the release of a coded press statement stating that investigative wings would probe the matter. The American government, through its Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), extradited renowned African “drug lord” of Indian origin Vijaygiri Vicky Goswami along with the...
    • 10 Sep 2019
    • Joseph Mwenda

    Lungu must address debt, loadshedding, mealie meal prices in Parley address - CSPR

    The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has expressed hope that President Edgar Lungu will address a number of national issues to cushion the plight of poor Zambians as he opens the 4th Session of the 12th National Assembly this week. In a statement to News Diggers, CSPR board chairperson Isaac Ngoma hoped that the...
    • 9 Sep 2019
    • Joseph Mwenda

    Don't ask for credit, find who owns 48 houses, APNAC challenges ACC

    African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC) Zambia Chapter chairman Cornelius Mweetwa says it is too early for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to ask for credit because the institution should do more to successfully prosecute serious corruption cases and win the public’s confidence. Last week, ACC public relations manager Timothy Moono said it was not right...
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