NAMWALA UPND member of parliament Moono Lubezhi says President Edgar Lungu’s continued flouting of health regulations is giving members of parliament a tough time to convince their electorate about the dangers of COVID-19. And Lubezhi says after seeing President Lungu surrounded by large crowds in Makeni when he went to commission the flyover bridge, her...

TRANSPORT and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says the speed camera contract between RTSA and IMS was terminated because the online account in which the funds were being deposited was not authorized by the Ministry of Finance. And Kafwaya says Zambia Airways is already operational as employees are there, adding that government will soon issue an...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) Chapter president Rueben Lifuka has expressed concern over President Edgar Lungu’s double standards in treating erring ministers. And Lifuka says if President Lungu’s intention was to protect government's image, he should also dismiss his corruption-accused ministers. In a statement to News Diggers, Thursday, Lifuka said the offence which former General Education...

MATERO PF Constituency chairman Crispin Kabole has banned area member of parliament Llyod Kaziya and his councillor Annie Chinyanta from speaking to the media until their differences are finally resolved. Meanwhile, PF provincial secretary for Lusaka Kennedy Kamba says Deputy Inspector General of Police Bonny Kapeso is maliciously dragging the ruling party into an aggravated...

INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya has defended government's intention to improve the Public Procurement Act of 2008, saying this move will close loopholes which cause wastage of public resources. Reacting a News Diggers! editorial opinion titled "It’s pointless to enact procurement laws that you don’t follow", Siliya argued that amending the law was...

NATIONAL Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Rev Godfridah Sumaili has pleaded with parents to delete naked videos from their phones, saying they can be very damaging to ones reputation once they leak to the public. And Rev Sumaili says General Education Minister David Mabumba is a family man, and whoever played a role in leaking...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has with immediate effect terminated the appointment of David Mabumba as General Education Minister and replaced him with Dennis Wanchinga. Meanwhile, President Lungu has appointed Bwana Mkubwa PF member of parliament Dr Jonas Chanda as Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Minister taking over from Wanchinga. Special Assistant to the President for...

MATERO PF member of parliament Lloyd Kaziya says his party has been fighting him for exposing illegalities in his constituency because it embraces corruption. And Kaziya says the Lusaka and Kitwe City Councils’ three-month suspension is an embarrassment to both the ruling party and President Edgar Lungu because they will fail to account for all...

LUSAKA Apex Medical University chief executive officer Professor Peter Mwaba says people need to stop conducting body viewing and holding funerals to prevent the spread of COVID-19. And Prof Mwaba says hospitals must be treated as dangerous places to visit amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. Speaking when he featured on a live COVID-19 interactive...

MAZABUKA Central UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo says he is waiting to see what miracle Justice Minister Given Lubinda will perform to bring the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 back to life. And Nkombo has insisted that Bill 10 lapsed last month and will never see the light of the day. In...