Archive: 15 September 2017

15 Sep 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

Lungu retires Chalabesa, Kasanda

President Edgar Lungu is not renewing the contract for State House Principal Private Secretary Francis Chalabesa and deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Peter Kasanda. Chalabesa’s contract ends on September 25, 2017 while that of Ambassador […]

15 Sep 2017 | Diggers Correspondent

PF wins 9 out of 12 by-elections

THE United Party for National Development (UPND) has retained the Council chairperson seat for Itezhi-Tezhi District with a landslide victory after beating its closest rival, the Patriotic Front (PF) with a margin of 5, 027. […]

15 Sep 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

We may quarrel but we are still one – Lungu

We may disagree and quarrel but we will remain one, says President Edgar Lungu. And President Lungu says poverty levels in the country are still unacceptably high with 54.4 per cent of people living below […]

15 Sep 2017 | Zondiwe Mbewe

DEC nabs Lusaka woman for money laundering

The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested a 28-year-old female administration officer in Lusaka for obtaining over K400,000 under false pretences and money laundering. Meanwhile, Drug Enforcement Commision has also arrested and charged two Lusaka residents […]

15 Sep 2017 | Enesi Kaoma

Lungu must regularly meet opposition, CSOs – YALI

YALI says President Edgar Lungu must consider holding talks with opposition political parties and various stake holders regularly in order to get honest views on governance issues. And YALI says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema must […]

15 Sep 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Mumba Yachi gets bail

Singer Mumba Yachi has been granted K5,000 cash bail after obtaining a temporal residence permit from the Immigration Department. And Lusaka magistrate Ruth Kapulo has warned Mumba not to go out of the country without […]

15 Sep 2017 | Zondiwe Mbewe

We expect Lungu’s speech to inspire hope for Zambia – SACCORD

SACCORD says it looks forward to a speech from President Edgar Lungu today, that will inspire hope for the future of the country as Parliament resumes in the midst of political tension. In a statement […]

15 Sep 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

Huge carryover national debt worries CTPD

The Center for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has observed that Zambia’s national debt has continued to swell as it is carried forward from one budget circle to another. In an interview with News Diggers! […]

15 Sep 2017 | Enesi Kaoma

Judiciary applying law selectively – US based PF founder

A United States-based PF Founder Henry Sakala says the Zambian Judicial system sometimes applies the law selectively depending on individuals involved. Speaking when he featured on Straight Talk Africa on Wednesday, Sakala agreed with concerns […]

15 Sep 2017 | Diggers Reporter

National airline a waste of money – Kambwili

Roan member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili says the move by government to reintroduce Zambia Airways will be a waste of money and a hive of corruption. Speaking at his residence in Luanshya, Kambwili said the […]