Archive: December 2017

20 Dec 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

Tilyenji questions ACC’s ignorance on Amos’ probe

UNIP President Tilyenji Kaunda says the Anti-Corruption Commission must be sleeping on their job if they are unable to know when investigations are being conducted on senior government officials. And Kaunda says it is not […]

20 Dec 2017 | Daniel Chansa

Calm returns to CBU as students get meal allowances

Copperbelt University Student’s Union President Njikho Musuku says calm has returned at the institution after Students got their meal allowances on Friday last week. “The students were paid on Friday, she (the Minister of Higher […]

20 Dec 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

Give FIC mandate to name, shame criminals – CTPD

CTPD executive director Isaac Mwaipopo says government should extend the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)’s mandate and give it powers to reveal names of individuals and institutions that it investigates. Speaking to News Diggers in an […]

20 Dec 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

It’s time Zambians opened their eyes to stop PF – Musenge

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Secretary General Mwenya Musenge says it is time Zambians opened their eyes and stopped the looting of public resources among government officials in the PF administration. And Chishimba Kambwili says Zambia […]

20 Dec 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

Constitution doesn’t have lacunas, the whole damn thing is useless – Wynter

Rainbow party General Secretary Wynter Kabimba says the entire 2016 amended Constitution is a “damn useless thing” and not just a matter of some lacunas as Justice Minister Given Lubinda is describing it. And kabimba […]

20 Dec 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

It’s unfair to call me thief while you drink Jameson and urinate your money 30min later

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says it is unfair for people to call him a capitalist thief when they waste money on expensive Jameson whisky, which they urinate 30 minutes later, while he invests his cash […]

20 Dec 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

Solwezi residents gather en masse to see HH since treason detention

Thousands of Solwezi residents on Sunday lined up the street to welcome United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema who was making his first visit of the mining town since his 127 days […]

19 Dec 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

Sata has been vindicated, he left behind usless ministers – Msoni

Opposition All People’s Congress Party leader Nason Msoni says the current happenings in the country vindicate late president Michael Sata who once stated that he had useless ministers. Commenting on the wastage of public resources […]

19 Dec 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

Bootlickers are frustrating civil servants – Mwaliteta

UPND Lusaka Province chairman Obvious Mwaliteta has observed that cadres who have been given government jobs are frustrating professional civil servants with their bootlicking. In a statement, the newly appointed UPND official who spent a […]

19 Dec 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

Cost of living in Lusaka up by K41

The latest Basic Needs Basket analysis shows that the cost of living in Lusaka for a family of five shot from K4,883.57 in October to K4,924.54 in November, signalling a K4.97 increase, according to the […]