Archive: 14 May 2018

14 May 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

ActionAid demands fair share of taxes from mines

ActionAid country director Nalucha Ziba has appealed to the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to release mine audit reports to the public and ensure that investors pay their fair share of taxation. And Ziba says the […]

14 May 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Immigration nabs 19 for various offences

The Department of Immigration has apprehended 19 people for various offences ranging from human smuggling and unlawful entry in Zambia. Department of Immigration public relations officer Namati Nshinka confirmed the development in a statement availed […]

14 May 2018 | Joseph Mwenda

Attack on Zambian trucks may affect trade with South Africa – Mwamba

Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba has expressed concern that is the sporadic attacks on Zambian truckers in South Africa is not stopped, it may affect trade volumes between the two countries. However, […]

14 May 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

State funded ZCID can’t be trusted to handle dialogue, insists church

Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary, Father Emmanuel Chikoya says the PF’s insistence on the Zambia Centre for Inter-party Dialogue (ZCID) to lead the national political dialogue is a condition in itself. Commenting […]

14 May 2018 | Abraham Kalito

The is no credible opposition to cause a regime change – Dr Sinkala

World Native Identity Foundation President Dr Charles Sinkala says Zambia’s opposition political parties are not credible enough to cause a regime change and take over power. Sinkala told News Diggers in an interview that political […]

14 May 2018 | Joseph Mwenda

I’m ready to die over Chisokone market; we will not allow PF to demolish it – CK

National Democratic Congress leader Chishimba Kambwili says he is ready to die in the course of preventing the Patriotic Front government from demolishing Kitwe’s Chisokone Market. And Kambwili says he will go back to all […]

14 May 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Lusambo lives in imaginary world where PF is still popular – UPND

United Party for National Development (UNPD) Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo live in an imaginary world where he thinks that PF is the most popular party in the country. And Kakoma […]

14 May 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Church must lead dialogue process, insists HH as he meets Lubinda

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has insisted that the church should lead the dialogue process because it has a long history of resolving conflicts. According to a statement shared on his Facebook page, Monday, Hichilema said […]

14 May 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

ACA condemns agonising bail conditions for Siwale

It’s sad that the New Labour Party leader Fresher Siwale is still detained because civil servants are scared of signing as his sureties to his bail for fear of loosing their jobs, says Laura Miti. […]

14 May 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

PF cadres attack Charmaine, entourage in Chilanga

Patriotic Front cadres yesterday attacked UPND candidate for the Chilanga by-election Charmaine Musonda and her entourage as they were heading to address a community in Chimanja ward. UPND campaign manager Obvious Mwaliteta confirmed this in […]