Archive: 18 May 2018

18 May 2018 | Diggers Editor

The misplaced anger of South Africans

Dear South Africans, we address you as a Newspaper organisation that believes that your country is close to the hearts of many Zambian citizens. We the people of Zambia were saddened last week when we […]

18 May 2018 | Joseph Mwenda

Lungu personally signed sovereign guarantee for Zesco loan – Africa Confidential

An African Confidential report has revealed that President Edgar Lungu personally signed a sovereign guarantee for a South African company called Stag Africa to raise US$500 million on behalf of Zesco, when the utility company […]

18 May 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Lungu has received more gifts from China – Dora

In this audio, Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says President Edgar Lungu has received many gifts from China which he has not declared because there is no law that compels him to do so. Siliya […]

18 May 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

CSAWUZ cautions PF over its love for China, disregard for the West

Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union (CSAWUZ) president Davies Chiyobe says lawmakers should not frustrate the international community by discrediting their assistance because that may lead to them to withdraw their support to Zambia. Commenting […]

18 May 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Investrust fails to meet BoZ’s K104 million capital requirement

Investrust Bank Plc has failed to meet the minimum capital requirement despite having raised over K100 million over a year ago that was meant to recapitalize the bank. According to a statement of its final […]

18 May 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Kambwili seeks to be exempted from oath of secrecy

Former chief government spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili has written to President Edgar Lungu, requesting to be exempted from the oath of secrecy so that he can freely tell the Zambian people what has gone wrong in […]

18 May 2018 | Rueben Lifuka

TIZ demands disclosure of all gifts Lungu has received

Introduction The recent revelation that the Government of the Kingdom of eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) offered a generous gift of land to President Edgar Lungu and the subsequent public statement from the Chief Government Spokesperson- Hon […]

18 May 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

HH writes Lubinda over ‘misunderstanding’ of roadside meeting

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has written to Justice Minister Given Lubinda, asking him to take seriously the views exchange when they met a service station in Lusaka. Lubinda has downplayed the roadside meeting, saying nothing […]

18 May 2018 | Stuart Lisulo

Land was given to the President in his private capacity – Amos

State House says President Edgar Lungu received the controversial piece of land in the Kingdom of eSwatini in his “private capacity” as a citizen of Zambia. And State House has rebuffed any suggestion that President […]

18 May 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Lusaka remains most expensive city for family of five – JCTR

Lusaka remains the most expensive city for a family of five as the cost of living in the capital city is still way above K5,000, according to the Jesuit Centre of Theological Reflection. In a […]