Archive: May 2018

2 May 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

TIZ condemns police for barring private media access to Lungu on May Day

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) executive director Wesley Chibamba has condemned the Zambia Police Service for denying the private media access to cover President Edgar Lungu’s address during the Labour Day Commemorations yesterday. In a statement, […]

2 May 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Poverty can’t end when politics override budgetary allocations – CSPR

Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) executive director Patrick Nshindano has lamented that poverty cannot end in Zambia because political decisions override progressive budgetary allocations. And Nshindano says Zambia needs leaders who will spend public […]

2 May 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

African countries under Chinese “state capture” – Kalusopa

Most African nations have been ‘state-captured’ by Chinese Foreign Direct Investment, hence rendering their labour laws impotent, says African Labour Research Network (ALRN) researcher Professor Trywell Kalusopa. In an interview with News Diggers! Prof Kalusopa […]

2 May 2018 | Diggers Editor

Labour Day with more taxes ‘in’ your pocket

In Zambia, May Day has many interpretations. To some, it is simply another day for marching and wearing “kompolishon”. Others consider it a date on the calendar when their demands for improved working conditions must […]

1 May 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

There’s State capture under PF – Fube

Lusaka Lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube has asked the Patriotic Front leadership to stop misleading Zambians that Cabinet ministers are answerable to Davies Mwila in his capacity as party CEO saying there is a difference between […]

1 May 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

RTSA suspends Juldan Motors’ licence

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has suspended Juldan Motors Bus Services’ road service licence for frequently causing accidents. And the agency has given Juldan Motors 48 hours in which to cease its operations […]

1 May 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

It’s a joke to think UPND has survived on HH’s pocket for 20 years – Mweetwa

UPND deputy spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says it is a political joke to think his party has survived on Hakainde Hichilema’s pocket for the past 20 years. And Mweetwa has boasted that the UPND is the […]

1 May 2018 | Stuart Lisulo

Western Province has highest unemployment rate

Western Province has the highest unemployment in the country recorded at 67.4 per cent, according to Central Statistical Office data. According to CSO data obtained from its 2017 Labour Force Survey (LFS), Western Province has […]

1 May 2018 | Thomas Mulenga

Lungu is not a God, he makes mistakes – PF MP

Lunte PF member of parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya says the ruling party is not led by God but by a mortal human being who is bound to make mistakes. Speaking during a PF interactive forum, Sunday, […]

1 May 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Oxfam calls for equal resource sharing

Oxfam says Zambia’s mineral resources are only benefiting individuals in positions of influence at the expense of those in communities where they are found. In an interview, Oxfam southern engagement and influencing head Sonia Kwami […]