June 2018 – Zambia: News Diggers!

Inflation reduces to 7.4%
By Stuart Lisulo on 29 Jun 2018
THE annual rate of inflation has dropped to 7.4 per cent from 7.8 per cent recorded in May, according to Central Statistical Office data Announcing....
State House downplays resignation of Auditor General
By Stuart Lisulo on 29 Jun 2018
State House says Auditor General Ron Mwambwa informed President Edgar Lungu about his decision to resign weeks ago, and as such “there is nothing sinister”....
PF, Rupiah’s MMD have collectively looted $15bn – Chishimba
By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 29 Jun 2018
United Progressive People (UPP) president Saviour Chishimba says the total extent of looting of national resources from the Rupiah Banda-led MMD regime to the current....
Kambwili mocks Sampa’s jobless admission
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 29 Jun 2018
Any candidate contesting the forthcoming mayoral by-election in Lusaka because he have no job is only going to participate in the thieving going on in....
Govt can’t implement austerity measures without clear road map – Kanyama
By Mirriam Chabala on 29 Jun 2018
Economist Chibamba Kanyama says the recently announced austerity measures to stabilise the country’s economy will not produce the desired results if there is no commitment....
We collected K186m from toll gates in first quarter of 2018 – Chitotela
By Mirriam Chabala on 29 Jun 2018
Minister of Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela says collection of revenue from entry ports during the first quarter of this year jumped to over K186....
HH is not worth dying for, Antonio cautions UPND youths
By Mirriam Chabala on 29 Jun 2018
Hakainde Hichilema is not worth dying for, PF deputy media director Antonio Mwanza has told UPND supporters, whose deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka encouraged to....
It’s like hyenas are running a butchery.
By Diggers Editor on 29 Jun 2018
When we reported that US$1 million worth of drugs and HIV test kits were stolen from Medical Stores Limited, the Ministry of Health responded that....
Greens will not take part in by-elections ahead of 2021 – Sinkamba
By Mirriam Chabala on 29 Jun 2018
Green party leader Peter Sinkamba says his party has embarked on a strategic plan to build a sustainable resource base and refine its policies ahead....
Benos to hang for killing Reeves
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 29 Jun 2018
Lusaka High Court judge Gertrude Chawatama has convicted and sentenced Tshabu Benos to death by hanging for killing her lover Reeves Malambo. This is the....
Auditor General Ron Mwambwa resigns
By Joseph Mwenda on 28 Jun 2018
Acting Auditor General Ron Mwambwa has resigned. According to a statement released by Head of Public Relations Ellen Chikale, Thursday afternoon, Mwamba resigned to pursue....
I was broke, I need a job and income – Sampa
By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 28 Jun 2018
PF aspiring candidate for the Lusaka Mayoral seat Miles Sampa says one of his frustrating moments in his life was in the last two years....
DEC nabs Kapiri hairdresser, others, for drug trafficking
By Mirriam Chabala on 28 Jun 2018
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Eastern Province has arrested and jointly-charged three people for trafficking in over one tonne of loose cannabis. In a....
Use any weapon to fight back PF – UPND
By Mirriam Chabala on 28 Jun 2018
United Party for National Development (UPND) deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka has asked party supporters to defend themselves from PF attacks by whatever means and....
I have sung enough, it’s time to provide leadership – Petersen
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 28 Jun 2018
You never knew that I could sing, but I made you dance, there is always more than what you see in a person, we will....
MP takes Health Minister to task over Kafue Hospital theft
By Mirriam Chabala on 28 Jun 2018
Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya says government has invested in robust systems to increase the visibility of stock at the front line and establish multi-sectoral....
Govt spent K10m curbing foot and mouth disease – Minister
By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 28 Jun 2018
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Kampamba Mulenga says government spent over K10 million in vaccinations of the Foot and Mouth disease, which broke out in Chisamba....
Seven Spirits walks to freedom
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 28 Jun 2018
The Lusaka Magistrate Court has acquitted Gerald Musalale commonly known as ‘Seven Spirits’ after finding him not guilty on all three counts of trafficking in....

We will reconcile Lungu with HH without bloodshed – Church

By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 28 Jun 2018

The three Church Mother Bodies say they will endeavour to reconcile President Edgar Lungu with his political arch rival Hakainde Hichilema of the UPND without....

DJ Caristo Clear dies in road crash

By Mirriam Chabala on 28 Jun 2018

Veteran broadcaster Caristo Chitamfya’s son better known as DJ Caristor Clear has died. Assistance Public Relations Officer for the Zambia Police Service Godfrey Chilabi confirmed....

Don’t drag me into Black Mountain politics – Lungu

By Daniel Chansa in Ndola on 28 Jun 2018

President Edgar Lungu says he will not be dragged into the politics of Black Mountain by hypocrites who change goal posts after a crisis occurs.....

Sinkamba hopeful Mwanakatwe will stabilising economy

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 28 Jun 2018

Green Party leader Peter Sinkamba says Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe will succeed in stabilising and growing the country’s economy because of the bold transformational....

ZICTA fines Zamtel, MTN and Airtel K12.6m for poor quality service

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 28 Jun 2018

ZICTA has fined all three mobile network operators a combined total of K12.6 million for failing to adhere to the quality of service parameters, a....

Blue Oak sues Chimsoro Farms over $26,000 debt

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 28 Jun 2018

Blue Oak Agro Limited has dragged Chimsoro Farms to court for failing to clear debt totalling US$26,363 for the supply of agriculture inputs obtained in....

Govt to start importing gas from Mozambique to ease energy demands

By Mirriam Chabala on 28 Jun 2018

Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa says government is considering establishing a gas pipeline from gas-rich neighbouring countries into Zambia in an effort to meet energy demands.....

Kafue General Hospital theft scandal shocks ZMA

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 27 Jun 2018

Zambia Medical Association president Abidan Chansa has condemned the theft scandal at Kafue General Hospital where senior managers ordered junior staff to forge documents and....

Where UPND violence ends is where ours starts, warns PF

By Mirriam Chabala on 27 Jun 2018

If the opposition come and provoke you with politics of violence, let them know that palya balekela epo ifwe twambila, Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo....

Promote tobacco growth, its good for health, Pilgrim prods govt

By Mirriam Chabala on 27 Jun 2018

Public health specialist Dr Canisius Banda says government must not ban the usage of tobacco, but promote its growth as a high-value tradable cash crop....

Mayoral candidates draw battle lines

By Mirriam Chabala on 27 Jun 2018

Most of the aspiring candidates in the Lusaka Mayoral by-elections have expressed confidence in scooping the seat, a position which fell vacant following the death....

Mwanakatwe’s doubts on Lusaka-Ndola Rd cost has embarrassed Chitotela – Trevor

By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 27 Jun 2018

International trade consultant Trevor Simumba says the admission by Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe that US$1.2 billion was not a true cost of the Lusaka-Ndola dual....

Zambia still feeling effects of inconsistent mining fiscal regime – CUTS

By Abraham Kalito on 27 Jun 2018

Zambia is still feeling the impact of policy inconsistencies in the mining sector because the country has not yet benefitted as much as it should,....

Mopani explains expansion plan

By Abraham Kalito on 27 Jun 2018

Mopani Copper Mine Chief Financial officer John Chiwele says the mine has embarked on an extension plan which will see its operations extended by an....

Bishop Mambo vows to rally with ‘naked’ Kambwili in solidarity with FIC

By Abraham Kalito on 27 Jun 2018

Bishop John Mambo says he would rally alongside a ‘naked’ Chishimba Kambwili, with a Bible in his hands, to protest any decision by government to....

Our brave women have revived the civil society

By Diggers Editor on 27 Jun 2018

We are living in a time when female politicians are joining their male counterparts in acting as if they are paid bonuses to disappoint the....

Fergus is not a yes bwana diplomat

By Diggers Editor on 27 Jun 2018

If High Commissioner Fergus Cochrane-Dyet was representing Burundi or any other less influential developing country, we would be reporting on him in absentia today. By....

Kitwe Magistrate acquits NDC’s Kabwita

By Daniel Chansa in Kitwe on 27 Jun 2018

The Kitwe Magistrate Court has acquitted National Democratic Congress Youth Chairperson Charles Kabwita on one charge of conduct likely to cause a breach of the....

ActionAid dismisses govt’s austerity measures as mere rhetoric

By Abraham Kalito on 27 Jun 2018

Action Aid Executive Director Nalucha Ziba says the government’s recently-announced austerity measures were mere rhetoric given the lack of concrete action to follow-up on such....

Continued acts of torture by law enforcers saddens HRC

By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 27 Jun 2018

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) says that despite torture being prohibited under international law, as well as under Article 15 of Zambia’s Bill of Rights,....