Archive: 22 June 2018

22 Jun 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Zambia has a serious corruption problem, insists British Envoy

British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane-Dyet has insisted that there is a serious corruption problem in Zambia which needs to be tackled in order to give investors confidence that their resources are safe. And […]

22 Jun 2018 | Joseph Mwenda

Inside British envoy’s tweets

Reacting to calls by YALI that Financial Intelligence Center director Mary Tshuma must go, British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane-Dyet stated: “Utter nonsense! FIC is doing a good job and is entitled to publishing […]

22 Jun 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Diplomats have a say in running Zambia’s affairs – Wynter

Rainbow Party General Secretary Wynter Kabimba says diplomats accredited to Zambia have the right to comment on our internal affairs because they have invested too much money trying to help the country develop. Commenting on […]

22 Jun 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

We’ll deal with British Envoy, he has too much idle time – Siliya

Chief government spokesperson Dora Siliya says her Foreign Affairs counterpart Joe Malanji will deal with British High Commissioner Fergus Cochrane-Dyet over his tweets which are disagreeing with government position on the Financial Intelligence Center, among […]

22 Jun 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Black Mountain disaster calls for urgent reforms in safety standards – NAMI

The Seventh National Alternative Mining Indaba (NAMI) has demanded for urgent reforms in order to improve safety standards following the Black Mountain disaster where 10 small-scale miners died. And the Indaba resolved, among other things, […]

22 Jun 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Zambia’s Chinese debt ballooned by 350% in 2016 – ZIPAR

Zambia’s debt arising from Chinese loans in the year 2016 rose by 350 per cent from two loans contracted in 2015 to nine the year after, the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) […]

22 Jun 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Our parents view marriage as a rich source of income – Isoka pupil

A research by World Vision Zambia has revealed that the country has the highest child marriage prevalences in Africa with Eastern Province recording the highest rate in comparison to other Provinces. And a Sansamanje Secondary […]

22 Jun 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Lungu, HH handshake a good omen – Milupi

ADD president Charles Milupi says the hand shake between President Edgar Lungu and UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema during Daniel Munkombwe’s burial of late was a good omen because being political opponents does not mean enmity. […]

22 Jun 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Compensate families of Black Mountain victims, demands HRC

The Human Rights Commission has asked government to compensate the families of the Black Mountain accident victims. In a statement, Thursday, HRC spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya stated that there was need to come up with sustainable […]

22 Jun 2018 | Diggers Editor

Joining PF is the only viable business left in Zambia

There are many reasons why the Patriotic Front is likely to retain power in 2021. The institutions tasked to manage free, fair and credible elections are completely compromised and too weak to uphold democracy. On […]