Archive: August 2018

31 Aug 2018 | Joseph Mwenda

Court convicts Brian Chituwo over CDF

The Mumbwa Magistrate Court has convicted former Mumbwa Central Member of Parliament Dr. Brian Chituwo for failure to declare interest in a matter involving the disbursement of K70,000 Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Mumbwa Resident Magistrate […]

31 Aug 2018 | Joseph Mwenda

Mwanakatwe will not wait for IMF if China offers favourable conditions – State House

Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) takes 50 years to come through with a balance of payment support programme for Zambia, Finance […]

31 Aug 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

NDC asks govt to explain Katumbi’s Zambian passport

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Secretary General Mwenya Musenge has challenged government to explain how Congolese politician Moise Katumbi was issued with a Zambian diplomatic passport. But Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public […]

31 Aug 2018 | Thomas Mulenga

Policy inconsistencies have made illicit financial flows thrive – CSPR

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) says illicit financial flows are rampant in Zambia due to lack of consistency in government policies aimed at combating the scourge. Speaking when he featured on an OSISA […]

31 Aug 2018 | Stuart Lisulo

Social Cash Transfer funding hits only 27% – ZIPAR

The Social Cash Transfer programme has only received less than 30 per cent funding by the end of the first half of 2018 due to government’s huge debt interest payments, says ZIPAR. And ZIPAR research […]

31 Aug 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

ZNFU urges govt to pay farmers, supply inputs on time

Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) president Jervis Zimba has asked the Ministry of Finance to release funds to pay farmers for crop marketing and input supply. In a statement issued Thursday, Zimba stated that it […]

31 Aug 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Mining sector has stagnated – ZCM

The Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) has observed that the mining sector has stagnated because too much pressure has been mounted on it to service other sectors of the economy. ZCM President Nathan Chishimba observed […]

31 Aug 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

CiSCA backs church-led dialogue

The Civil Society Constitutional Agenda (CiSCA) says the church is better suited to lead the dialogue process because it demands respect from both local and International players. And CiSCA says President Edgar Lungu’s continued comments […]

31 Aug 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Govt to start recovering loans from UNZA, CBU alumni this Sept

The Higher Education Loans and Scholarship Board says it will this September begin collecting repayments from UNZA and CBU alumni from as far back as 2004, adding that it is able to trace beneficiaries via […]

31 Aug 2018 | Daniel Chansa in Kitwe

ZNBC employees sold stolen cables to Chinese, Katanga reveals

Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga has revealed that the ZNBC cables which were stolen by two employees with the help of outsiders were sold to Chinese nationals at K11,000. Katanga told News Diggers! in an […]