• 13 Dec 2018
• Zondiwe Mbewe

I didn't know it was a bullet wound when I operated on Precious' baby, Surgeon tells court

A Fairview Hospital general surgeon, who removed the bullet from Precious Mangesana's daughter's neck, has told the Lusaka High Court that he was upset after the operation because the people who had taken the girl did not inform him that it was a gunshot wound. The witness further informed the court that dimension of the...

• 13 Dec 2018
• Abraham Kalito

Chibamba explains link between high poverty and dormant private sector

Economic analyst Chibamba Kanyama says Zambia is grappling with extreme poverty because of the absence of the private sector between 1969 and 1991 and the inability to harness the acquired skills. In an interview with News Diggers, Kanyama who is Bridges Limited founder, also stressed the need for government to put in place a system...

• 13 Dec 2018
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

NATSAVE making losses - Maggie

Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says the National Savings and Credit (NATSAVE) bank has not declared any dividends to government because it has been operating under loss. And Mwanakatwe says for this reason, government has revamped the management at the bank and further provided a sovereign guarantee to allow it operate efficiently. Mwanakatwe said this in...

• 13 Dec 2018
• Martin Musunka

Lumwana Mine intensifies vocational skills programme

Barrick Lumwana Mining Company (LMC) has pledged to continue sponsoring youths in Kalumbila District in the acquisition of vocational skills under its elaborate alternative livelihood programme to empower residents who are unable to acquire employment in the mines. The mining company believes in a holistic approach of empowering people in its host communities, hence the...

• 13 Dec 2018
• Abraham Kalito

Zanaco projects slow economic growth in 2019

Zanaco head of economic research Dr Patrick Chileshe says the trade tensions between the west and China will keep commodity prices subdued and ultimately affect economic growth locally in 2019 and 2020 to a greater extent. And Dr Chileshe says inflation is projected to average 8.6 percent in 2019 from 7.7 per cent in 2018....

• 13 Dec 2018
• Alex Chilumbwe

Beston plots Simba downfall

As Green Buffaloes football team prepare to face a Tunisian side, CS Sfaxien this evening (18hrs Zambian time, Thursday) Tanzanian side Simba Sports club has jetted in the country to face Kitwe giants Nkana in the CAF Champions league tomorrow. The statistics on the number of times that the two sides, Nkana and Simba have...

• 13 Dec 2018
• Claver Mutinta

Access to clean water for all upholds human dignity – Mukala

Lumwana Mining Company says the provision of portable water in communities is a critical element in upholding human dignity. And the Kalumbila District administration says the central government is collaborating with all well-meaning stakeholders towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking during the commissioning of three water kiosks valued at 93,000 euros from the...

• 13 Dec 2018
• Claver Mutinta in Solwezi

High feed prices force Solwezi farmers to down-size poultry production

Small-scale poultry farmers in Solwezi are downsizing numbers of chickens for rearing because of hiked feed prices, which are proving to be a huge burden. Farmers in the district have complained of the high cost of feed and pleaded with manufacturers to be considerate of small-scale farmers so that the fledgling sector is not choked,...

• 13 Dec 2018
• Thomas Mulenga

665 owing UNZA students missed final exams - VC

University of Zambia Vice Chancellor Professor Luke Mumba has revealed that 665 students were barred from writing final exams because they were not registered. And Prof Mumba says UNZA disqualified 12 students for examination malpractices such as carrying mobile phones in the examination rooms. Meanwhile, Prof Mumba has disclosed that UNZA raised K1.2 million for...

• 13 Dec 2018
• Joseph Mwenda

IMS denies arm-twisting govt, says it won't be involved in revenue collection

Intelligence Mobility Solutions (IMS) chairman Walid El Nahas says his company will not be involved in the collection of toll fees from motorists at toll plazas, but will only provide the technology for vehicle monitoring to curb false declarations especially among cross border truck drivers. And Nahas revealed that motorists in Zambia will pay K975...