• 15 Jan 2019
• Thomas Mulenga

People are jealous because Lungu is succeeding as President - Chitotela

Minister of Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela says those who are alleging that PF is corrupt are just jealous because they thought President Edgar Lungu would not succeed as Head of State after they left the ruling party. And Chitotela says it is normal to expect attacks both from within and outside government because his ministry...

• 15 Jan 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

Church, ZCID must resolve their issues before dialogue - Wynter

Rainbow Party General Secretary Wynter Kabimba says the church and Zambia Center for Inter-party Dialogue (ZCID) must resolve their issues because it does not make sense for them to be bickering when they are merely facilitators of the dialogue process. And Kabimba has appealed to President Edgar Lungu and the Patriotic Front to submit to...

• 15 Jan 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

It would be strategically wrong for Alliance to support one candidate - Andyford

An opposition alliance is no guarantee of winning a presidential election, says People's Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda. In PAC’s weekly newsletter to News Diggers! Banda announced that PAC would contest the 2021 elections, but added that it would continue to cooperate with the opposition alliance on matters of common interest because an...

• 15 Jan 2019
• Claver Mutinta

Kansanshi Mine to maintain business development support in 2019

First Quantum Mineral's Kansanshi Mining Plc will continue sponsoring the business development training workshops implemented by Fortune World Investments this year, says Kansanshi Mine Senior Contracts Manager Winwell Siame. According to Siame, the mining company has reaffirmed its commitment to the development of a cadre of entrepreneurs that will be able to sustain businesses through...

• 15 Jan 2019
• Geofrey Zulu

Bureaucracy at Ndola Council delaying Bwana Mkubwa CDF - Jonas

Bwana Mkubwa PF member of parliament Dr Jonas Chanda says the Ndola City Council is denying the people of Bwana Mkubwa constituency the much-needed development following the delayed disbursement of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). In a statement, Dr Chanda lamented the continued delays by the Council to disburse the CDF for Bwana Mkubwa in...

• 15 Jan 2019
• Thomas Mulenga

Congo election results proof that rigging doesn't always work - Ng’oma

University of Zambia (UNZA) Political Science lecturer Dr Alex Ng’oma has advised politicians in Zambia to have faith in the electoral system, adding that it is not always possible for the incumbent to rig elections, as evidenced by the poll results in Congo DR where a little know opposition leader has upset the ruling party....

• 15 Jan 2019
• Geofrey Zulu

Insurers' claim pay-outs dropped to K116m in 2018 – PIA

The Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA) says there was a decline in the total amount paid by general insurers in claims and benefits to K116 million by end of the third quarter of 2018, down from K131 million in the prior corresponding period. In a statement, PIA communications manager Doreen Silungwe stated that general insurers...

• 15 Jan 2019
• Daniel Chansa

CK's unlawful assembly case to commence Feb 11

The Luanshya Magistrates' Court has set February 11 as date for possible commencement of trial in a matter in which NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili and 11 others are charged with unlawful assembly. It is alleged that Kambwili and 11 others on November 25, in Luanshya, jointly and whilst acting together, unlawfully assembled with intent to...

• 15 Jan 2019
• Zindikilani Banda in Sinda

Poor G9 results need investigation - East BETUZ

Eastern Province BETUZ chairperson Pearson Tembo says an investigation into grade 9 exams must be instituted because the area can't continue having a bad tag of poor results. In an interview, Tembo expressed sadness at the low pass rate of grade 9 results compared to grade 7, saying there must be a critical analysis between...

• 15 Jan 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Kambwili applies to join Mwila's Roan vacancy case

Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili has applied to join the matter in which PF Secretary General Davies Mwila has sued the Speaker of the National Assembly in the Lusaka High Court for refusing to declare the Roan seat vacant. Kambwili has applied to join proceedings as an interested party. In an affidavit in...