Archive: 17 January 2019

17 Jan 2019 | Diggers Reporter

Ghanaian investigative journalist shot dead

Unknown assailants have shot dead an investigative journalist from Ghana after he uncovered corruption in Ghana’s football leagues. Ahmed Hussein-Suale was shot twice in the chest and once in the neck in the an Accra […]

17 Jan 2019 | Thomas Mulenga

Opposition alliance comprised of HH’s lapdogs – Sunday

PF media director Sunday Chanda says the opposition alliance is comprised of UPND president Hakainde Hichilema’s lapdogs. And Chanda says claims by UPND that the ruling party wanted to buy off their Sesheke candidate is […]

17 Jan 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Even though my husband has joined PF, we remain sweethearts – Katuta

Chiengi FDD member of parliament Given Katuta says she wholly supports her husband, Lawrence Mwelwa’s decision to rejoin the ruling Patriotic Front, but adds that she will remain in the opposition and will even re-contest […]

17 Jan 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Kalima’s sisters seek Court authority to sell properties to settle her debts

Late Gender Minister Victoria Kalima’s sisters have applied for authority in the Lusaka High Court to sell part of the deceased properties, saying as administrators, they feel duty bound to pay back some of the […]

17 Jan 2019 | Diggers Editor

Dialogue facilitators need the dialogue more than politicians

The rivalry and anguish that we are witnessing between the Church mother bodies and the Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue is slowly taking over the bitterness that exists between the Patriotic Front and the opposition […]

17 Jan 2019 | Thomas Mulenga

TIZ condemns Esther Lungu’s lavish US trip

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has condemned First lady Esther Lungu’s trip to the United States of America, where she travelled with a 24-member delegation to go and receive a donation of four fire trucks. In […]

17 Jan 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Street vendors aren’t patriotic, we’ll wipe them out – Lusambo

Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says vendors aren’t patriotic, that’s why they would rather trade from the streets instead of operating from multiple available markets. And Lusambo has warned that those who want to politic […]

17 Jan 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

To end teen pregnancies, we must fight ancient cultural practices – Kasolo

Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo says there is need to find a way of defeating the ancient traditional culture that usually leads to young people getting involved in early sexual practices. Speaking when he […]

17 Jan 2019 | Tenson Mkhala

We need to fix the electoral system – Mutati

Movement for Multi-Party Democracy faction leader Felix Mutati says quarrelling about who should or shouldn’t attend the dialogue meeting is diverting focus from important issues like fixing the electoral system and constitutional reforms. And Mutati […]

17 Jan 2019 | Geofrey Zulu

ECZ explains 100% G7 progression rate

The Examination Council of Zambia (ECZ) says there was a 100 per cent progression rate to grade eight for candidates who sat for the grade seven exams because of an abundance of space at secondary […]