February 2019 – Page 4 – Zambia: News Diggers!

I’ll take back Matero, Kaziya isn’t working – Sampa
By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 22 Feb 2019
Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa says he will take back Matero constituency if incumbent member of parliament Lloyd Kaziya does not up his game by 2021.....
Chipimo condemns PF for shooting down motion to reinstate meal allowances
By Mukosha Funga on 22 Feb 2019
NAREP president Elias Chipimo has urged members of parliament to vote on principle rather than on partisan lines when it comes to matters affecting majority....
Dialogue has failed because PF is using divide and rule tactics – Telesphore
By Mukosha Funga on 22 Feb 2019
Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says dialogue has failed because the Patriotic Front is using the divide and rule tactics. And Archbishop Mpundu says former UPND vice-president....
NDC suspends Musenge for 21 days
By Mukosha Funga on 22 Feb 2019
The National Democratic Congress has suspended its secretary general Mwenya Musenge for 21 days saying his announcement that the party had fired its consultant Chishimba....
ACC nabs former L/Stone council officials for illegal land allocation
By Mukosha Funga on 22 Feb 2019
The Anti-Corruption Commission in Livingstone has arrested 14 former Livingstone City Council Councilors for Abuse of Authority of Office. According to a statement issued by....
Govt must arrest debt growth to avoid economic instability – Kanyama
By Abraham Kalito on 22 Feb 2019
Economist Chibamba Kanyama says government must arrest the rapid public debt growth or it will continue putting more pressure on the country’s dwindling foreign reserves....
Reduced money in circulation worries BoZ
By Stuart Lisulo on 22 Feb 2019
High interest rates on loan facilities offered by commercial banks has severely limited access to credit by the private sector as growth contracted by 0.9....
Opposition alliance leaders have malnourished paediatric brains – Mumbi
By Mukosha Funga on 22 Feb 2019
PF deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri says UPND president Hakainde Hichilema and his fellow opposition alliance leaders are behaving like malnourished paediatric children whose brains....
Sesheke cops were fired for participating in partisan politics – Kampyongo
By Thomas Mulenga on 22 Feb 2019
Minister of Home Affairs Steven Kampyongo says the violence which characterised the Sesheke Parliamentary by-election was caused by UPND supporters and failure by the Police....
PF protest was unconstitutional – Speaker
By Mirriam Chabala on 22 Feb 2019
Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini says the protest by PF cadres at Parliament last Thursday amounts to intimidation and they are liable....
NGOCC joins calls for Chitotela’s resignation
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 22 Feb 2019
NGOCC says Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela must resign and allow the Anti Corruption Commission to carry out investigations without any influence. In....
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Economist denies illegally accessing UNZA data using Parley IP address
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 22 Feb 2019
A 33-year-old economist has pleaded not guilty to two counts of unauthorized access of the University of Zambia (UNZA) data using an IP address domiciled....
Govt shortlists American, European, Chinese firms for Batoka Gorge scheme
By Stuart Lisulo on 22 Feb 2019
The Zambezi River Authority Council of Ministers has shortlisted three foreign developers for the Batoka George Hydro Electric Scheme. According to a joint statement released,....
Police summon Kambwili over Indian fracas
By Mukosha Funga on 22 Feb 2019
Police in Lusaka have issued a call-out for NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili summoning him to appear at Lusaka Central Police station at 14:00 hours today.....
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Stop misleading Zambians on ZamPalm viability, it’s a vote-seeking bottomless pit
By Diggers Editor on 22 Feb 2019
Last week, President Edgar Lungu went to officiate at the launch of the ZamPalm Out-grower Scheme in Muchinga Province. During the event, Industrial Development Corporation....
Kotoko touches down ahead of Nkana clash
By Abraham Kalito on 21 Feb 2019
Ghana’s biggest Football club Asante Kotoko squad has arrived in Zambia ahead of a 2018/2019 Confederation of African Football (CAF) confederations cup match against Nkana....
Bowman should prepare to join UPND in 2021 – Imenda
By Mirriam Chabala on 21 Feb 2019
Bowman Lusambo should start making arrangements to join UPND since he doesn’t like being outside the system because UPND is forming government in 2021, says....
Lungu’s stance on corruption confirms he is running a govt of thieves – Telesphore
By Mukosha Funga on 21 Feb 2019
Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says President Edgar Lungu’s refusal to fire corruption-accused Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela gives credence to the assertion that....
PF on track to realizing vision 2030 – Mwila
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 21 Feb 2019
PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says government has been in discussions with JICA and the African Development Bank (ADB) to provide US$350 million for the....
ACC must follow up on those mentioned in Diggers’ exposè
By Rueben Lifuka on 21 Feb 2019
The recent expose by the News Diggers of serious allegations of impropriety and corrupt activities associated with Hon Ronald Chitotela unfortunately confirms the growing public....
Zitukule condemns firing of 4 Sesheke cops
By Thomas Mulenga on 21 Feb 2019
Zitukule Consortium executive director Nicholas Phiri says it was shocking that four Sesheke police officers were retired “in national interest” when the authorities had failed....
Zambia’s gross reserves drop to near 10-year low
By Stuart Lisulo on 21 Feb 2019
Zambia’s gross international reserves have fallen below US$1.6 billion for the first time in nearly 10 years, triggered by the need to finance the country’s....
Death of 18 on Lake Mweru saddens govt
By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 21 Feb 2019
18 people have died while 21 others have survived after a motorized wooden boat they were in capsized on Lake Mweru. And acting Transport and....

Stop misleading Zambians on ZamPalm viability, it’s a vote-seeking bottomless pit

By Diggers Editor on 22 Feb 2019

Last week, President Edgar Lungu went to officiate at the launch of the ZamPalm Out-grower Scheme in Muchinga Province. During the event, Industrial Development Corporation....

Kotoko touches down ahead of Nkana clash

By Abraham Kalito on 21 Feb 2019

Ghana’s biggest Football club Asante Kotoko squad has arrived in Zambia ahead of a 2018/2019 Confederation of African Football (CAF) confederations cup match against Nkana....

Bowman should prepare to join UPND in 2021 – Imenda

By Mirriam Chabala on 21 Feb 2019

Bowman Lusambo should start making arrangements to join UPND since he doesn’t like being outside the system because UPND is forming government in 2021, says....

Lungu’s stance on corruption confirms he is running a govt of thieves – Telesphore

By Mukosha Funga on 21 Feb 2019

Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says President Edgar Lungu’s refusal to fire corruption-accused Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela gives credence to the assertion that....

PF on track to realizing vision 2030 – Mwila

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 21 Feb 2019

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says government has been in discussions with JICA and the African Development Bank (ADB) to provide US$350 million for the....

ACC must follow up on those mentioned in Diggers’ exposè

By Rueben Lifuka on 21 Feb 2019

The recent expose by the News Diggers of serious allegations of impropriety and corrupt activities associated with Hon Ronald Chitotela unfortunately confirms the growing public....

Zitukule condemns firing of 4 Sesheke cops

By Thomas Mulenga on 21 Feb 2019

Zitukule Consortium executive director Nicholas Phiri says it was shocking that four Sesheke police officers were retired “in national interest” when the authorities had failed....

Bank of Zambia governor Dr Denny Kalyalya speaks to journalist - picture by Tenson Mkhala

Zambia’s gross reserves drop to near 10-year low

By Stuart Lisulo on 21 Feb 2019

Zambia’s gross international reserves have fallen below US$1.6 billion for the first time in nearly 10 years, triggered by the need to finance the country’s....

Death of 18 on Lake Mweru saddens govt

By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 21 Feb 2019

18 people have died while 21 others have survived after a motorized wooden boat they were in capsized on Lake Mweru. And acting Transport and....

Retired Sesheke officers did not beat PF cadres – Mweetwa

By Thomas Mulenga on 21 Feb 2019

UPND deputy spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says it was mobile unit junior police officers who beat up PF cadres after they were provoked, not the senior....

Re-launching national airline a gamble Zambia can’t afford – CTPD

By Mirriam Chabala on 21 Feb 2019

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has insisted that government’s position to re-launch the Zambia Airways is a gamble which the country will....

Lusaka woman sues Chingola colleague for calling her prostitute

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 21 Feb 2019

A businesswoman of Lusaka’s Kamwala South has dragged another woman of Chingola to court for allegedly calling her a prostitute and other unprintables after she....

Opposition Alliance resolves to report Lungu to ICC

By Mukosha Funga on 21 Feb 2019

The Opposition Alliance says it has decided to report President Edgar Lungu, some high ranking PF officials and four PF cadres to the International Criminal....

Chitotela’s sympathisers threaten to petrol-bomb News Diggers offices

By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 21 Feb 2019

Sympathisers of corruption-accused Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela have threatened to petrol-bomb News Diggers offices in Lusaka if the newspaper continues to write negative stories....

Jacob Mulenga extends Liaoning FC contract

By Abraham Kalito on 21 Feb 2019

Zambia’s 2018 best performing player Jacob Mulenga has signed a one-year contract extension that will see him at Chinese side Liaoning Kaixin until December 2020.....

Luo’s abolishment of meal allowances illegal – CBU lecturers

By Thomas Mulenga on 21 Feb 2019

The Copperbelt University Lecturers and Allied Worker’s Unions say Minister of Higher Education Professor Nkandu Luo’s decision to abolishment meal allowances is illegal and can....

NDC fires Kambwili amidst reports Musenge is defecting to PF

By Mukosha Funga on 21 Feb 2019

National Democratic Congress Secretary General Mwenya Musenge has announced that the party has fired its political consultant Chishimba Kambwili for allegedly denting the name of....

PF shoots down motion to reinstate meal allowances

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 20 Feb 2019

81 members of parliament have voted against a motion to rescind government’s decision to abolish meal allowances at public universities, defeating 58 MPs who were....

Kalusha Bwalya gets back CAF credentials

By Abraham Kalito on 20 Feb 2019

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unreservedly handed over back all credentials to Zambia’s most popular soccer icon Kalusha Bwalya. A Goal Diggers! check on....

Govt won’t entertain FQM’s offer to buy shares in Kansanshi – Musukwa

By Mirriam Chabala on 20 Feb 2019

Mines Minister Richard Musukwa says government will not entertain First Quantum Minerals’ offer to buy off ZCCM-IH’s minority shareholding in Kansanshi Mining Plc. Earlier this....