Archive: April 2019

8 Apr 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Sales Tax has potential to increase prices of goods, services – CTPD

Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) Researcher Bright Chizonde says the proposed sales tax has the potential to increase prices of goods and services in the country. And Chizonde has observed that government could […]

8 Apr 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Luo running away from CBU problems – Union

Copperbelt University Academic Union president Dr Derrick Ntalasha says they do not support the riotous behaviour but has advised government to understand why students riot. And Dr Ntalasha has said Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu […]

8 Apr 2019 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Chanoda’s lawyers seek adjournment in criminal case against News Diggers

The Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has adjourned to May 31 a case in which PF cadre Chanoda Ngwira has sued News Diggers for allegedly misrepresenting facts in a court case involving Ronald Chitotela, and for alleging […]

8 Apr 2019 | Thomas Mulenga

Lungu’s kindness kept ‘treacherous Kalaba’ in govt – Chitalu

Minister of Health and Mansa Central member of parliament Chitalu Chilufya says Democratic Party leader Harry Kalaba could have been fired had it not been for President Edgar Lungu’s good heart. And Chilufya says President […]

8 Apr 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

PF has more money than govt after looting Treasury – Changala

Governance Activist Brebner Changala has charged that the Patriotic Front has become too arrogant after looting the country’s Treasury to a point where the party now has more money than government. And Changala says President […]

8 Apr 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

PAC hopes for surprise win in Roan

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda says the party hopes to pull a surprise by winning this week’s parliamentary by-elections, especially in Roan. And Banda hopes that people will turn up in numbers […]

8 Apr 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

We’re a nation of cowards – Chifire

The problem is that we are a nation of cowards who see things going wrong but just murmur from our blankets, SANAC executive director Gregory Chifire has charged. And Chifire says President Edgar Lungu should […]

8 Apr 2019 | Thomas Mulenga

You’ll be cursed if you promise to vote PF but you don’t – Luanshya MP

Luanshya PF member of parliament Steven Chungu on Friday told the people of Kasununu branch of Roan constituency that they will be cursing themselves and their families if they vote for the opposition after promising […]

7 Apr 2019 | Diggers Editor

Campaigns with no ‘skopodonono’

People who read the news can’t even remember the names of candidates who are contesting the Roan and Bahati parliamentary by-elections because the on-going campaigns are not about them. There is no dialogue being held […]

6 Apr 2019 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Several feared dead as truck ferrying PF cadres overturns in Mwense

Several people are feared dead as a truck ferrying them from Mansa to attend President Edgar Lungu’s campaign rally overturned in Mwense. Luapula Province Police Commissioner Elias Chushi told a News Diggers correspondent in Bahati, […]