• 10 Jul 2019
• Julia Malunga

UPND has placed cadres in strategic areas to cause violence in Katuba, charges Mwila

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila has charged that the UPND has placed their cadres in strategic places in Katuba Constituency to cause violence during the by-election. And Mwila says the party is aware of the lies, the malice and falsehoods being championed by opposition surrogates in the Civil Society and some sections of the...

• 10 Jul 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

KCM liquidation a time bomb for PF – Komaki

The Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) liquidation process is a ticking time bomb that the Patriotic Front government should handle with caution, says party sympathizer Julius Komaki. And Komaki says it is an administrative blunder for the PF to expel him for two months and still fail to serve him with the expulsion letter. Meanwhile, Komaki...

• 10 Jul 2019
• Natasha Sakala

FRA won’t manage to secure strategic reserves with K110 maize price - NUSFAZ

The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) may not manage to hit their 300,000 metric tonne strategic reserves buying target on the low K110 price, says National Union for Small-Scale Farmers of Zambia (NUSFAZ) president Dr Frank Kayula. And Dr Kayula says government risks killing small agro-dealer businesses if they do not plan adequately for the coming...

• 10 Jul 2019
• Julia Malunga

Only drunkards defected to PF in Sesheke - Kang'ombe

Sesheke UPND member of parliament Romeo Kang’ombe has charged that the alleged defection of 1020 UPND members to the PF last week was staged as they were already members of the ruling party. But Patriotic Front Western Province chairman Charles Mututwa says more people wanted to defect to the ruling party but they were threatened...

• 10 Jul 2019
• Natasha Sakala

ZFE castigates Chilufya for lack of transparency on insurance scheme

The Zambia Federation of Employers says lack of consultation and adherence to laid down procedure by Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya has potential to make the National Health Insurance Scheme fail. Recently, the Director General of the National Health Insurance Management authority announced that deductions from workers would begin by the end of this month....

• 10 Jul 2019
• Mukosha Funga

DEC arrests RTSA boss, IMS official in Speed Camera scandal

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) boss Zindaba Soko and the board chairman for Intelligent Mobility Solutions (IMS) Walid El Nahas, for Money Laundering related charged involving the Speed Camera scandal. But when contacted yesterday, DEC Spokesperson Theresa Katongo said the two were invited for further questioning and...

• 10 Jul 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Fuel prices will go up - Minister

Energy Minister Matthew Nkhuwa says government will soon effect an upward adjustment in petroleum products because of the continued deterioration of fuel pricing fundamentals such as the depreciating kwacha. And Nkhuwa has directed the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) to summon Kobil, Engen, and Puma fuel service stations in Kalomo and Livingstone and take appropriate enforcement...

• 10 Jul 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

LAZ president warns of "gerrymandering" by PF

Law Association of Zambia president Eddie Mwitwa has charged that the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill has been structured to allow gerrymandering, a deliberate ploy by the party in power to manipulate the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to gain political advantage over other parties. And Mwitwa says since the Constitution Amendment Bill does...

• 10 Jul 2019
• Ishmael Zulu

Preparation key in Realising Fiscal Benefits of the E-voucher

Earlier this month, the Government through the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) announced that preparations for the FISP for the 2019/2020 farming season were underway putting in place measures that will ensure that farming inputs are distributed to all districts and issued to farmers before the onset of the rains. These measures include: closing of all...

• 10 Jul 2019
• Diggers Editor

Arrogance has cost PF Copperbelt grip: A lesson for opposition

Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili says the Patriotic Front has lost popularity on the Copperbelt, and that is why President Edgar Lungu has been frequenting the Province to try and win back the lost loyalty from the ruling party’s grassroots. “When a government becomes very complacent, arrogant and develops an ‘I don’t...