Archive: 18 September 2019

18 Sep 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

120 people sue UPPZ leader for fraud over land

About 120 people have sued United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) president Charles Chanda in the Lusaka High Court, for allegedly offering them sale of land fraudulently, with the purpose of swindling members of the […]

18 Sep 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Opposition leaders also have a right to make donations – Chikoya

Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emanuel Chikoya has wondered why government officials take an issue whenever opponents make some donations in communities when they do the exact same thing. In an […]

18 Sep 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

German Envoy salutes Diggers; it’s the only newspaper that strives to investigate

German ambassador to Zambia Achim Burkart says of all the newspapers in Zambia, News Diggers stands out as one that comes closest to investigative and analytical news reporting. And Ambassador Burkart says he expects to […]

18 Sep 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Miles asks court to reduce child maintenance fee to K1,500

Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa has asked the Lusaka High Court to vary the maintenance order dated April 23, which compelled him to be paying child maintenance of K7,000 per month, lamenting that he has been […]

18 Sep 2019 | Natasha Sakala

Those opposed to Constitution refining have been paid by donors, charges Tutwa

Kabwe Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube has charged that all those who are opposing the refinement of the Constitution are sponsored by a named donor. And Ngulube has insisted that UPND should not […]

18 Sep 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

2020 budget should clear K1.2 billion owed to medical suppliers, demands PSZ

Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia (PSZ) president Jerome Kanyika says government must explain how it is going to dismantle the K1.2 billion debt owed to medical suppliers in the 2020 national budget. Reacting to President Edgar […]

18 Sep 2019 | Julia Malunga

Change our name to “Anti-Drugs, Economic, Financial Crimes Agency”, DEC tells ‘Bill 10’ committee

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has submitted, before the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019, that the name of the commission should be changed to “Anti-Drugs, Economic, Financial Crimes […]

18 Sep 2019 | Natasha Sakala

Zambia needs localized energy solutions to address power deficit – Belemu

Mbabala UPND member of parliament Ephraim Belemu says Zambia needs to focus on localized energy solutions that are suited to particular areas as a means of mitigating the power deficit. And Belemu has called on […]

18 Sep 2019 | Natasha Sakala

FRA has only bought 90,000 tonnes of maize – Katambo

Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo says the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has only managed to buy 90,000 metric tonnes from the targeted 300,000 metric tonnes since the opening of the 2019 crop marketing season. And Katambo […]

18 Sep 2019 | Stuart Lisulo

Zesco tariffs to go up by 75%, we also need to revise fuel prices – Minister

Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa says electricity tariffs could go up by as high as 75 per cent, similar to the previous increment effected in 2017. And Nkhuwa says government is currently reviewing a possible fuel […]