Archive: 7 October 2019

7 Oct 2019 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Govt single-sourced AVIC…to construct the $4.3m Toll Plaza which broke down months later

A News Diggers! investigation has revealed that the Road Development Agency (RDA) single-sourced AVIC International to construct three tollgates at an initial cost of about US$12.9 million, among them the controversial Michael Sata Toll Plaza […]

7 Oct 2019 | Natasha Sakala

ZRA boss must just come out and say what he thinks of his minister who maintained VAT – Saasa

Economist Professor Oliver Saasa says Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) commissioner general Kingsley Chanda’s move to publicly disparage government policy stance on Value Added Tax signals one’s plans to resign their position on account of principle […]

7 Oct 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

There’s no MMD, I’m happy to be on winning side – Dora

I am very happy to have joined the “winning side” through the door, since there is no MMD, I am PF and people shouldn’t dwell in the past, says Petauke Central member of parliament Dora […]

7 Oct 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

2 Apex University students drag lecturer to court for sexual harassment

Two Lusaka Apex University students have sued their lecturer in the High Court for allegedly making various sexual advances towards them and promising to make them pass the exams. The two claim that after refusing […]

7 Oct 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

CCMG highlights disagreements during ECZ delimitation exercise

Stakeholders from different parts of the country have opposed the renaming of polling districts under the ongoing delimitation program that is being implemented by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), a CCMG report has revealed. […]

7 Oct 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Pray for Lungu to have listening ear on Oct 18 – Kabwita

NDC national youth chairperson Charles Kabwita says Zambians should pray for President Edgar Lungu to develop a listening ear on October 18. And Kabwita says if government listened to critics, it would have terminated all […]

7 Oct 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Opposition shouldn’t assume they hold executive powers – Wina

Vice-President Inonge Wina says there is need to look into the propensity in which some political want to assume that they have presidential and executive powers to do certain things in whichever way they wish. […]

7 Oct 2019 | Martin Musunka

Mopani in major reshuffles as Glencore shakes up operations

Glencore Plc, a British–Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company, is massively restructuring its Zambian subsidiary, Mopani Copper Mines Plc, with the termination of acting chief executive officer John Chiwele’s employment contract. Glencore engaged Grit […]

7 Oct 2019 | Abraham Kalito

Chiyangi omits U23 players in international friendlies

National Soccer team interim coach Aggrey Chiyangi has left out U-23 players in the squad heading to Niger and Benin for international friendly matches. Chipolopolo will play the two countries on October 10 and October […]

7 Oct 2019 | By Tim Zulu and Abraham Kalito

Cops save referee from lynching after delayed decision on controversial goal

Kabwe-based referee Peter Sichiondwa on Saturday took close to 30 minutes to decide whether or not a controversial incident had resulted into a goal. In a week five national division match between Mpulungu FC and […]