• 24 Apr 2020
• Julia Malunga

I have baptism certificate in UPND - Kang’ombe

SESHEKE UPND member of parliament Romeo Kang’ombe says he resigned from being a member of the opposition party's Western Province interim committee because of a conflict of interest, but vows that he doesn't plan on ditching the party because he has "a UPND baptism certificate". Last week, UPND chairperson for elections Garry Nkombo said that...

• 24 Apr 2020
• Mirriam Chabala

DMMU bemoans desperate situation in drought-hit Luapula, Northern provinces

DISASTER Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) national coordinator Chanda Kabwe has described the aftermath of the droughts in Luapula, Northern and Muchinga provinces experienced in the just-ended rainy season as desperate. In an interview, Kabwe said a lot of damage had been caused by the floods in the affected areas where most families had been...

• 24 Apr 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Conduct village banking via Mobile Money to stop COVID-19 spread - FSDZ

FINANCIAL Sector Deepening Zambia Limited (FSD Zambia) has advised savings groups to consider holding digitized meetings where members send savings, loans and social funds through Mobile Money platforms or other virtual means to avoid spreading the deadly Coronavirus. FSD Zambia has launched COVID-19 guidelines for Savings Groups with an aim to help group members stay...

• 24 Apr 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Patrick Mwanawasa denies committing adultery with Lsk businessman's wife

FORMER Central Province deputy Permanent Secretary Patrick Mwanawasa, who has been accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with an investments officer at the Development Bank of Zambia, has denied the allegations, saying the two are merely friends. This is a matter in which businessman Lombe Okpara, has dragged his wife, Musamba Mulenga, to the...

• 24 Apr 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Wear face masks every time you’re out, HPCZ urges public

THE Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) has called on the public to ensure that they wear masks whenever they leave their homes to protect themselves and those around them. HPCZ has, however, backed the Ministry of Health’s scientific approach and evidence-based testing so that the country avoids wasting COVID-19 testing kits. In an interview,...

• 24 Apr 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

ECZ sets June 9 for 3 ward by elections

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set June 9 polling day for the Nakato and Imalyo wards in Mongu and Bulilo wards in Chilubi. In a statement, Thursday, ECZ public relations manager Margaret Chimanse stated the commission had also set May 19, 2020 as day of nominations for candidates. All the by elections were...

• 24 Apr 2020
• Mirriam Chabala

Ignore fraudsters offering fake jobs at National Development Ministry – Silwamba

THE Ministry of National Development Planning has warned members of the public to be wary of unscrupulous individuals swindling them of their monies after promising to find them employment in the public service. In a statement, Ministry Spokesperson Chibaula Silwamba cautioned unsuspecting members of the public to resist paying any third-parties funds to apply for...

• 24 Apr 2020
• Stuart Lisulo

Accountability of COVID-19 funds raises concerns

THE Ministry of Finance has ordered that all government entities must submit income and expenditure returns on all COVID-19 funds received from the Treasury by 5th of every month to the Office of the Accountant General. And Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has advised all companies, individuals wishing to donate COVID-19-related funds to deposit...

• 24 Apr 2020
• Diggers Editor

How Chikwanda borrowed over US$9 billion for Zambia

“I AM not responsible for the debt crisis. I ran the economy very well under the difficult circumstances. I made my own contribution. I tried to prevent financial irresponsibility and so on," says Mr Alexander Bwalya Chikwanda in reaction to a letter authored by his predecessors addressed to the President and the incumbent Minister of...

• 24 Apr 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Escalating GBV cases worry NGOCC

THE Non-governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has expressed concern over the escalating cases of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) as the country is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. And the council has called for the immediate arrest of a health practitioner who raped a SGBV survivor at a named facility in Lusaka. In...