• 15 Jun 2020
• Tenson Mkhala

Don’t wait for govt to do things for you, work hard, Luo tells youths

MUNALI PF member of parliament Professor Nkandu Luo has challenged young people in the country to work hard and stop blaming government for whatever they do not have. And Prof Luo says the empowerment money she invested from 2011 when she became an area member of parliament in Munali has not born any fruit. Speaking...

• 15 Jun 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Zesco claims $200m annual loss from BSA with CEC

ZESCO Limited says it was losing over US$200 million annually to the “unfair and one-sided” nature of the Bulk Supply Agreement with Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) that expired on March 31, 2020. And Zesco says CEC is the one that rejected the bid to renew the BSA as they did not agree to pay a...

• 15 Jun 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

I wanted to hear their problems, Sampa explains meeting with Zambian artists

PF NATIONAL youth chairman Kelvin Sampa says his recent meeting with some local artists was not political, but rather aimed at discussing the challenges that most artists were facing. In an interview Sampa said under the COVID-19 pandemic, artists were facing financial difficulties as most entertainment programs were halted. "Is there anything wrong for me...

• 15 Jun 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Zambia isn't a theocracy, church can't lead constitution making process - Lubinda

JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda says the church cannot be at the helm of the constitution making process because Zambia is not a theocracy. And Lubinda says Mazabuka UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo's complaint that he is breaching parliamentary privilege by debating Bill 10 on various media platforms is flimsy. Meanwhile, Lubinda says government decided...

• 15 Jun 2020
• Julia Malunga

We’ve not donated any bicycles to Zambia Police - Japanese Embassy

THE Japanese Embassy says it has not made any bicycle donations to the Government of the Republic of Zambia or to the Zambia Police. The Embassy told News Diggers that the Ministry of Home Affairs might have made a mistake to allege that the bicycle donation came from Japan, saying "maybe it was another country"....

• 15 Jun 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Siliya demands News Diggers' apology over its editorial opinion

Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Dora Siliya says News Diggers has opened itself to attacks from youths for using the word "stupid" in its editorial opinion. And Siliya says youths have the right to dance "Dununa" whenever they want without fear of being referred to as stupid. On Friday, News Diggers! carried an editorial...

• 15 Jun 2020
• Diggers Editor

News Diggers! ePaper Edition 708 Monday June 15, 2020