We wish to categorically state the purported gazetting of the amendments to the National Assembly Bill No. 10 are illegal, contemptuous and are in breach of parliamentary procure. Fellow citizens, you may wish to note that immediately following the issuance of the Gazette Notice, the Minister of Justice held a press briefing during which he...

THE Ministry of Transport and Communications says it has invested over US $1.6 million in meteorology infrastructure with 140 more automatic weather stations still in the bidding process. And the Ministry has called for concerted efforts in the formulation of the Meteorology Bill saying its enactment will solve most of the challenges the Department is...

UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says the Patriotic Front is aiding the spread of coronavirus by holding public gatherings. Last weekend, Kabushi PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo met over 400 taxi drivers in his constituency and donated K400,000 meant for empowerment packages. But commenting on the development, Kakoma wondered why the COVID-19 regulations were relaxed...

THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has fired its transport manager Mulenga Chibalabala for failure to retrieve a Total Petroleum Limited Fuel Card (Tomcard) from its former chief executive, Zindaba Soko. Impeccable sources have told News Diggers! that Soko drew fuel amounting to K55,000 since he left the institution. Meanwhile, RTSA says Chibalabala’s dismissal...

FINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has written to the Paris Club requesting for payment suspension on Zambia’s principal and interest payments to all its official creditors from May 1 to end-December, 2020. And the World Bank says it will only extend budget support to Zambia once the country gets on a programme path with the...

NATIONAL Restoration Party (NAREP) president Steve Nyirenda says there is no integrity in government institutions because they are being dominated by cadres. Last week, PF secretary general Davies Mwila said not everyone could be a member of parliament but there were plenty of other positions which ruling party officials could be awarded with. “In PF...

NEWS Diggers says it will not apologize because it did not call anyone “Stupid” but merely quoted Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo who referred to the youths who voiced out concerns on bad governance as “stupid”, “disgruntled”, “naked” and “nonsensical”, among other strong words. And News Diggers says it is sad that Minister of Information...

POLICE In Lusaka have arrested Clifford Monde for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Barbara Sinonge, and the attempted murder of two others. In a statement, Monday, Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo said the other two other victims were the deceased's current partner, Mwiinga Kalozye, and Andrew Phiri who was trying the rescue the two. It...

THERE is currently no Wheeling Agreement between ZESCO and CEC, nor is there a valid agreement for the supply of electricity by CEC to KCM, to warrant further supply of power or use of CEC's infrastructure by ZESCO, CEC has argued. Meanwhile, Konkola Copper Mines (in Liquidation) has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that...

MINISTER of Local Government and Housing Charles Banda says President Edgar Lungu might this week reopen bars when he addresses the nation because all consultations have been completed. And Banda has described as cheap politics allegations that government has allowed the re-opening of foreign owned nightclubs and bars. Addressing journalists, Monday, Banda said the Head...