Archive: 20 July 2020

20 Jul 2020 | Abraham Kalito

Mamfunda urges FAZ to quit league

Soccer administrator Ricky Mamfunda says government in conjunction with FAZ should take a holistic approach to tackle the surge in the number of players and staff testing positive to the COVID-19. In an interview with […]

20 Jul 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

COVID-19 deaths rise to 128, as companies continue closing offices

ZAMBIA has recorded 178 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 3,326 and 128 deaths. And Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya […]

20 Jul 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

It’s Covid bond that’ll help infrastructure projects not donations, explains Mwale

HOUSING and Infrastructure Development Minister Vincent Mwale says the K8 billion Covid-19 bond is a special fund established to help stimulate the economy, including infrastructure project, and should not be understood as money raised from […]

20 Jul 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

TIZ demands transparency in usage of Covid donations

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says there is lack of information being disseminated to the public on the COVID -19 donations to enhance transparency. In an interview, TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe said information from COVID-19 […]

20 Jul 2020 | Diggers Editor

We’re on our way to becoming a failed state

THE news that a PF official mobilised cadres, armed with guns and went to attack Lusaka Central Police where they beat up officers and got away with money makes very sad reading. We have never […]

20 Jul 2020 | Mirriam Chabala

Police seek to arrest officer who resigned over political interference

MUCHINGA Province Police Division has launched a manhunt for Jeyson Chipepo, a Sergeant who they say has been absent from duty since February 2, 2020. The manhunt was launched after Chipepo published a video in […]

20 Jul 2020 | Diggers Correspondent

20 Jul 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Zambia lacks transparency in debt reporting, reveals World Bank

THE World Bank Assessment Report on Debt Transparency among International Development Associations (IDA) countries has exposed Zambia’s lack of transparency on debt reporting. The Assessment Report on the availability, completeness and timeliness of public debt […]

20 Jul 2020 | Mirriam Chabala

State-sponsored terrorism may lead to civil war, fears Imenda

ZAMBIA may end up degenerating into a civil war if government fails to stop the violence being perpetuated by its cadres, warns UPND deputy secretary general Gertrude Imenda. And Imenda has warned the Zambia National […]

20 Jul 2020 | Natasha Sakala

CSO-SUN demands nutritious packaging policy on relief food

CIVIL Society Scaling-Up Nutrition Zambia Alliance (CSO-SUN) has called for the review of the relief food distribution policy to ensure all necessary nutrition elements are included in the food packs rather than maintaining the mealie […]