ZIMBABWEAN public intellectual Professor Ibbo Mandaza says Zambians should look for a selfless leader whom they can elect in next year’s general election. And Prof Mandaza says president Levy Mwanawasa took up the challenge and turned around the Zambian fortunes like never before. Speaking during the virtual Levy Mwanawasa public lecture, Friday, Prof Mandaza said...

MALOLE PF member of Parliament Christopher Yaluma says he will “punch anyone” accusing him of not having taken development to his constituency, adding that those criticising him are being used by stupid people. Speaking when he featured on Kasama Radio, Sunday evening, Yaluma bragged that he had achieved and completed a number of developmental projects...

CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer John Sangwa, State Counsel, says Zambians should begin to interrogate the character of leaders ahead of next year’s general elections. And Sangwa says Zambia has not been blessed with good leaders. Meanwhile, the prominent lawyer says Zambia is a train in motion that needs to be fixed while it is moving. Speaking at...

FINANCIAL Intelligence Centre (FIC) director of compliance and prevention Diphat Tembo says despite the center facing major challenges in 2019 due to funding, the 2019 Trends Report is a quality document which has not be doctored. And Tembo says the K320 million lost to corruption, as indicated in the 2019 Trends Report, may not be...

EASTERN Province senior Education Standards Officer in charge of Natural Sciences Lawrence Nyirenda says the prolonged closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on learners as the syllabus has been abruptly cut short. Speaking during a News Diggers! sponsored COVID-19 sensitisation programme on Breeze FM, Friday, Nyirenda said the...

NATIONAL Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) executive director Aaron Chansa has called on government to consider allocating 21 percent of the 2021 budget to the education sector. In a statement, Monday, Chansa said the sector had seen a reduction of funding in the past years which had negatively affected it. "As the nation...

HUMAN Rights activist Brebner Changala says schools must re-open because any damage to the education system will destroy the country’s basic structure of fundamental development. Commenting on the impact of COVID-19 on schooling, Changala said keeping schools closed for a long time would destroy the country’s basic structure of fundamental development. “The (General Education) PS...