• 1 Dec 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Our members should prioritise voter registration - Mwila

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says the party is engaging the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) on the slow pace at which the voter registration process is being conducted. And Mwila says the ruling party will not adopt any civil servant who does not abide by the directive to resign before November 30, 2020 if...

• 1 Dec 2020
• Daniel Chansa

Govt seriously addressing youth unemployment - Mulenga

MINISTER of Youth and Sport Emmanuel Mulenga says government is seriously addressing the high levels of youth unemployment. Mulenga said government had so far placed about 5,000 youths on internship and apprentice programmes in public institutions and the private sector. Mulenga said he was confident that youth unemployment would be addressed. He said this when...

• 1 Dec 2020
• Julia Malunga

I sympathise with ECZ, they're trying with limited resources – Kalaba

DEMOCRATIC Party (DP) leader Harry Kalaba says he sympathizes with the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) because they are working with a leadership that does not know its priorities well. Last week, ECZ chief electoral officer Patrick Nshindano said the Commission had only been funded with K470 million against the K672 million that was budgeted...

• 1 Dec 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Human Rights Commission must be more proactive to remain relevant – Siakalima

CHIRUNDU UPND member of parliament Douglas Siakalima says the Human Rights Commission should move from just condemning human rights violations to preventive action against human rights abuses. During debate on the budget allocation to the Human Rights Commission, Siakalima wondered why the Commission was still relevant when it was doing what other civil society organisations...

• 1 Dec 2020
• Julia Malunga

There’s no basis to re-elect PF – Mbangweta

NKEYEMA UPND member of parliament Kapelwa Mbangweta says there is no basis to re-elect PF at next year’s general election because they failed to solve the country’s economic crisis. On Sunday, PF media director Sunday Chanda said the UPND and its leader Hakainde Hichilema would fall harder next year following the general election because they...

• 1 Dec 2020
• Abraham Kalito

Working for Lungu could have dented my reputation - Sichinga

FORMER Commerce Minister Bob Sichinga says the Electoral Commission of Zambia's (ECZ) inadequacies in running the voter registration exercise are testament of a lack coordination between the commission and government. And Sichinga says he is delighted that he is not part of President Edgar Lungu's government because working for him would have dented his reputation....

• 1 Dec 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

WARMA counsel is conflicted in water permits case, Luapula Hydro tells court

LUAPULA Hydropower Corporation Limited has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that the water permits, which are a subject before court, were signed by WARMA in-house lawyer Chapatama Ngaba. It adds that Ngaba can, therefore, not prosecute the matter as there is a conflict of interest. This is a matter in which Luapula Hydropower Corporation Limited...

• 1 Dec 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Sympathisers shield man who assaulted priest from cameras

Some sympathisers yesterday shielded the 62-year-old man of Kalingalinga Township who allegedly assaulted an Anglican Priest whilst he was preaching at the pulpit from cameras. In order to prevent reporters from filming or photographing him, the said supporters covered the accused person, Renard Mwale, in jerseys and wrappers while leading him away from the court...

• 1 Dec 2020
• Julia Malunga

NAPSA goes ahead to buy Chrismar, says it's interested in the plot and building

THE National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) is winding up a purchase transaction of Chrismar Hotel, a Lusaka based business that is owned by President Edgar Lungu's close friend Valden Findlay. In August this year, News Diggers published a story revealing that NAPSA was facing political pressure to buy the Hotel, but the Pension Authority vehemently...

• 1 Dec 2020
• Diggers Editor

News Diggers! ePaper Edition 830 Tuesday December 1, 2020