Archive: 2 December 2020

2 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

We’ve recorded 148 COVID-19 cases in schools since Sept – Malama

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kennedy Malama has announced that 148 COVID-19 cases have so far been recorded in primary and secondary schools since they re-opened in September. Speaking during the weekly COVID-19 update […]

2 Dec 2020 | Diggers Reporter

Cop turns down K10,000 bribe

POLICE in Lusaka have arrested a 49-year-old man for allegedly attempting to bribe a police officer with K10,000. In a statement, Wednesday, police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo stated that after receiving the money through a […]

2 Dec 2020 | Diggers Editor

Sikazwe is lying, PF inherited 5 loans only, worth $500 million

PRESIDENTIAL Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe says the Patriotic Front government was forced to borrow excessively because it inherited a bad economy from the MMD in terms of infrastructure. “It is true, some people are crying […]

2 Dec 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

My support for PF won’t affect empowerment programmes – Samwimbila

NATIONAL Arts Council Chairperson Patrick Samwimbila says his decision to join politics and campaign for President Edgar Lungu in the 2021 elections will not in anyway affect the selection and distribution of empowerment funds meant […]

2 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Media Network encourages people to report all forms of GBV

MEDIA Network for Child Rights and Development executive director Henry Kabwe has called for the Child Protection Unit of the Zambia Police Service to be more proactive in the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). In […]

2 Dec 2020 | Julia Malunga

ACC must prosecute more high-profile cases to restore public confidence – TIZ

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) says the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has lost the public’s confidence because of failure to prosecute high-profile cases to their logical conclusion. ACC public relations manager Timothy Moono last week admitted that […]

2 Dec 2020 | Abraham Kalito

We’ll have better calibre ministers – UPND

UPND secretary general Charles Kakoma says while the PF has failed to deal with the current economic challenges, his party can easily do so as it has individuals with a superior calibre and skillset. In […]

2 Dec 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Court acquits Kitwe DP members of unlawful assembly

THE Subordinate Court has acquitted 21 Democratic Party members who were arrested and charged for unlawful assembly on January 25. In a statement, Tuesday, DP spokesperson Judith Kabemba stated that Kitwe Magistrate Belita Nkonde acquitted […]

2 Dec 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Rising defamation of the president cases a ploy to intimidate people – Andyford

PEOPLE’s Alliance for Change president Andyford Banda says the rising number of defamation of the president cases are a ploy by government to intimidate those who speak against leaders as elections approach. On Monday, police […]

2 Dec 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Mweetwa asks court to declare Parley’s pending disciplinary action against him illegal

CHOMA Central UPND member of parliament Cornelius Mweetwa has petitioned the Lusaka High Court, seeking a declaration that the Speaker’s ruling that found him to have been out of order following a point of order […]