• 3 Dec 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

Accountability cannot take a back seat during this COVID-19 crisis - IMF boss

INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva says corruption hurts the most vulnerable in society, therefore, accountability cannot take a back seat even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Georgieva was speaking during the opening plenary of the virtual 19th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) which was hosted by Transparency International (TI) in South Korea and moderated...

• 3 Dec 2020
• Abraham Kalito

It’s up to all of us to guarantee fair elections, Kabwita tells citizens

NDC NATIONAL youth chairperson Charles Kabwita says Zambias should take it upon themselves to ensure that the 2021 general election is free and fair because the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has demonstrated it will not do what is in the best interest of the country. In an interview, Kabwita said it was evident from...

• 3 Dec 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

Govt suspends VAT on hotels for 2 years

TOURISM and Arts Minister Ronald Chitotela says government has agreed to suspend Value Addition Tax (VAT) for hotels for a period of at least two years in a bid to revive growth and boost the industry. Speaking in Parliament during a debate on the 2021 budget, Chitotela said it was evident that the tourism sector...

• 3 Dec 2020
• Julia Malunga

We’ve come to offer a breath of fresh air - Kateka

NEW Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka says she has come to offer a breath of fresh air and an alternative to a nation whose political landscape has become stagnant and ineffective. And Kateka says only those supporting or sympathizing with the ruling party are enjoying the fruits and labor of the founding fathers. Speaking during...

• 3 Dec 2020
• Abraham Kalito

8% salary increment a mockery - ZCTU

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has described the eight percent salary increment for civil servants as a mockery. In an interview, ZCTU deputy secretary general Elaston Njobvu said government was teasing civil servants. “It’s good that government was willing to give that salary increment to the civil servants. But government could have done...

• 3 Dec 2020
• Abraham Kalito

Debt default will hinder 2021 budget implementation - CTPD

THE Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTDP) says it will be extremely challenging to implement Zambia’s 2021 national budget as the country will find it almost impossible to borrow funds to finance 43 per cent of the budget following the debt default. In an interview, CTPD researcher Wakumelo Mataa observed that government’s debt default...

• 3 Dec 2020
• Julia Malunga

Dishing out money in church immoral, ZCCB tells politicians

ZAMBIA Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) secretary general Father Cleophas Lungu says politicians must desist from abusing the Church by offering gifts of cash donations ahead of next year’s general election because it is immoral. In an interview, Fr Lungu said donating cash to entice members of the Church to vote for an individual politician...

• 3 Dec 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Cyber crimes officer testifies against Chellah

A DEPUTY police officer in charge of cyber crimes has testified that from his analysis, Cornelius Mulenga Tukuta is the user of a Facebook page in the names of "Chella Tukuta Photography". Prince Kalala told the court that his findings were that the said Facebook page was being operated by an MTN mobile number which...

• 3 Dec 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

UPND parading children with voters' cards to discredit electoral process - Govt

The Electoral Commission of Zambia says it is investigating images of a young boy who allegedly managed to obtain a National Registration Card and a voters card. And Ministry of Home Affairs public relations officer Nephas Chifuta has charged that the UPND and some media houses are trying to discredit the electoral process by making...

• 3 Dec 2020
• Diggers Editor

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