GOVERNANCE Activist Rueben Lifuka says Zambia will soon remain nothing but a pseudo democracy, with the only permanent feature being the holding of frequent and contentious elections. And Lifuka says it is annoying to read statements of PF cadres justifying police’s continued use of live ammunition on unarmed citizens. In a statement, Lifuka lamented that...

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says it is sad that a number of privileged politicians are using their ill-gotten wealth to mock citizens by giving them cash handouts and food. And Mwaanga says people have dropped their guard against COVID-19 at a critical time when the pandemic fatigue sets in everywhere. In a statement, Sunday, Mwaanga...

FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye SC says blaming anyone other than the police, the Ministry of Home Affairs and government for the death of two citizens in a shooting last week is unhelpful. Last week, President Edgar Lungu wondered why multitudes of uninvited citizens thronged the police station when only UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema was...

WE cannot run away from the fact that these young people, regardless of whether we like it or not, are going to have sex, says Save the Children Zambia. And Save the Children says the lockdown period where schools were on recess following the Coronavirus pandemic led to a rise in the number of teenage...

FORMER health deputy minister Dr Christopher Kalila has called on leaders in various walks of life to be in the forefront of stopping the spread of the anticipated second wave of the deadly COVID-19. In an interview, Dr Kalila, who is now Lukulu East UPND member of parliament and party chairman for health, urged leaders...

LUSAKA Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says people questioning his source of his wealth should go to hell because he is not stealing from government. On Thursday, over 600 Munali constituency residents lined up at Lusambo’s house to receive a bag of mealie meal and cooking oil as Christmas gifts. On Friday, Lusambo, who is also...

MINISTRY of Health permanent secretary for Administration Kakulubelwa Mulalelo has been directed to stop conducting her duties to pave way for investigations into payments of contractors and the handling of Covid-19 donations, News Diggers has learnt. According to sources, Mulalelo's duties related to authorising payments and contractual agreements have been assigned to Permanent Secretary in...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says there is no need for an investigation in last week's shooting which resulted in the death of two citizens, demanding that Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo and Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja should be fired. Speaking during the burial of UPND member Joseph Kaunda, Sunday, Hichilema asked Zambians to...

TRANSPORT and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says political party cadres are not stakeholders in the transport sector and should therefore have no role to play in running bus stations. Recently, there have been reports of alleged PF cadres who have been harassing bus drivers by collecting 'gratuity' at various bus stops across the city. The...

UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka says it is unfortunate that PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri is justifying the killing of State prosecutor Nsama Nsama and UPND sympathizer Joseph Kaunda in last weeks’ shooting Last week, Phiri said young people should stop moving umungulu (purposelessness) of following political party leaders in the name of...