Archive: January 2021

11 Jan 2021 | Natasha Sakala

Lawyers plan to sue Honeybee scam masterminds

LUSAKA lawyer Joseph Chirwa has called for the immediate firing of Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya, his permanent secretaries and directors of government institutions involved in the Honeybee transaction. And Chirwa says a group of... […]

11 Jan 2021 | Julia Malunga

PF thinks Zambians are idiots who can’t see their organised stupidity – Changala

GOVERNANCE Activist Brebner Changala says the ruling Patriotic Front thinks Zambians are idiots who can be fooled by money laundering tricks like the one in which the party claims a named company has paid back... […]

11 Jan 2021 | Julia Malunga

Kang’ombe’s campaigns in Kamfinsa don’t worry me – Musonda

KAMFINSA PF member of parliament Elario Musonda says it doesn’t worry him that people like Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe are campaigning in his constituency because it is his democratic right to aspire for public office.... […]

11 Jan 2021 | Julia Malunga

Munir has a mental disability – Lubusha

EASTERN Province PF chairperson Andrew Lubusha says Lumezi constituency aspiring candidate Munir Zulu has got a mental disability. Last week, Zulu abandoned the ruling party, claiming that Lubusha had constantly been fighting him. But in... […]

11 Jan 2021 | Julia Malunga

US Envoy mourns Joseph Kaunda

THE United States Embassy interim Chargé d’Affairs David Young has written a message of condolences to UPND member Joseph Kaunda’s family, assuring them that he will continue pushing for justice. In a letter, Young stated […]

11 Jan 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

PF has destroyed economy, you can’t expect them to fix it – Kateka

HERITAGE Party president Chishala Kateka says there is no salvation for Zambia’s economy under PF. In an interview, Kateka said there was no hope that the economy would rebound in 2021. “I would like to... […]

11 Jan 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Lack of trust in govt making COVID-19 management hard – Magande

FORMER finance minister Ng’andu Magande says government has no clear plan to fight COVID-19, a situation that has made Zambians lose confidence in the country’s ability to effectively contain it. And Magande has observed that... […]

11 Jan 2021 | Julia Malunga

Mask up, people are dying like flies, Lungu tells CBU students

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has urged Copperbelt University students to mask up because people are dying like house flies that have been fumigated with an insect killer. And President Lungu says he has seen a dangerous... […]

11 Jan 2021 | Diggers Editor

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10 Jan 2021 | Julia Malunga

Lungu fires Health Minister after leaky condoms spark public anger

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has terminated health minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya‘s contract with immediate effect, replacing him with Bwana Mkubwa member of parliament Jonas Chanda. And Transparency International – Zambia says although a welcome move, firing... […]