Archive: 4 February 2021

4 Feb 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

MoH will ensure transparency in all its dealings, promises Chanda

HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda says the Ministry of Health will restore confidence in all stakeholders by ensuring transparency in all its activities. And Dr Chanda says the Ministry of Health will soon engage the... […]

4 Feb 2021 | Abraham Kalito

Zambia records 1,514 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths

HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda has announced that the country has recorded 1,514 new Covid-19 cases and eight deaths out of 8,598 tests conducted in the last 72 hours. In a statement, Wednesday, Dr Chanda […]

4 Feb 2021 | Diggers Editor

PF’s justification of corruption scandals is embarrassing

THE Patriotic Front says revelations from the Corruption Perception Index that corruption has worsened is an indication that the PF government has put in place mechanisms that are able to effectively detect it in the... […]

4 Feb 2021 | Julia Malunga

We’re excited recent events have hastened the process of effecting changes at Medical Stores – Board

THE Medical Stores Limited (MSL) Board says it is excited that ‘recent events’ have caused an acceleration to the rebranding process at the institution. And the board has refused to disclose the quantities of defective... […]

4 Feb 2021 | Natasha Sakala

ZCCM-IH ownership of Mopani will help cushion kwacha fall – Ng’andu

FINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu says ZCCM-IH’s acquisition of Mopani Copper Mines will help cushion the kwacha’s depreciation because the inflow of foreign exchange into Zambia is expected to improve. The Minister was speaking in... […]

4 Feb 2021 | Abraham Kalito

The fact that we’re discussing corruption scandals shows govt is working – Dora

Chief government spokesperson Dora Siliya says the fact that Zambians can sit and discuss various corruption scandals is an indication that government is working. And Siliya says debt default does not necessarily mean that government... […]

4 Feb 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Kwacha continues to be negatively affected by strong dollar supply – BAZ

THE banking sector has faced a massive challenge of trying to cushion the huge demand for dollars on the local financial market amid high inflation and the continued kwacha depreciation, says the Bankers’ Association of... […]

4 Feb 2021 | Julia Malunga

Mwenye condemns segregative appointments, explains his legal opinion against Lungu – Musa

FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye State Counsel says unbalanced appointments which don’t reflect a sensitivity to regional balancing are always problematic. And Mwenye says he is not bitter with President Edgar Lungu. After President Lungu... […]

4 Feb 2021 | Natasha Sakala

DMMU operated outside the law in handling COVID-19 donations – AG

AUDITOR General Dick Sichembe says the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) worked outside the law when they handled COVID-19 donations outside the framework of the National Disaster Relief Trust Fund. In the Interim Report... […]

4 Feb 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

HH’s aides still in detention

A LAWYER representing UPND president Hakainde Hichilema’s aides, Mubita Nawa and Antonio Bwalya, says police have recorded a warn and caution with four counts of forgery, theft, giving false information and altering official documents against... […]