Archive: 12 April 2021

12 Apr 2021 | Natasha Sakala

Sesheke MP handed 2 year suspended sentence

SESHEKE UPND member of parliament Romeo Kang’ombe has been handed a two-year suspended sentence and a K10,000 fine by the Chinsali Magistrates’ Court after being found guilty of assault. Last week, Chinsali Resident Magistrate Julius... […]

12 Apr 2021 | Dr. Simon Manda

Agriculture is still a neglected sector in Zambia: Can Wheat be the wonder crop?

In this feature, I use the wheat sub-sector in Zambia to show that despite all the rhetoric about sector diversification, agriculture as a whole is still a neglected sector. Previous Governments, including the current Patriotic […]

12 Apr 2021 | Diggers Editor

Kalyalya’s World Bank appointment has shamed his haters

THE appointment of Dr. Denny Kalyalya to the World Bank as Independent Co-Chair of the International Development Association’s twentieth replenishment is not just a great achievement for the recently dismissed Central Bank Governor. It’s a... […]

12 Apr 2021 | Abraham Kalito

PF resorts to denting KBF with criminal allegations

PF lawyer and Kabwe Central Member of Parliament Tutwa Ngulube says Kelvin Bwalya Fube (KBF) still has some criminal connotation which have not yet been cleared, and as such, the ruling party could not allow... […]

12 Apr 2021 | Natasha Sakala

Unions seek Lungu’s intervention in Indeni reopening

THE Power Generation and Allied Workers Union (POGAWUZ) and National Union of Transport and Allied Workers (NUTAW) are seeking President Lungu’s intervention over the opening of Indeni Refinery alleging that the Ministers of Energy and... […]

12 Apr 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Church Empowerment Fund has no voting conditions, it’s not corruption – Sikwela

MINISTRY of National Guidance and Religious Affairs permanent secretary Rev Howard Sikwela says the Church Empowerment Fund is not a form of corruption because no one will monitor who the beneficiaries will vote for in... […]

12 Apr 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Nawakwi wonders what campaign message opposition will use after Lungu fixed load-shedding

I THOUGHT the PF would would lose the August elections because of power cuts, but now I wonder what campaign themes the opposition will use after President Edgar Lungu has resolved the problem, says FDD... […]

12 Apr 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Politics are nomadic, says Lungu as he welcomes Wynter, Nawakwi, Kambwili at PF convention

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says politics in Zambia are nomadic in nature and politicians are expected to move from one party to another whenever they feel that they are going through a tough time. And President... […]

12 Apr 2021 | Abraham Kalito

PF has taken a huge risk picking Lungu as candidate – Changala

Governance activist Brebner Changala believes it is an awful risk and a huge mistake for the PF to pick on Edgar Lungu as party candidate for the August 2021 elections. In an interview, Changala said... […]

12 Apr 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Honeybee ask court to grant injunction against ZAMRA

HONEYBEE Pharmacy Limited has insisted that the Lusaka High Court should grant it an injunction restraining the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) from revoking its Pharmaceutical License or publishing any information calculated at injuring its... […]