Archive: April 2021

9 Apr 2021 | Julia Malunga

Backlash from Church on COVID-19 worries Lungu

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has expressed concern that despite the government’s effort to help cushion the impact of COVID-19 on the church, the initiative has instead received a backlash. According to a statement issued by Special... […]

9 Apr 2021 | Abraham Kalito

Wina ducks running mate question as she applies for Central Committee position

VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says she has been motivated to apply for a position in the ruling party’s Central Committee to help the party grow with enhanced solidarity. The Vice-President, however, ducked the question on whether... […]

9 Apr 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

The law has been selective on Kang’ombe and Jay Jay, notes CCZ

COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya has expressed concern over the selective application of the law in the country. Fr Chikoya has noted that the sooner the country begins to... […]

9 Apr 2021 | Julia Malunga

Zambians know, HH will fix the economy- Syakalima

CHIRUNDU UPND member of parliament Douglas Syakalima says Zambians know that opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema is going to fix the economy. Commenting on Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo’s remarks that President Lungu had done so... […]

9 Apr 2021 | Julia Malunga

Lungu is irreplaceable – Kampyongo

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says President Edgar Lungu is an irreplaceable leader worth voting back into power. And Kampyongo says the rule of law does not look at the status of an individual who... […]

9 Apr 2021 | Abraham Kalito

Africa has swayed from its original script of Independence – VJ

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga has observed that democracy in Africa has been declining at an alarming rate because of non-commitment to mechanisms and instruments of peace. In a write up Thursday, Mwaanga noted that the... […]

9 Apr 2021 | Julia Malunga

ECZ must consider changing deadline for nomination fees – PF

PF national chairperson Samuel Mukupa says the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s decision to set May 16 as the deadline for receiving nomination fees is an inconvenience to all key players. And Mukupa says the party... […]

9 Apr 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

5 NGOs seek to halt prosecutions of Cyber Security offenders

FIVE Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have asked the Lusaka High Court to grant them a conservatory order preventing the prosecution of people under the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act pending determination of their petition. The... […]

9 Apr 2021 | Diggers Editor

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8 Apr 2021 | Julia Malunga

Mweetwa suspended from Parliament for ‘defaming’ Speaker

CHOMA Central UPND member of parliament Cornelius Mweetwa has been suspended from parliament for a period of 30 days effective today. Rendering a ruling on a point of order raised by Home Affairs Minister Stephen... […]