Archive: 6 May 2021

6 May 2021 | Diggers Editor

When journalists discuss their plight, President Lungu should just shut up

IF there is a President who must keep quiet when journalists are talking about their plight, it is Mr Edgar Lungu. We feel it is a mockery for President Lungu to join journalists in ‘celebrating’... […]

6 May 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

PF demands to know which lenders have offered HH 20% debt cancellation if UPND wins

TRANSPORT and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya has challenged UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to tell the nation the conditions which will be attached to his claims that creditors have promised to reduce 20 percent of the... […]

6 May 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

It’s not for the court to decide who should rule Zambia – Chama

PATRIOTIC Front deputy national chairman Davies Chama says Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa’s petition against the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to amend the nomination declaration is an academic exercise in futility, as nothing will stop... […]

6 May 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

All political parties are culprits of violence – Katongo

POLICE spokesperson Esther Katongo says political violence should be looked at from a broader perspective, adding that the reason why people think that violence is only being portrayed by the ruling party is because the... […]

6 May 2021 | Abraham Kalito

Some lenders have promised to cut debt by 20% if UPND wins – HH

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says his party is so geared to tackle Zambia’s debt that it has already commenced negotiations with some lenders who have agreed to reduce the country’s debt up to 20 percent.... […]

6 May 2021 | Natasha Sakala

Attorney General applies to join Sangwa’s ECZ petition as second respondent

THE Attorney General has applied to join the matter in which Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa has petitioned the Constitutional Court to order the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to amend the affidavit for presidential candidates... […]

6 May 2021 | Julia Malunga

Minister cries foul: I am disappointed, but the party has decided that I’m not popular – Chalikosa

WORKS and Supply Minister Sylvia Chalikosa says she was disappointed when she leanrnt that she was not among PF MPs adopted to recontest their seats. Reacting to the Central Committee’s decision to drop her, Chalikosa... […]

6 May 2021 | Julia Malunga

I have never seen so many Zambians begging, people are suffering – Telesphore

ARCHBISHOP Telesphore Mpundu says the lining up of residents for food is a writing on the wall that government has failed to lead the people. On Tuesday, hundreds of citizens lined up for mealie meal... […]

6 May 2021 | Julia Malunga

It’s a lie laced with ignorance to suggest that donors will withdraw aid if PF loses – Imenda

UPND secretary general Batuke Imenda says it is misleading for Kabwe Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube to claim that donors will withdraw their aid if the ruling party is voted out of power.... […]

6 May 2021 | Diggers Correspondent

This year’s maize harvest will be the highest in history, predicts Katambo

AGRICULTURE Minister Micheal Katambo says the country has recorded the highest ever maize production during the 2020-2021 agricultural season. Speaking when announcing the crop focus results, Wednesday, Katambo said the maize production for this agricultural... […]