Archive: 20 July 2021

20 Jul 2021 | Diggers Editor

When you fall into a ditch, digging is not the wise way to get out

If you have fallen into a deep ditch and you are trying to get out, digging is not a very wise solution to the problem. Someone needs to tell our friends in the PF that […]

20 Jul 2021 | Diggers Editor

There can be no democracy without change

Listening to Professor Nkandu Luo campaigning in Mpulungu was quite difficult to stomach. According to her, the people of Mpulungu should not change government because change is dangerous. She says President Edgar Lungu loves the […]

20 Jul 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Explain debt swap so that people don’t cry later, ZUFIAW tells govt

THE Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) has called on government to explain the debt swap in detail so that civil servants have an understanding of the initiative to avoid “cries” afterward.... […]

20 Jul 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

Change is dangerous, Luo tells Mpulungu headmen

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu’s running mate Professor Nkandu Luo says there is nothing broken in the country that Hakainde Hichilema needs to come and fix because PF has done all the work. And Prof Luo says... […]

20 Jul 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

BOZ purchases 478.76 Kgs of gold

THE Bank of Zambia has purchased 478.76 Kgs of gold at a cost of K604.3 million since December 2020. In a brief statement issued yesterday, the Bank of Zambia Communications Division stated that 391.92 Kgs... […]

20 Jul 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

Electricity Cost of Service Study will be complete by December – ERB

Energy Regulation Board (ERB) Chairperson Jane Kabwela says the Electricity Cost of Service Study would only be completed by the end of 2021. And Kabwela says the Board suspended the issuance of construction licenses for... […]

20 Jul 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Calls to arrest corruption falling on deaf ears, laments Musa

FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye says it is sad that political leaders have continued to abet corruption and looting in the country. Commenting on the Financial Intelligence Centre Report which had revealed that corruption transactions... […]

20 Jul 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

ECZ should remove ban, allow campaigns – Sacika

FORMER Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Sketchley Sacika has called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to withdraw the restrictions imposed on political gatherings so that all political actors can campaign freely. In an... […]

20 Jul 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Zambia paying civil servants better than other countries in the region – Chimbwali

PUBLIC Service Management Division (PSMD) Permanent Secretary Boniface Chimbwali says the country is doing better than most countries in the sub-region in terms of civil servants’ salaries. In an interview, Thursday, Chimbwali said government was... […]

20 Jul 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

NGOCC calls for constitutional reforms on filing of fresh nominations during elections

THE Non-Governmental Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says there is need for constitutional reforms with regards to the electoral process surrounding fresh nominations after the demise or withdrawal of any validly nominated candidate. In a statement,... […]