• 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 filling stations in Lusaka for the next six months to decongest the area. Meanwhile, Kabwela has described the recent strike...

• 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 had increased from K332 million in 2019 to K2.2 billion in 2020, Mwenye said in an interview that it was...

• 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 interview, Sacika said ECZ was abrogating its constitutional powers by not fairly applying imposed restrictions on all political actors. “It...

• 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 happy with the success it had recorded in the civil service and that the introduction of the debt swap would...

• 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, Monday, NGOCC executive director Engwase Mwale who is part of the team monitoring the printing of ballot papers in Dubai,...

• 20 Jul 2021
• Natasha Sakala

ACC, Kapoko’s baby mama seek out of court settlement in case involving seized assets

THE Anti-Corruption Commission says it is working on an out-of-court settlement in a matter where incarcerated Henry Kapoko's former lover petitioned the Constitutional Court to order the commission to release various items that were seized from her in 2009. When the matter came up for a status conference in chambers on Wednesday before Judge Mwila...

• 20 Jul 2021
• Natasha Sakala

Lsk lawyer seeks declaration that ECZ cannot cancel, postpone general elections

LUSAKA lawyer Michael Mutwena has sued the state, seeking a declaration that the Electoral Commission of Zambia has no powers to cancel or postpone a presidential or parliamentary election that is scheduled to be held under a general election. Mutwena has cited the Attorney General as the respondent in the matter. According to the originating...

• 20 Jul 2021
• Diggers Editor

News Diggers! ePaper Edition 995 Tuesday July 20, 2021

• 20 Jul 2021
• Mwenya Mofya

Only Lusaka has depleted its dose 1 vaccine allocation - MoH

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Malama has clarified that only Lusaka Province has depleted its AstraZeneca dose one allocation. And Dr Malama says 29 new COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours, one of the lowest recorded during the third wave. Meanwhile, Dr Malama has expressed concern...