Archive: 30 July 2021

30 Jul 2021 | Julia Malunga

PF and the Police are one entity – Nkombo

UPND Chairman for elections Gary Nkombo says the PF secretary general was lying when he said the police service has been infiltrated by the opposition because the PF are the ones who work with the... […]

30 Jul 2021 | Julia Malunga

Campaigns can continue during Covid, as long as people wear masks correctly – US Envoy

US Embassy in Zambia interim Chargé d’Affaires David Young says a fair election requires that all parties have the same opportunities to campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic. And Young says other countries has been able... […]

30 Jul 2021 | Daniel Chansa

9 shops gutted at Kitwe’s Chisokone market

FIRE yesterday swept through Kitwe’s Chisokone market destroying various shops and goods worth thousands of Kwacha. The fire is suspected to have been caused by an electric fault in one of the shops along the... […]

30 Jul 2021 | Chamuka Shalubala

Inflation remains at 24.6 percent for July

THE annual inflation rate for July 2021 has remained unchanged at 24.6 percent, the same as that recorded last month, the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZSA) data shows. Meanwhile, the monthly inflation rate for July 2021... […]

30 Jul 2021 | Julia Malunga

Govt confirms interception of second Zambian registered ship, denies responsibility

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a second Zambian registered vessel was intercepted in the Mediterranean sea, carrying suspected illegal arms. But the ministry has insisted that government is not involved and that... […]

30 Jul 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

It’s foolish, stupid to think that people want change – Moonga

PF member of the Central Committee Paul Moonga says it is foolish and stupid for anyone to assume that people have resolved to change the government. And Moonga says foreign election observers are not necessary... […]

30 Jul 2021 | Chamuka Shalubala

Don’t be in a hurry to certify elections, VJ advises election observers

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga has advised election observers against rushing to certify the August polls as free and fair before they put all the facts together. And Mwaanga has urged civil servants to analyse the... […]

30 Jul 2021 | Julia Malunga

PF trampling on people’s liberties – HH

UPND supporters and Hakainde Hichilema were yesterday teargassed by the police in Malambo Constituency in Eastern Province where they had gone for their ‘nationwide mask distribution programme’. Later, Hichilema flew to Chipata Airport when he... […]

30 Jul 2021 | Diggers Editor

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30 Jul 2021 | Julia Malunga

Covid figures improve as Brazil provides aid money

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kennedy Malama has noted that daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths have dropped significantly. And Dr Malama says the country has in the last 24 hours recorded 708 COVID-19... […]