Archive: 8 December 2021

8 Dec 2021 | Julia Malunga

HH dissolves IDC, FIC boards

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has dissolved the Boards of Directors for the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Financial Intelligence Center (FIC). In a statement, Wednesday, Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane said new... […]

8 Dec 2021 | Martin Mushumba

President Hichilema’s International Trips, and the Role of Diplomats

President Hakainde Hichilema just returned from his one-day state visit to Malawi. Prior to this, he had just returned from DR Congo. He had been to Botswana, South Africa, United Kingdom and earlier United States […]

8 Dec 2021 | Simon Kalolo Kabanda

SOSHOPOLITIKO QUESTIONS: Have national registration cards not been contaminated?

YES. The Zambian National Registration Cards (NRCs) have been contaminated. – By who have the NRCs been contaminated? The Zambian NRCs have been contaminated by the politicians. – For what purpose did the politicians contaminate […]

8 Dec 2021 | Diggers Editor

Brace for impact, as we land on IMF deal

MINISTER of Finance Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the youths in the country should be happy with the government’s decision to remove fuel subsidies because this will benefit them. The minister argues that the young people... […]

8 Dec 2021 | Diggers Editor

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8 Dec 2021 | Hastings Nasilele

PF failed to conclude IMF programme in 7 years, we’ve done it in 2 months – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the country was going down because the PF failed to conclude the IMF programme for seven years, which his government has done in two months. Speaking to journalists upon arrival from... […]

8 Dec 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

British envoy praises HH’s fight against corruption

BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley says President Hakainde Hichilema has in his first 100 days in office taken vital steps in the fight against corruption. Speaking at the Zambia Anti Corruption Conference Programme,... […]

8 Dec 2021 | Natasha Sakala

Prosecutor narrates how he found Nsama’s lifeless body

A STATE prosecutor has narrated to the Lusaka High Court how he found and watched over the lifeless body of slain prosecutor Nsama Chipyoka. He was testifying in a matter in which 25-year-old Constable Fanwell... […]

8 Dec 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

PAC dismisses Fisheries PS for failure to submit adequate responses

MINISTRY of Fisheries and Livestock Permanent Secretary Dr Anna Songolo and her team were yesterday sent away by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) after failing to give adequate responses to queries cited in the Auditor... […]

8 Dec 2021 | Natasha Sakala

SKF granted permission to commence proceedings against KCM

THE Lusaka High Court has granted permission to SKF Zambia to commence legal proceedings against Konkola Copper Mines, a company in liquidation. This is a matter in which SKF Zambia Limited is demanding payment of... […]