Archive: 8 February 2022

8 Feb 2022 | Agnes Musonda Munalula

When Exactly Does a Pandemic End?

The world has suffered terribly, and continues to suffer, from a historic pandemic whose effects will be felt for centuries to come. The coronavirus pandemic has happened when the world capitalist system has been going […]

8 Feb 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

We’re in a hurry to build a Judiciary which everyone can trust – CJ

CHIEF Justice Dr Mumba Malila says his office is focused on building a Judiciary which everyone can trust. And Dr Malila has announced that the Judiciary has deployed resident judges to Solwezi High Court, Mongu […]

8 Feb 2022 | Julia Malunga

UPND was envious of PF’s indiscipline – Wynter

ECONOMIC Front leader Wynter Kabimba says UPND was just envious of the indiscipline in PF, going by the behaviour of some of its party members. And Kabimba says PF’s loss of the Kabwata by-election has […]

8 Feb 2022 | Dorothy Chaponda

MET officials take fresh plea, deny corruption charges

ZAMBIA Meteorological Department acting director Joseph Kanyanga and two others have taken fresh plea, denying charges of corrupt practices and abuse of authority of office. Kanyanga, Overseas Mwangase and Mukufute Mukelebai took fresh plea after […]

8 Feb 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

We can’t afford to increase debt, govt aggressively pursuing PPPs – Milupi

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing, and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says government is aggressively pursuing public private partnerships for road infrastructure because it can’t afford to increase debt, revealing that investors are actually making unsolicited bids. And […]

8 Feb 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Constituencies must plan ahead on how to utilise CDF – Magande

FORMER finance minister N’gandu Magande says he is happy that national planning now falls under the Ministry of Finance because it will be essential in rolling out the increased CDF. In an interview, Thursday, Magande […]

8 Feb 2022 | Julia Malunga

Police charge Chikota, 23 others with criminal trespass, assault

24 UPND youths who invaded a mine in Muombe, Chembe district have been charged with criminal trespass, obstructing a road, malicious damage to property and assault. The youths, who include UPND deputy national youth chairman […]

8 Feb 2022 | Julia Malunga

Police charge Lungu’s ADC for assisting suspect

POLICE in Lusaka have formally charged and arrested their deputy commissioner and former president Edgar Lungu’s Aide De Camp, Chisanga Chanda, for allegedly assisting a wanted suspect. And Lusaka Lawyer Makebi Zulu says he has […]

8 Feb 2022 | Diggers Editor

Drug procurement under UPND: The ZAMMSA, ZPPA saga – Part 2

Continuation from yesterday’s edition… IN November 2021, government through the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) invited bids for the EMERGENCY SUPPLY of what they described as essential medicines which needed to be distributed... […]

8 Feb 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

MPs trade insults: Let’s go to Parliament where there’s immunity I squeeze your b*lls – Munir

KANTANSHI PF member of parliament Anthony Mumba has engaged in a heated altercation with Lumezi independent member of parliament Munir Zulu on WhatsApp, exchanging insults and ultimately resulting in a mixed martial arts challenge. In […]