Archive: 28 April 2022

28 Apr 2022 | Zondiwe Mbewe

ACC nabs former higher education PS for corruption involving over $33m

THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested former Ministry of Higher Education Permanent Secretary Owen Mugemenzulu for corrupt practices involving over $33 million. The commission says the arrest is in connection with a contract he is alleged […]

28 Apr 2022 | Diggers Editor

Maybe someone should force Honourable Nkombo’s children to sample one of his vices?

HONOURABLE Gary Nkombo! Where do we even begin? We get that over the years, you have earned yourself a reputation as a no nonsense, action oriented man. But your recent actions? Forcing a poor helpless... […]

28 Apr 2022 | Azele Banda

ISSUES: Where do Callboys and Party Cadres Go, Once Removed from their Livelihoods?

A good young friend of mine, a UNZA and Oxford University graduate, who is very conscious of the perilous path Zambia has taken by ignoring, among other morbid things, the miserable plight of callboys and […]

28 Apr 2022 | Chamuka Shalubala

PF had halted gassing investigations – Mwiimbu

MINISTER of Home Affairs and Internal Security Jack Mwiimbu says two mobile dual sim phones belonging to Pamela Chisumpa, a 22-year-old mobile booth attendant who was allegedly abducted two weeks ago, have been recovered. And […]

28 Apr 2022 | Chamuka Shalubala

HH defending his Ministers the way we witnessed under PF – Kalaba

DEMOCRATIC Party president Harry Kalaba says the way President Hakainde Hichilema defended his Ministers and other appointees involved in scandals is exactly what used to happen under PF. And Kalaba says he believes Milingo Lungu’s […]

28 Apr 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Zesco receives $2m dividend from EL Sewedy Electric

EL Sewedy Electric Zambia Limited has presented a dividend cheque of $2 million to ZESCO Limited and $3 million to its parent company El Sewedy Electric. El Sewedy Electric Zambia Limited is a subsidiary of […]

28 Apr 2022 | Julia Malunga

Some private sector players colluded with govt to damage economy in last 10 years – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says a small number in the private sector worked in collusion with government in the last 10 years to damage the country’s economy. And President Hichilema says he is sick and tired […]

28 Apr 2022 | Chamuka Shalubala

Kabuswe says govt had to clear out Milingo to unlock KCM

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says government had to clear out former KCM provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu in order to begin unlocking the mine. And Kabuswe says government is not full of rhetoric, […]

28 Apr 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Fuel will shoot to K30 this month, predicts OMCAZ

OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga says his association anticipates that the fuel pump price will be increased to K30 during this month’s price review. Meanwhile, Bus and Taxi Owners […]

28 Apr 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Let gold be traded through local commercial banks – Nkoma

DEVELOPMENT Bank of Zambia (DBZ) board chairman Noel Nkoma has welcomed plans to reopen the Kasenseli gold mine and has proposed that the commodity be traded using local commercial banks. Mines and Minerals Development Minister […]