FORMER labour minister Fackson Shamenda says the new dawn government think they know it all, "and that is very dangerous". In an interview, Shamenda said government needed to be reminded that they were just a tool used to remove the previous administration from power because people were fed up with their behaviour. "News Diggers has...

GOVERNANCE activist Brebner Changala says Zambia needs a constitution which will reduce the powers of the President, give full autonomy to the Judiciary, and guarantee independence of law enforcement agencies. In an interview, Monday, Changala urged the new dawn administration to allow the will of the people to prevail during the constitutional amendment process by...

PF lawyer Tutwa Ngulube has described the transfer of 10 magistrates out of Lusaka as an attack on the Judiciary, saying the UPND should seriously reflect on the matter as they too benefited from the institution's independence. And PF member Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba says this will erode the independence of the Judiciary as most judicial...

GOALKEEPER Mwenya Chibwe says filling legendary keeper Kennedy Mweene’s gloves at the national team is no easy task. Zambia has struggled to replace Mweene, the Africa Cup Nations winner who monopolised the first choice position in the past. Chibwe said in an interview yesterday that every keeper that is called to the national team seeks...

ANTI-Corruption Commission acting Director General Silumesi Muchula says the commission has no control over whether suspects are convicted or acquitted because that is a decision which has to be made solely by the court. In an interview, Muchula said the commission could only appeal to a higher court if the lower court's decision was not...

PF Media Director Antonio Mwanza says government should consider recalling all the old people that have been appointed like Panji Kaunda if teachers who are 45 years and above are ineligible for the 30,000 jobs. In an interview, Tuesday, Mwanza said it was hypocritical for government to fail to employ teachers who were below their...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia executive director Maurice Nyambe has urged government to implement agricultural programmes and interventions that will be devoid of corruption as a means of securing nutritional resilience and food security. In a statement, Wednesday, in commemoration of the Africa Freedom Day, Nyambe said the rot of corruption and nonchalance of governments towards their...

MINISTRY of Tourism Permanent Secretary Evans Muhanga says government-owned hotels are still substandard and cannot accommodate the Africa Union delegation set to attend the summit later this year. Zambia is scheduled to host the 4th Africa Union Mid-Year Coordinating meeting slated for July 14 to 17, 2022. In an interview, Tuesday, Muhanga said some state-owned...

KONKOLA Copper Mines provisional liquidator and acting official receiver Celine Nair has appointed Jason Kazilimani of KPMG Chartered Accountants to act as her agent at KCM. And Nair says KCM will continue to honour all contractual obligations and conduct normal business with its business partners and other stakeholders. In a statement, Wednesday, Nair said as...

CHARLY, son to Chipolopolo icon Charles Musonda has penned an emotional tribute confirming his departure from Premier League top side Chelsea after a 10-year injury-ravaged spell with the club. Born in Belgium to Zambian parents, Charly was once a hot prospect tipped for future success but his development was stalled by a cruel knee injury...