Archive: 12 July 2022

12 Jul 2022 | Dorothy Chaponda

I used to spend only K600 on fuel, it’s now K2,000, laments Kateka

NEW Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka has insisted that life has become expensive, lamenting that nowadays, one can only buy a few items from K500. In an interview, Kateka said many Zambias thought that life... […]

12 Jul 2022 | Diggers Editor

Destruction of mobile money booths and UPND false promises

THE removal of mobile money trading booths from the Central Business District of Lusaka and all major roads across the city has sparked outrage. To the operators who spent around K5,000 to procure the booths,... […]

12 Jul 2022 | Diggers Editor

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12 Jul 2022 | Diggers Reporter

DEC to explain seizure of Ndambo’s donations today

DRUG Enforcement Commission Director General Mary Chirwa says she will give a comprehensive statement today on the investigations which have led to the seizing of donations by Zambian turned South African businessman James Ndambo. According... […]

12 Jul 2022 | Esther Chisola

Tasila’s husband sues ACC over restriction notice on his Kafue property

CHAWAMA PF member of parliament Tasila Lungu’s husband, Patrick Mwansa has sued the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) seeking a reversal of the restriction notice dated January 27, issued on his property in Kafue. Mwansa, a... […]

12 Jul 2022 | Dorothy Chaponda

New oral Covid pill to be administered to patients

HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has disclosed that starting next week, the ministry will be administering a new oral COVID pill called paxlovid to COVID-19 patients. And Masebo says the ministry will be conducting daily COVID-19 […]

12 Jul 2022 | Chamuka Shalubala

Salaries stagnant, that’s why people can’t feel impact of reduced inflation – Nkhoma

ECONOMIST Noel Nkhoma says the impact of reduced inflation has not been felt because people’s wages have not changed. And Nkhoma says Zambia’s reclassification to low income status by the World Bank will not affect... […]

12 Jul 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Zambia’s reclassification to low income status due to poor performance of economy under PF – govt

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says he is sure that the poor performance of the economy under the PF government led to the reclassification of Zambia to low-income status. Last week, the... […]

12 Jul 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

Mobile money booths brought congestion, we need to give a good impression to our visitors – Imenda

UPND deputy secretary general Gertrude Imenda says the ongoing mobile money booth demolition exercise is just a temporary measure, arguing that it may give a bad impression if the AU delegation finds a dirty city.... […]

12 Jul 2022 | Angela Muchinshi

UPND has tendency to shield those suspected to be corrupt – TIZ

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia chapter president Sampa Kalungu says the organisation has noticed a tendency by the UPND leadership to shield individuals whose actions are suspected to be corrupt. Speaking during the commemoration of the African... […]