Archive: 6 December 2022

6 Dec 2022 | Diggers Editor

6 Dec 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

FQM, ZCCM-IH deal is bad, Zambians won’t benefit – PF

LEADER of the Opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile says he will be writing to the leader of government business about the deal between ZCCM-IH and FQM, describing it as a bad and illegal transaction. Chief... […]

6 Dec 2022 | Timothy Kaumba

Police nab 2 for killing Chililabombwe farmer

A 57-YEAR-OLD peasant farmer of Chililabombwe has been beaten to death by three men who accused him of stealing their charcoal. Police have arrested two of the suspects identified as Leonard Malipenga, 22, and Julius... […]

6 Dec 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

PAC asks Ministry of Agriculture to justify single sourcing of fertilizer worth $430m

MINISTRY of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Green Mbozi says it was difficult to do away with some fertiliser suppliers, adding that the two year running contracts signed in 2020 were crafted to disadvantage government. And Mbozi... […]

6 Dec 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Load shedding will badly affect our sector – Poultry Association

POULTRY Association of Zambia executive manager Dominic Chanda says the sector will be negatively affected due to the increase in fuel prices and the impending load shedding. In an interview, Chanda said there will either... […]

6 Dec 2022 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

If it has become hot, don’t jump, say the truth, Magwende challenges MoH on TFM tender

FORMER Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary in charge of administration Dr George Magwende has challenged ministry officials commenting on the cancelled TFM tender to stick to the truth instead of making false statements which could... […]

6 Dec 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

ECZ has been revamped, new appointees are well qualified -VJ

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says newly appointed ECZ Commissioner McDonald Chipenzi and Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis are qualified for the jobs, but he hopes that they will be professional in their work. In an interview, Mwaanga... […]

6 Dec 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Kaizer was hospitalised due to high BP after hearing lawyer’s death – Munir

FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu was yesterday hospitalised after he fell ill while in police custody. One of his sureties, Munir Zulu, confirmed that Kaizer was hospitalised due to high Blood Pressure... […]

6 Dec 2022 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Modernisation is not Westernisation, says Chinese embassy as it explains socialist vision

THE Chinese Embassy says China has embarked on a journey to build itself into a modern socialist country, and further aims to realise socialist modernisation by 2035. The embassy states that this path will create... […]

6 Dec 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Procurement corruption flourishes when contracts are awarded in secrecy – TIZ

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia chapter president Sampa Kalungu says corruption in public procurement flourishes where contracts are awarded in secrecy. Speaking during the closure of the Zambia Anti Corruption Conference, Kalungu said TIZ would collaborate with... […]