Archive: 8 December 2022

8 Dec 2022 | Diggers Editor

Risky barbershop

8 Dec 2022 | Prince Likonge Lusaka

Mob justice and our security (letter to the President)

This is my formal writing and the special opening of my every letter. (I do not write for beauty, but for memories). Mr. President Sir, needless to say however I take sole responsibility to state

8 Dec 2022 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

Half-naked woman chained herself at Freedom Statue – Police

POLICE have charged the 28-year-old Lusaka woman who was found half-naked, chained to the bars of the Freedom Statue fence, with the Idle and Disorderly offence. Police have revealed that after watching CCTV footage, they...

8 Dec 2022 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Police charge minister’s driver with careless driving

POLICE in Chisamba recorded a road traffic accident yesterday involving some cabinet ministers and PF MPs as they traveled back to Lusaka after attending Tutwa Ngulube’s burial ceremony. According to Police, the accident occurred when...

8 Dec 2022 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

FIC raises concern about absence of compliance officers in capital markets

THE Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has stressed the need for Zambia to manage its risks in countering terrorism financing as a means of ensuring integrity in the country’s financial system. Officiating a meeting for capital...

8 Dec 2022 | Angela Muchinshi

Tutwa put to rest

LOCAL Government Minister Gary Nkombo says the death of Lusaka lawyer Tutwa Ngulube has left more questions than answers. Speaking during the funeral service held in Kabwe, Wednesday, Nkombo who represented President Hakainde Hichilema, described...

8 Dec 2022 | Angela Muchinshi

Nkandu guides how ‘over age’ youths can access empowerment

YOUTH, Sports and Arts Minister Elvis Nkandu has launched youth projects for persons aged between 18 and 35 years, arguing that those above that age shouldn’t complain because “every game has rules”. Speaking during the...

8 Dec 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Muyangwa clarifies assented National Pension Scheme Bill

NAPSA Director General Muyangwa Muyangwa has clarified that the National Pension Scheme Bill which the President assented to revises the minimum age limit for one-off early access to Zambia National Provident Fund (ZNPF) benefits, from...

8 Dec 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Suggestions that HH is using public funds to maintain Community House demeaning – Gary

ACTING Infrastructure, Housing, and Urban Development Minister Gary Nkombo has described suggestions that the President is using public funds to maintain Community House as demeaning and incorrect. Nkombo says President Hakainde Hichilema was self-sustaining at...

8 Dec 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

We are not sitting idle, we’re trying to mitigate load-shedding – Kapala

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says government is not just sitting idle but is working on other measures aimed at addressing the impending load-shedding. Kapala announced in Parliament recently that ZESCO would implement a load management...