Archive: 26 October 2023

26 Oct 2023 | Diggers Editor

Daily Mail and the shameful dismissal of photojournalist over a news picture

THE tagline for the Zambia Daily Mail newspaper is “without fear or favour”, but that could not be further from the truth. The newspaper’s treatment of photojournalist Stafrance Zulu stands is stark contrast with its... […]

26 Oct 2023 | Mwiche Nalwimba

Bring back Chama, he has contributed a lot to PF, demands Mukanga

PF member Yamfwa Mukanga has asked the party leadership to lift Davies Chama’s suspension, arguing that this is not the time to suspend or expel people from the party. On Sunday, the Patriotic Front suspended... […]

26 Oct 2023 | Taonga Tembo

Journalist narrates how he got dismissed from Daily Mail over mealie meal photo

A FORMER Zambia Daily Mail photojournalist Stafrance Zulu has narrated how he was dismissed from Zambia Daily Mail after taking a photograph depicting Ndola residents queuing up to buy mealie meal. Zulu has further accused... […]

26 Oct 2023 | Chamuka Shalubala

ZCCM-IH hands over K436m dividend cheque to IDC

ZCCM-IH has handed over a dividend cheque of K436 million to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Speaking during the handover ceremony, Wednesday, ZCCM-IH Board Chairperson Kakenenwa Muyangwa said the declared amount comprised dividends for the... […]

26 Oct 2023 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Court jails woman who cleared ZIALE with forged law degree

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 38-year-old woman to 2 years imprisonment for forging a Zambian Open University Bachelor of Laws degree, which she used to sit the ZIALE bar examinations. Kitwe Resident Magistrate... […]

26 Oct 2023 | Philip Chisalu

We’ve so far arrested 148 officials from PF govt for corruption – ACC

THE Anti-Corruption Commission has disclosed that it has in the last two years arrested 148 officials from the former PF government for corruption. And the commission says it has concluded investigations in the matter in... […]

26 Oct 2023 | Chamuka Shalubala

FRA commences sale of soya beans

THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has announced that it has started selling the 100, 000 metric tonnes of soya beans on the Zambian Commodity Exchange (ZAMACE) platform. In May this year, the agency revealed that... […]

26 Oct 2023 | Mwenya Mofya

Miles is a sponsored stooge – Lubinda

PF vice-president Given Lubinda says the Patriotic Front regrets embracing Miles Sampa after his first suspension because he is just a sponsored stooge. And the Lusaka High Court has restrained Sampa from holding himself out... […]

26 Oct 2023 | Philip Chisalu

ACC probes Agro Fuel for corruption, as OMCs president asks HH to fire Kapala

THE Anti-Corruption Commission says it is investigating corruption allegations in the awarding of a contract to Agro Fuels for the supply of diesel and cleaning of the TAZAMA pipeline by the Ministry of Energy. And... […]

26 Oct 2023 | Angela Muchinshi

Number of Zambians facing acute food insecurities has risen to 2m – UN

UN Resident Coordinator Beatrice Muthali says the number of people facing acute food insecurities in Zambia has risen to 2 million. And Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu says there is a growing... […]