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24 Aug 2023 | Diggers Correspondent

HH is focused on fixing mealie meal issues, not M’membe – Kasanda

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says President Hakainde Hichilema has a lot on his plate, therefore, Socialist Party leader Dr Fred M’membe is the least of his problems. And Kasanda says President Hichilema was chosen... […]

24 Aug 2023 | Muzamba Siandizya

Let’s not bring politics into airport gold scandal – Kalaba

CITIZENS First president Harry Kalaba has urged his political opponents to depoliticise the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport gold saga and allow law enforcement agencies to do their job. Last week, the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC)... […]

23 Aug 2023 | Mwiche Nalwimba

DEC nabs 3 pharmacists for theft of govt drugs worth K897,000

THE Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested three pharmacists at the Chipata District Health Office in Eastern Province for theft of government drugs and possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime. The commission has... […]

23 Aug 2023 | Mwiche Nalwimba

Lungu ‘gate crashed’ a govt meeting, House of Chiefs must be fair – Mposha

MINISTER of Water Development and Sanitation Mike Mposha says if UPND was a violent party, former president Edgar Lungu would have been beaten over the weekend because he and his entourage were very provocative. And... […]

23 Aug 2023 | Taonga Tembo

HH wants to use police to fix me – M’membe

SOCIALIST Party leader Dr Fred M’membe has alleged that President Hakainde Hichilema wants to fix him and other political opponents using the police. Dr M’membe, who has been charged with acts intended to cause grievous... […]

23 Aug 2023 | Muzamba Siandizya

Wynter rates UPND 0/10

ECONOMIC Front leader Wynter Kabimba has ranked UPND’s performance in its two years in office, zero out of 10. In an interview, Monday, Kabimba said Zambians’ final judgment in the 2026 general elections was going... […]

22 Aug 2023 | Mwiche Nalwimba

New ZMA president vows to work with govt, stakeholders in health promotion

NEWLY elected Zambia Medical Association president Dr Kaumba Tolopu says the association will continue working with government and relevant stakeholders to ensure that the issue of human resource is addressed in the health sector. Dr... […]

22 Aug 2023 | Diggers Correspondent

Trade Unions reject calls to take NHIMA back to MoH

THE Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has rejected calls by some individuals and organisations for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIMA) to be taken back to the Ministry of Health. And Zambia Federation of... […]

22 Aug 2023 | Mwiche Nalwimba

Cost of living will begin to stabilise by 2024 – Milupi

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says the cost of living will begin to stabilise by next year. In a recent interview, Milupi said the pegging of maize at K280 per bag was... […]

22 Aug 2023 | Taonga Tembo

FRA buys 20m empty grain bags

THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) says it has purchased 20 million empty grain bags for the packaging of Grade A white maize during this year’s ongoing crop marketing season. In a statement, Monday, FRA Public... […]