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19 Apr 2019 | Diggers Correspondent

Lungu must fire Katambo for misleading him on maize export – Musanje

A Mansa based Tax Expert Emmanuel Musanje has called on President Edgar Lungu to fire Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo for misleading him into reversing the mealie meal export ban. Musanje said Katambo had not been […]

19 Apr 2019 | Zindikilani Banda in Sinda

Minute Social Cash Transfer payment to disabled people in Sinda saddens Minister

Minister of Community Development and Social Welfare Olipa Phiri says disabled beneficiaries should receive K360 per month instead of K180 which other vulnerable groups get. Speaking to beneficiaries in Sinda’s Kapungwe area, Wednesday, Phiri said […]

19 Apr 2019 | Stuart Lisulo in Lumwana

Lumwana ramps up production, targets 107,000 tonnes of copper

Lumwana Mining Company Limited (LMC) is targeting to hit at least 107,000 metric tonnes of copper this year following its record-breaking output achieved in the first quarter of 2019. Speaking during the mining company’s maiden […]

19 Apr 2019 | Osward Sichone in Kafue

PF suspends Kafue youth chairman for stealing 35kgs of campaign beef

The ruling Patriotic Front in Kafue has suspended its district youth chairman Wellington Mwansa for allegedly squandering 35kg of beef which he was asked to deliver to the command centre in Chiawa during campaigns for […]

18 Apr 2019 | Stuart Lisulo in Lumwana

2019 mining tax regime will push us out of business – Lumwana

The 2019 mining fiscal regime remains a matter of life and death for us, says Lumwana Mining Company Limited (LMC) country manager Nathan Chishimba. And Chishimba says the mining firm is still awaiting a response […]

18 Apr 2019 | Dr Munyonzwe Hamalengwa

Criminal defamation is a relic of colonial totalitarianism, has no place in modern democracy

INTRODUCTION Criminal defamation has continued to be a thorny issue in most countries around the globe. This is despite the fact that Freedom of expression is an indispensable avenue which empowers members of particular societies […]

15 Apr 2019 | Daniel Chansa

Ex-commando gets 3yrs for calling Lungu a dog

The Ndola magistrate Court has sentenced a retired army officer commando to three years imprisonment, for calling President Edgar Lungu and an idiot and a dog’. This is in a matter where Steven Mwepu, 56 […]

14 Apr 2019 | Chisoni Mumba, PhD

Increasing Electricity Tariffs Will Have Disastrous Effects on the Livestock Sector in Zambia

On 28th March, News Diggers published my article titled, “Foot and Mouth Disease, drought and a harsh economy: a triple tragedy for the livestock markets and trade in Zambia”. In this article, I elucidated how […]

12 Apr 2019 | Daniel Chansa in Luanshya and Thomas Mulenga in Lusaka

Violence dents Roan polls

Violence characterised voting in the Roan Parliamentary by elections yesterday. The fracas began around 02:00 hours when some NDC officials, who were reportedly in transit to deliver food for their poll agents, met some PF […]

11 Apr 2019 | Martin Musunka

Mopani resumes operations after underground safety audit

Mopani Copper Mines Plc has with immediate effect resumed operations at its Nkana and Mufulira mine sites following an intensive safety audit of underground operations. Mopani Copper Mines Plc public relations manager Nebert Mulenga confirmed […]