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Power is like buttocks, when you go up, prepare to go down
By Diggers Editor on September 19, 2019
Those who speak in defence of the government and the ruling party have continued to spread the narrative that talking about corruption is bad for....
Sit down Mr Findlay
By Diggers Editor on September 18, 2019
We are happy to see Mr Valden Findlay come out to defend himself over the drug trafficking allegations made. Those who are accused of wrongdoing....
Siame’s dismissal a small victory for voices of reason
By Diggers Editor on September 17, 2019
In a dramatic turn of events, President Edgar Lungu has fired his Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) Board chairperson Mr George Siame, barely 24 hours after....
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We warned Lungu over his friendship with Valden Findlay
By Diggers Editor on September 16, 2019
News has broken out that a renowned African “drug lord” of Indian origin, Vijaygiri Vicky Goswami, whom the American government extradited from Kenya and turned....
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How will judges rule on Bill 10 after submitting to Parley?
By Diggers Editor on September 15, 2019
The Judiciary says it is expected to appear before the Parliamentary Select Committee on September 25, this year, regarding the Constitution Amendment Bill number 10....
Don’t reward incompetence, reject new electricity tariff hikes
By Diggers Editor on September 9, 2019
The Zambia Association of Manufactures is encouraging Zesco to consider increasing electricity tariffs “temporarily”, for the purpose of enabling the utility to import emergency power.....
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Lungu’s silence is deafening
By Diggers Editor on September 7, 2019
The essence of leadership is communication. It is the responsibility of a leader to cast a vision on the people he leads; to inspire them....
South Africans are now pushing their luck too far
By Diggers Editor on September 5, 2019
We the people of Zambia have been saddened by the continued attacks on our fellow citizens by you, South Africans. This week, one Zambian narrowly....
Farewell, Ambassador Fergus, Zambia will surely miss your voice
By Diggers Editor on September 4, 2019
On August 27, 2019 British High Commissioner, His Excellency Mr Fergus Cochrane-Dyet held his last press conference and bid his Zambian friends farewell , as....
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The State’s failure to win corruption cases is by design
By Diggers Editor on September 3, 2019
“As government, we get very frustrated when we start a case and then somebody is found not guilty. Why do we get frustrated? Because we....
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We miss Lungu, when is he next visiting Zambia?
By Diggers Editor on August 31, 2019
Last week, during the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) press briefing to announce the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), we asked Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya to explain....
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Zambians tolerated Kaunda until he touched mealie meal
By Diggers Editor on August 29, 2019
Yesterday, we showed how government was playing double standards by blaming private millers and retailers for the escalating mealie meal prices when in fact, government....
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Govt owns Superior Milling, why is their mealie meal K135?
By Diggers Editor on August 28, 2019
The Vice-President, the Minister of Agriculture, the Chief Government spokesperson and the Minister of Home Affairs have all ganged up against milling companies and retailers,....
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The economy is doing well? Dora, oh Dora!
By Diggers Editor on August 27, 2019
Honourable Dora Siliya’s job must be very difficult, especially with the prevailing situation in Zambia where those who are elected to solve people’s problems have....
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Don’t worry Musa, Saasa; the corrupt defend each other
By Diggers Editor on August 25, 2019
Throughout the public discussion forum last Friday, State Counsel Musa Mwenye and his learned colleague Professor Oliver Saasa never mentioned the Patriotic Front as they....
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Indeed, the Speaker is being mischievous on Amendment Bill 10
By Diggers Editor on August 24, 2019
Of late, civil rights activist Brebner Changala has been spending more time talking and criticizing the government on various governance issues, even more than he....
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Forget the Damn headline, did you get the message?
By Diggers Editor on August 22, 2019
On Monday, social media went awash with a controversial Zambia Daily Mail headline which, to some readers, especially non-journalists, suggested that the editor was high....
Why should we cry to get development?
By Diggers Editor on August 21, 2019
His Excellency, the humble President of Zambia Dr Edgar Lungu, says development will be delivered to those who cry for it the most, adding that....
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We’re a hungry nation because we insist that maize is our staple food
By Diggers Editor on August 20, 2019
Whether or not the President decides to declare hunger a national disaster, the fact remains that there is acute hunger in this country and government....
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Lungu is in gear 5 of 2021 campaigns
By Diggers Editor on August 18, 2019
President Edgar Lungu has vowed that he will not stop inspecting development projects around the country because civil servants work harder when they see him.....
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Where is Local Govt, LCC, while PF opens night street vending?
By Diggers Editor on August 16, 2019
Lusaka Province Patriotic Front chairman Paul Moonga says the party provincial executive has agreed to open a night vendor’s market along Lumumba Road, which will....
The awakening of Mwitwa’s LAZ
By Diggers Editor on August 15, 2019
When LAZ president Eddie Mwitwa was elected to his current position, the Law Association of Zambia went dead silent on critical issues of national governance.....
How is ACC investigating the closed 48 houses case?
By Diggers Editor on August 14, 2019
When President Edgar Lungu gave instructions to the rest of the law enforcement wings to join in the investigations of the 48 houses until the....

Intellectuals should emulate Prof Ndulo, John Sangwa’s bravery

By Diggers Editor on 13 Aug 2019

Even in the rubbish bin, when you look properly, you can still find something useful, but it doesn’t change the fact that it belongs in....

Foreigners have taken our copper, give gold licences to Zambians!

By Diggers Editor on 12 Aug 2019

Gold! It is the world’s most well-known precious metal and also one of the most expensive in the world. To extract gold, one has to....

Put simply, IMF is saying Zambia is flirting with a crisis

By Diggers Editor on 11 Aug 2019

Today, we would like to talk about the 2019 Article IV report that was recently released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Firstly, we must....

Police can’t protect journalists since they have worse problems

By Diggers Editor on 10 Aug 2019

Vice-President Inonge Wina is calling on the Zambia Police Service to put up security mechanisms specifically aimed at protecting journalists especially during elections. The Vice-President....

PF is using the law  to destroy a nation  for selfish benefits

By Diggers Editor on 7 Aug 2019

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association, the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the International Commission of Jurists, the Judges for....

ACC, DEC must step aside, let FIC tell us who owns the 48 flats

By Diggers Editor on 3 Aug 2019

President Edgar Lungu has instructed Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo to ensure that investigative wings reopen the case involving 48 houses that were seized by....

Well done Haabazoka, but where’re the resolutions from the EAZ summit?

By Diggers Editor on 2 Aug 2019

One patriotic economist called our newsroom on Tuesday, giving us a lecture about the need for media houses to support Zambian initiatives such as the....

ACC is lying; they know the owner of the 48 houses

By Diggers Editor on 1 Aug 2019

When ZNBC’s Sunday Interview programme host Grevazio Zulu asked Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) acting Director General Rosemary Nkonde Khuzwayo to give an update on the 48....

PF is doing to Vedanta what it did to The Post

By Diggers Editor on 31 Jul 2019

The real battle between Vedanta Resources Limited and the government of the Republic of Zambia is now in full swing. At some point, those who....

Lungu must emulate his drinking mate Kenyatta

By Diggers Editor on 30 Jul 2019

An Italian construction company CMC di Ravenna has gotten itself in trouble in Kenya after it emerged that it won a government tender for the....

Kudos to our MPs for fixing Internet data theft while ZICTA is snoring

By Diggers Editor on 28 Jul 2019

About 17 years ago, in the early days of the Cellular phone business in Zambia, network service providers dictated how long your airtime would be....

Kamanga must focus on qualifying Zambia not fixing his critics

By Diggers Editor on 26 Jul 2019

FAZ president Andrew Kamanga has lost his bid for election as Executive Committee member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). In reaction to this....

On Mwale, Mushimba, Chalikosa appointments, the President nailed it

By Diggers Editor on 24 Jul 2019

The moment you are appointed or elected as a leader, you must immediately get ready to start solving problems. This is the one reason why....

Lungu’s heart willing to fight corruption, but his body is failing

By Diggers Editor on 23 Jul 2019

When you critically look at the Cabinet Reshuffle that President Edgar Lungu made last week, you can tell that this a troubled man doing his....

You won’t wait for court to sell KCM?

By Diggers Editor on 21 Jul 2019

On Monday this week, a World Bank tribunal awarded almost US$6 billion as compensation to Barrick Gold and its copper mining partner, Antofagasta, after it....

Senegal, Algeria made it with local coaches, why can’t Zambia do it?

By Diggers Editor on 20 Jul 2019

In our editorial opinion yesterday, we raised questions to the Football Association of Zambia and the Zambian government over the decision to engage a new....

The nonsense of paying $25, 000 to foreign coach, and masese to local trainer

By Diggers Editor on 19 Jul 2019

This week we would like to weigh in on the debate around the biggest sports discipline in the country and how our government together with....

Wynter is right, FIC not the problem, sticky fingers are

By Diggers Editor on 16 Jul 2019

Former justice minister Wynter Kabimba is reminding government officials the real reason why the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) was created. He says unlike other intelligence....

If opposition Alliance fails, PF will only need to show up on election day

By Diggers Editor on 14 Jul 2019

When the Opposition Alliance was formed earlier this year, many Zambians applauded the decision of our politicians to unite for a greater cause, which is,....