Joseph Mwenda – Zambia: News Diggers!

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3 Sep 2024 | Joseph Mwenda

BLOOD COPPER: Financed by the Chinese, protected by the politicians

IN the heart of Zambia’s Copperbelt, the town of Chingola is known for its rich copper deposits. But beneath its wealth lies a dark and deadly syndicate. Here, illegal artisanal mining activities, fueled by the... […]

30 Apr 2022 | Joseph Mwenda

Zambia, DR Congo sign agreements to manufacture electric batteries

ZAMBIA and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed cooperating agreements which will see the two countries venture into electric battery manufacturing. President Hakainde Hichilema has described the agreements as the right way of fighting... […]

26 Apr 2022 | Joseph Mwenda

HH defends his decision to remain IDC board chairman

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has defended his decision to remain board chairman for the Industrial Development Corporation, saying he found the law in place and he is only following it. Responding to a question from veteran... […]

18 Apr 2022 | Joseph Mwenda

Kakubo and the cement story: Public reacts after minister receives gift from Chinese

FOREIGN Affairs and International Relations Minister Stanley Kakubo was at the centre of controversy over the Easter long weekend after pictures from an unknown source went viral depicting him with a gift bag at Sinoma... […]

20 Dec 2021 | Joseph Mwenda

Govt will stop being involved in fuel procurement next year – Kapala

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says government will next year stop getting involved in the procurement of petroleum products and will simply be regulating the industry and collecting tax. Last week, the Energy Regulation Board increased... […]

14 Jun 2021 | Joseph Mwenda

It doesn’t make sense that copper prices are going up but cost of living is worsening – Dodia

ZAMBIA’s cost of living has continued to soar despite copper prices being the highest the country has ever recorded, currently at US$10,000 per metric tonne. According to the Zambia Statistics Agency monthly bulletin, the country’s... […]

31 May 2021 | Joseph Mwenda

Maybe there is a prisoner with special skills whom they want out

THE Zambia Correctional Service or the Prisons authority as it were, has gone into overdrive to try and dismiss a story suggesting that a law has been enacted that will allow inmates serving life sentences... […]

16 Apr 2021 | Joseph Mwenda

Kapalasa U-turns: It was a typo, I don’t believe Lungu qualifies to stand

KATUBA UPND member of parliament Aubrey Kapalasa says it’s not true that he is being used by PF, further stating that it was a typographical error when he argued in his court documents filed in […]

31 Aug 2020 | Joseph Mwenda

What does Madam Nawakwi stand for?

THREE years ago, on July 3, 2017, we raised questions around the absence of FDD president Edith Nawakwi from the political scene. Much of what we said in that editorial opinion can be repeated today, […]

3 Jul 2020 | Joseph Mwenda

Enquiry into Zesco’s plans to regulate power consumption in customers’ household

ZESCO Limited has announced the rolling out of smart meters that will enable the power utility to regulate the usage of electricity by switching off certain appliances in customers’ households that exceed a given consumption […]