Joseph Mwenda

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Lungu appoints Kaseba as Ambassador to France
By Joseph Mwenda on April 16, 2018
President Edgar Lungu has appointed former first lady Dr Christine Kaseba as Zambia’s new Ambassador to France, taking over from Humphrey Chibanda who was recalled....
Lungu appoints Kaseba as Ambassador to France
By Joseph Mwenda on April 16, 2018
President Edgar Lungu has appointed former first lady Dr Christine Kaseba as Zambia’s new Ambassador to France, taking over from Humphrey Chibanda who was recalled....
Leaked email exposes Rogan’s fondness for PF
By Joseph Mwenda on April 13, 2018
A leaked email has revealed that Janet Rogan told the United Nations Headquarters in New York that opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema would be taken....
Kasonde shares her lesson from LAZ; trouble reveals the true character of people
By Joseph Mwenda on April 12, 2018
Immediate past Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Linda Kasonde says her greatest achievement was not giving up when she was faced with political persecution.....
Haters accusing me of having a child with President Lungu – Mumbi
By Joseph Mwenda on April 10, 2018
Suspended PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says her haters are now accusing her of having a child with President Edgar Lungu in order to....
Hidden UNDP report says ECZ was vulnerable to external influence
By Joseph Mwenda on April 10, 2018
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) survey on Conflict Structural Vulnerability, which the UN country office in Zambia has kept under wraps, reports that institutions....
Kasama MP vows to take impeachment bribe but vote otherwise
By Joseph Mwenda on April 3, 2018
Kasama Central PF member of parliament Kelvin Sampa says if the opposition UPND offers him money to vote for the impeachment motion, he will gladly....
Expelling Cuban Ambassador an extreme overreaction – VJ
By Joseph Mwenda on April 2, 2018
Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says President Edgar Lungu has decided to ask the Cuban government to recall....
I deserve the suspension – Mumbi Phiri
By Joseph Mwenda on March 26, 2018
PF deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri says she regrets conducting herself in a manner that embarrassed President Edgar Lungu during a party fundraising event in....
Govt lifts fishing ban
By Joseph Mwenda on March 26, 2018
Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya yesterday announced that government resolved to lift the fishing ban after successfully curbing the spread of cholera. Speaking a....
PF suspends Mumbi Phiri for bad conduct
By Joseph Mwenda on March 25, 2018
The Patriotic Front has suspended its deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri from her position for bad behaviour in relation to a recent incident at which....
Impeachment impossible – Amos
By Joseph Mwenda on March 24, 2018
In this video, President Edgar Lungu’s spokesperson Amos Chanda explains that even with the support of PF rebel members of parliament Chishimba Kambwili and Harry....
UPND relying on Freemason powers to impeach Lungu – State House
By Joseph Mwenda on March 23, 2018
State House Press Aide Amos Chanda says there is no chance in hell that the impeachment motion moved by the opposition UPND will succeed, unless....
Auditor General must zero in on Presidential trips – TIZ
By Joseph Mwenda on March 19, 2018
Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) says it is not shocked with the exposé published by News Diggers! last week regarding the wastage of public resources on....
Dickson Jere explains record high ZIALE pass rate
By Joseph Mwenda on March 18, 2018
Lusaka lawyer Dickson Jere has explained that the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) registered the highest number of students sitting for examinations last....
How govt spends on Lungu’s trips
By Mukosha Funga and Joseph Mwenda on March 14, 2018
A Treasury cash-flow dossier has revealed how millions of kwacha are spent on luxury activities such as dinner dance cruises, walking safaris, shopping and limousine....
Pick n Pay withdraws polony from stores after listeriosis outbreak in SA
By Joseph Mwenda on March 4, 2018
South Africa’s Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi today told the press that the source of the listeriosis outbreak in that country has been linked to....
Police grab cellphones from MSL staff in pilferage probe
By Joseph Mwenda on March 2, 2018
Police in Lusaka are scanning through cell phones and related gadgets confiscated from some managers and employees at Medical Stores Limited as they search for....
Mwanakatwe marshals her team, wants civil servants salaries on time
By Joseph Mwenda on February 21, 2018
Newly appointed Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe yesterday held a strategic meeting with top management in the ministry at which she expressed concern over the corruption....
ZUFIAW demands that Mwanakatwe reverses suffocating taxes
By Joseph Mwenda on February 21, 2018
Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) president Ackim Mweemba has asked newly appointed Finance Minister Margret Mwanakatwe to review the high taxes....
Tutwa rubbishes PF lies over Sinda clash with UPND
By Joseph Mwenda on February 19, 2018
Kabwe Central member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube yesterday ordered PF youths to pull down false reports they published on Facebook claiming that opposition UPND cadres....
President Kabila survives accident in Lusaka
By Joseph Mwenda on February 19, 2018
Congo DR President Joseph Kabila yesterday survived a fatal road traffic accident involving his presidential motorcade in Lusaka, after police failed to clear the route....
President Kabila was unharmed in Lusaka motorcade accident – Police
By Joseph Mwenda on February 18, 2018
Congo DR President Joseph Kabila was not injured in the road traffic accident involving his motorcade that happened in Lusaka today morning, Police Spokesperson Esther....