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    Joseph Mwenda
    Joseph Mwenda
    Joseph is experienced in political news writing, photography and video editing.Email: joseph [at] diggers [dot] news
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    • 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 poverty through the creation of jobs and business opportunities. And Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi says the agreements...
    • 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 journalist Frank Mutubila who asked the Head of State to justify his decision to remain IDC board chairman despite his...
    • 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 Cement company, interacting with some Chinese nationals, while the Chinese Ambassador's vehicle was also in the vicinity. Shortly after the...
    • 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 the retail fuel pump prices by K3.54 for petrol and K4.56 for diesel. In an interview, Kapala said no government...
    • 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 inflation has risen to 23.2 per cent from 22.7 per cent in April 2021. On average, prices of goods and...
    • 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 to go for a two weeks break from confinement. The Prison authority claims this is fake news and is urging...
    • 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 the Constitutional Court that President Edgar Lungu is eligible to contest this year’s election. Meanwhile, Kapalasa has sought the court’s...
    • 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, and it would even make much more sense now after what we predicted about her timely return to the scene...
    • 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 threshold. Managing Director Victor Mundende announced last week that the project would be done at a cost of US$40 million....
    • 3 May 2020
    • Joseph Mwenda

    How shall I mourn the demise of Prime TV on this World Press Freedom Day?

    FINALLY he picked up. It was probably my 15th attempt, but it felt like I had tried over a hundred times without success because his line was continuously engaged. In frustration, I decided to drive to his office in Kabangwe area. My own phone was very busy. A strange number had been trying to call...
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