Julia Malunga – Zambia: News Diggers!

Julia is a curious journalist who is determined to unearth the truth and is good at criminal investigations.Email: julia [at] diggers [dot] news

9 May 2022 | Julia Malunga

Most people in new govt lack experience, they’ll depend on people like us to help – Kelvin Sampa

FORMER Kasama Central PF member of parliament Kelvin Sampa says he is not in the UPND to enrich himself because if that was his trend, he could have been followed by the Anti-Corruption Commission. In […]

9 May 2022 | Julia Malunga

Company that built Chitotela’s house also had govt contract to build Ministry of Infrastructure offices

AZADI Investment Limited, the company that constructed the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development is the same firm that built former minister Ronald Chitotela’s house “on loan”. And lawyer Noel Simwanza, who signed the Anti-Corruption... […]

9 May 2022 | Julia Malunga

Yes, fuel price is too high, that’s not where we want it to be – State House

PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says President Hakainde Hichilema and everyone in his government fully understand and sympathise with the fact that Zambians are not where they want them to be. Speaking when he featured on […]

6 May 2022 | Julia Malunga

ACC nabs former Education PS, Patrick Nkaza, for corruption involving over K200m

THE ANTI-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested former Ministry of Education permanent secretary Dr Patrick Nkanza for corrupt practices involving over K200,000,000. In a statement, Friday, ACC chief corporate affairs officer Timothy Moono said investigations established... […]

6 May 2022 | Julia Malunga

Chitotela’s immunity deal raise doubts on ACC’s capacity – ActionAid

ACTIONAID Zambia has condemned the Anti-Corruption Commission’s approach of signing settlement and immunity agreements which do not work in the interest of Zambians. Responding to a press query, ActionAid country director Nalucha Ziba said the […]

6 May 2022 | Julia Malunga

HH calls for an end to Russia, Ukraine war

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he is concerned about the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and wishes to see an end to the conflict. Speaking when he received credentials from Diplomats, among them new Russian […]

6 May 2022 | Julia Malunga

I never bought maize worth US$406,000 from Chitotela, it was K575,000, says Katambo

FORMER agriculture minister Michael Katambo says the maize he bought from former tourism minister Ronald Chitotela is worth K575,000 and not US$406,000, arguing that he doesn’t even hold a dollar account. According to documents given... […]

5 May 2022 | Julia Malunga

I bought maize worth $406,000 from Chitotela in my individual capacity – Katambo

FORMER agriculture minister Michael Katambo says he bought maize from former tourism minister Ronald Chitotela worth US$406,000 in his individual capacity, adding that the “clean” transactions went through the bank. On Tuesday, Chitotela sued the […]

5 May 2022 | Julia Malunga

Chitotela spends night in custody, as ACC gives him back State Lodge property

FORMER tourism minister Ronald Chitotela’s lawyers have disclosed that the Pampashe MP has been charged with two counts of being in possession of property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime and for being in... […]

4 May 2022 | Julia Malunga

TIZ wonders who authorised Chitotela’s K100,000 settlement agreement

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) has asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) not to abuse any legal provisions which allow them to take certain courses of action within the context of their investigations. And TIZ has wondered […]