Mirriam Chabala

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About Mirriam Chabala

Mirriam Chabala is a Zambian journalist who covers current affairs and writes in-depth feature articles on social issues.
Email: mirriam [at] diggers [dot] news

Lungu weakest opponent we can face in 2021 – Kambwili
By Mirriam Chabala on December 11, 2018
Chishimba Kambwili says the Constitutional Court’s decision to declare President Edgar Lungu eligible to contest the 2021 general elections is a blessing in disguise because....
Police stop joint opposition protest
By Mirriam Chabala on December 11, 2018
Police in Lusaka have denied the nine opposition political parties permission to conduct a peaceful protest against government expenditure of public resources, citing limited manpower....
We haven’t had pay rise at Cabinet in 4yrs – Msiska
By Mirriam Chabala on December 11, 2018
Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Roland Msiska has disclosed that senior members at his office have not received any salary increment in the last four....
ConCourt misinterpreted Constitution to favour Lungu – Chipimo
By Mirriam Chabala on December 11, 2018
NAREP president Elias Chipimo says the Constitutional Court assumed the role of the National Assembly by implanting fitting clauses in the 2016 amended Constitution to....
PEPFAR awards MoH US$3.5m to enhance cervical cancer screening
By Mirriam Chabala on December 11, 2018
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has awarded US$3.5 million additional funding to the Ministry of Health for rapid expansion of cervical cancer....
Lungu’s first term will finish in 2021 – Makebi
By Mirriam Chabala on December 10, 2018
Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu says President Edgar Lungu will be going for his second term of office in 2021 and not a third as....
Msiska justifies Lungu’s perks
By Mirriam Chabala on December 10, 2018
Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Roland Msiska has justified President Edgar Lungu’s hiked salary and other allowances, saying the Head of State’s conditions of service....
Mumbi turns heat on Kambwili
By Mirriam Chabala on December 6, 2018
PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says if those being demonised by Chishimba Kambwili wanted to politics, they could accuse him of being rich because....
We’ve had enough of Lungu, PF – Chipimo
By Mirriam Chabala on December 5, 2018
NAREP president Elias Chipimo says he feels sorry for the PF because the Constitutional Court’s upcoming ruling on President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to contest elections....
PF can arrest me 50 times, I will continue speaking out – Kambwili
By Mirriam Chabala on December 5, 2018
NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says he will not stop speaking for the people in his constituency even if he is arrested 50 times because it....
Zambia Police command transfers over 200 traffic cops to general duties
By Mirriam Chabala on December 5, 2018
The Zambia Police high Command has directed the transfer of over 200 officers across the country from the traffic section to general duties with immediate....
Brebnar advises opposition to sue Katanga for abrogating Constitution
By Mirriam Chabala on December 4, 2018
Civil rights activist Brebner Changala says the opposition must sue Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga in her individual capacity for abrogating the Constitution. And Changala....
Lungu not bothered about eligibility ruling – Amos
By Mirriam Chabala on December 4, 2018
Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says President Edgar Lungu is not bothered with the forthcoming Constitutional Court’s ruling....
NDC advises Mopani mines against job cuts.
By Mirriam Chabala on December 4, 2018
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) on the Copperbelt to reconsider its downsizing plans on the workforce of the mining....
2018 a frenzy year of corruption scandals – TIZ
By Mirriam Chabala on December 4, 2018
Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) says when those in authority live in denial that corruption has become rampant, attention is diverted from dealing with the problem.....
Police arrest Mwashingwele for pulling down Lusaka Mayor’s billboard in Chibombo
By Mirriam Chabala on December 3, 2018
Police have arrested Katuba UPND member of parliament Patricia Mwashingwele on grounds that the lawmaker incited people in her constituency, Monday, to pull down a....
Zaza disagrees with Dickson on Prince Harry’s gift
By Mirriam Chabala on December 3, 2018
Lusaka Lawyer Maqueen Zaza has disagreed with former State House press aide Dickson Jere on Prince Harry’s gift to Zambia saying this country needs to....
Zambia’s Embassy in Kenya has no courtesy for traveling citizens – Nkombo
By Mirriam Chabala on December 3, 2018
Mazabuka UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo has expressed displeasure with the manner in which some diplomats accredited to various missions abroad treat Zambian citizens....
Mushimba explains RFID, vehicle re-registration
By Mirriam Chabala on November 30, 2018
Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba says implementation of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) mechanism is a necessity for all motor vehicles in Zambia because....
Wake up, face Chinese competition, Jere urges the West
By Mirriam Chabala on November 30, 2018
Lusaka lawyer Dickson Jere has advised Western countries to wake up and restrategise their multi-lateral engagements with African countries or risk being overshadowed by the....
Samfya mob kills man accused of turning into crocodile, eating girl
By Mirriam Chabala on November 30, 2018
An angry mob in Samfya District of Luapula Province this week descended on a 36-year-old man of Shinka village in Bangweulu area, and beat him....
FRA will be to blame if hunger befalls us in 2019 – Mwashingwele
By Mirriam Chabala on November 29, 2018
Katuba UPND member of parliament Patricia Mwashingwele says the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will have to take responsibility if hunger befalls Zambians next year. And....
Expect no fuel price reduction, we’re using old stock – Siliya
By Mirriam Chabala on November 29, 2018
Government has no immediate plans of reducing fuel prices despite falling oil prices on the international market because it is still using old stock, says....

ZNUT hails Licef for hiking teachers’ salaries

By Mirriam Chabala on 29 Nov 2018

The Zambia National Teachers Union (ZNUT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Licef school in Lusaka for improved salaries and conditions of service to....

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I don’t agree with Supreme Court’s decision on Chifire, but I accept it – Ntewewe

By Mirriam Chabala on 28 Nov 2018

In the wake of the unfortunate decision by the Supreme Court of Zambia to jail Gregory Chifire for six years, the Young African Leaders Initiative....

Social media shouldn’t erode ethics, Mujajati tells health practitioners

By Mirriam Chabala on 28 Nov 2018

Health Professionals Council of Zambia (HPCZ) registrar Dr Aaron Mujajati has appealed to health practitioners across the country to always remember that they are still....

My nomination came as a shocker – Nakacinda

By Mirriam Chabala on 27 Nov 2018

Raphael Nakacinda says his nomination to the National Assembly as member of parliament by President Edgar Lungu was such a shocker because he never imagined....

Reject Lungu like Easterners have done, Mucheleka tells Northerners

By Mirriam Chabala on 27 Nov 2018

UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka says Northern Province must reject President Edgar Lungu the way Easterners have done. On Saturday, President Lungu said he....

LAZ’s support for punitive verdict on Chifire shocks ACA

By Mirriam Chabala on 27 Nov 2018

Alliance for Community Action (ACA) executive director Laura Miti says she is surprised that the Law Association of Zambia has welcomed a punitive judgment slapped....

Parliamentarians debate relevance of Human Rights Commission

By Mirriam Chabala on 27 Nov 2018

Chiengi FDD member of parliament Given Katuta has called for the disbandment of the Human Rights Commission (HRC), saying the Commission does nothing to protect....

Prince Harry to buy hundreds of elephants for Zambia

By Mirriam Chabala on 27 Nov 2018

Prince Harry has offered to acquire hundreds of elephants from Botswana for the Kafue National Park in a quest to double the number of tourists....

PAC welcomes CCTV in exam storage rooms

By Mirriam Chabala on 26 Nov 2018

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda says government’s decision to have security cameras installed in examinations store rooms across the country by next....

We’ll now win all elections in Western Province, vows Wina

By Mirriam Chabala on 26 Nov 2018

Any other seat that will become vacant in Western Province will be won by the Patriotic Front, says Vice-president Inonge Wina, following the party’s triumphant....

BRE accuses PF govt of sponsoring anarchy in Barotseland

By Mirriam Chabala on 26 Nov 2018

The Baroste Royal Establishment (BRE) has accused some political and government officials of allegedly sponsoring people to masquerade as Chiefs in order to frustrate the....

ZUFIAW hopes Lungu, HH meeting will restore investor confidence

By Mirriam Chabala on 26 Nov 2018

The Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) is confident that the recent meeting between President Edgar Lungu and UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema....

Zambia demands retraction of Zika virus story in British media

By Mirriam Chabala on 26 Nov 2018

The Zambian High Commission in London has demanded a retraction of an article published in the Sun Newspaper, purporting that the Duchess of Sussex pulled....

Don’t lose hope, Hichilema tells Zambians; I had frank talk with Lungu

By Mirriam Chabala on 23 Nov 2018

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has sent a message of hope to all Zambians struggling with various economic challenges, pledging to liberate citizens from their struggle....

Stay away from politics, Antonio warns UNZASU

By Mirriam Chabala on 22 Nov 2018

Patriotic Front deputy Media Director Antonio Mwanza has warned the newly elected University of Zambia students Union, led by Warran Hamusanga, to stay away from....

CCZ admonishes Sumaili over ‘Jesus is in the boat remarks’

By Mirriam Chabala on 22 Nov 2018

Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya has admonished Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili for saying Jesus is in the....

MISA questions police’s motive in impending Prime TV search

By Mirriam Chabala on 22 Nov 2018

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) in Zambia says the issuance of a search warrant on Prime Television by Police in Lusaka is unnecessary....

Lungu launches $300m Chinese MFEZ project in Chibombo

By Mirriam Chabala on 22 Nov 2018

President Edgar Lungu has launched construction of the first ever Multi Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) in Central Province with the aim of fostering industrialisation and....

Chadiza teacher arrested for defiling a 13-year-old pupil

By Mirriam Chabala on 22 Nov 2018

Police in Chadiza district of Eastern Province have arrested a 28-year-old man for defiling a 13-year-old juvenile. Lynn Phiri, a teacher at Mwangazi primary school....

Disagreeing with opposition, doesn’t mean I’m defending PF – Wynter

By Mirriam Chabala on 20 Nov 2018

Rainbow Party General Secretary Wynter Kabimba says disagreeing with fellow opposition leaders does not mean he is defending the ruling party because there is no....