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

If we fire Tshuma, Kambwili will be arrested for protesting naked – Kampyongo
By Mirriam Chabala on June 20, 2018
Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has warned that government will not tolerate the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)’s indiscipline of sharing intelligence information with the general....
Malanji has forgotten me, laments Mulongoti
By Mirriam Chabala on June 20, 2018
People’s Party president Mike Mulongoti has lamented that his friend, Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Malanji has forgotten him just because he is now in power.....
2 NDC officials die enroute to Munkombwe’s burial
By Mirriam Chabala on June 20, 2018
Two NDC officials, among them a member of the party’s Central Committee, have died in a road traffic accident in Monze District. According to a....
It’s possible Apex student was shot dead by soldiers, admits Kampyongo
By Mirriam Chabala on June 20, 2018
Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has admitted that it is possible that the Lusaka Apex Medical University student who died in Chalala was shot by....
Friend shoots cop dead in Kabwe
By Mirriam Chabala on June 19, 2018
Police in Kabwe have nabbed a man who shot dead his police officer friend around 01:40 hours, Tuesday. In a statement, police spokesperson Esther Mwaata....
We’ll teach PF a lesson in Lusaka Mayoral by-election – UPND
By Mirriam Chabala on June 19, 2018
UPND deputy Spokesperson Conerlius Mweetwa says Lusaka should give the rest of the country a signal of how to treat PF in 2021. And Mweetwa....
Tshuma, FIC board must go – YALI
By Mirriam Chabala on June 19, 2018
YALI president Andrew Ntewewe says Financial Intelligence Centre Director General Mary Tshuma and the board must go because they are putting the security of the....
Austerity measures a mockery if Lungu can’t follow them – UPND
By Mirriam Chabala on June 19, 2018
UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says it was a mockery for President Edgar Lungu to announce austerity measures the same day he flew to Kenya for....
Fiscal policy changes won’t help in the face of corruption – CSPR
By Mirriam Chabala on June 18, 2018
President Edgar Lungu should show the same commitment he put in effecting major fiscal policy changes towards the fight against corruption and tax evasion to....
60% of Zambian girls below 19 are bearing children – report
By Mirriam Chabala on June 18, 2018
Zambia has been ranked 147th out of the 175 countries in the world with the highest levels of children missing out on their childhood due....
There will be a major decision on FIC soon, warns Amos
By Mirriam Chabala and Stuart Lisulo on June 15, 2018
In this audio, President Edgar Lungu’s Spokesperson Amos Chanda discloses that State House is watching with frustration the happenings at the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)....
Citizens voice out at Oasis Forum public discussion
By Mirriam Chabala on June 15, 2018
PMRC executive director Bernadette Deka struggled to defend weak accountability systems in the country at an Oasis Forum-organised public discussion, Wednesday evening. And economist Trevor....
Chilanga’s by-election apathy the worst since 2011 – ECZ
By Mirriam Chabala on June 14, 2018
The voter turnout in the Chilanga parliamentary constituency by-election in Lusaka has tremendously decreased by over 50 per cent in the last three years of....
Times of Zambia’s struggles won’t end with IDC loan, says Mulongoti
By Mirriam Chabala on June 14, 2018
People’s Party president Mike Mulongoti says government must start by withdrawing its interference in the operations of Times of Zambia Printpak before looking for a....
Govt to develop 8 greenfield railway spurs
By Mirriam Chabala on June 14, 2018
Zambia Railways Board Chairperson Lubinda Linyama says government is in the process of developing 8 main greenfield railway spurs that will connect the country to....
Attacks on FIC will repel investors, senior accountant warns govt
By Mirriam Chabala on June 13, 2018
A concerned senior accountant Victor Nyasulu says government’s continued intimidation of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) will make potential investors think twice about investing in....
Heavy debt servicing killing businesses – Msokotwane
By Mirriam Chabala on June 13, 2018
Businesses can no longer thrive in Zambia due to lack of money in the market because all of the country’s financial resources are being channelled....
SADC calls for concerted efforts to end prejudices against people living with Albinism
By Mirriam Chabala on June 13, 2018
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for concerted efforts in fighting atrocities and other societal prejudices which people with albinism are exposed to,....
Kanyama implores govt to quickly determine Times of Zambia fate
By Mirriam Chabala on June 12, 2018
Bridges Limited managing consultant Chibamba Kanyama says government’s delay in deciding the future of Times of Zambia Printpak is making the paper more expensive to....
TIZ challenges Lungu to prove commitment to corruption fight by protecting FIC
By Mirriam Chabala on June 12, 2018
Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has challenged President Edgar Lungu to use the ongoing attacks against the Financial Intelligence Centre as an opportunity to prove his....
Kambwili threatens to demonstrate naked if Tshuma is fired
By Mirriam Chabala on June 12, 2018
National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chibamba Kambwili says he is ready to walk naked on the streets of Lusaka, in protest, if government succeeds to....
Musokotwane says PF can’t win general elections the way it’s winning by-elections
By Mirriam Chabala on June 11, 2018
Liuwa UPND member of parliament Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the Patriotic Front’s victory in the just ended parliamentary and local government by-elections is not an....
CUTS warns govt against reverting to FISP
By Mirriam Chabala on June 11, 2018
CUTS centre coordinator Chenai Mukumba says government’s decision to suspend 40 percent e-voucher system by reverting to the old conventional Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP)....