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Mirriam Chabala

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

6 Nov 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

ECZ sets December 5 as elections date for Milenge Council Chairperson by-elections

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set December 5, 2019 as the date for the Milenge Council Chairperson by-elections in Luapula Province which fell vacant following the death of Fidelis Chanda. ECZ public relations […]

6 Nov 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

There’s no money to print, distribute inquiry report on election violence – Kasolo

Information Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo says government has not published the report of the Commission of Inquiry in Voting Patterns and Electoral Violence of 2016 due to lack of funds. Three years ago, President Edgar […]

6 Nov 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Sata was right, the educated are cowards – Kambwili

Chishimba Kambwili says PF founding President late Michael Sata was right when he referred to educated people as cowards, charging that technocrats now cannot correct the wrongs in government. And Kambwili says President Edgar Lungu […]

5 Nov 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Power hungry people causing confusion in PF – Tutwa

Kabwe central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube says although the ruling party has settled for President Edgar Lungu as the sole candidate for the 2021 election, the 2020 national convention will go ahead to […]

31 Oct 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

We’ve endured too much confusion since Sata’s demise – Musenge

Former NDC secretary general Mwenya Musenge says the door for him to re-join the PF is completely closed and he is currently pursuing a new vision under the soon-to-be registered New Development Congress Party (NDCP). […]

31 Oct 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Kabwe councillors fighting me for refusing to be part of their corruption – Tutwa

Kabwe Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube says councillors in his constituency are fighting him because he has refused to be part of those who are grabbing land from citizens. Last Wednesday, 12 councillors […]

30 Oct 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

There’s no PF to go back to – Kalaba

Democratic Party president Harry Kalaba says he cannot go back to the ruling party to fulfill late president Michael Sata’s vision because the original Patriotic Front is long gone and forgotten. During his homily at […]

30 Oct 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Lungu colluding with Miti to willfully disobey court ruling – Changala

Governance activist Brebner Changala says the refusal by ex-ministers to pay back money earned during their illegal stay in office in 2016 as ordered by the Constitutional Court is a scheme by the Executive to […]

30 Oct 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Be careful who you elect, President is entitled to give us orders – Police

Police deputy spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says it is true that officers receive “lawful instructions” from President Edgar Lungu and his Minister of Home Affairs to carry out their duties. And Hamoonga says Zambians must be […]

29 Oct 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Auditor General reveals K1.5m paid to non-employees at Ministry of Health

The latest Auditor General’s Report has highlighted a number of irregularities at the Ministry of Health, ranging from irregular payment of salaries where officers who had resigned from the public service continued receiving salaries. The […]