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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

5 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Kasama health office driver gets 18 months for corruption

The Kasama Subordinate Court has sentenced a 30-year-old Northern Province Health Office driver to 18 months imprisonment for corrupt practices. Timothy Gondwe of Winberg compound in Kasama has, however, been acquitted in another count where […]

4 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

NDC backs UPND in Katuba

National Democratic Congress (NDC) spokesperson Saboi Imboela says her party will not field in a candidate for this month’s Katuba parliamentary by-election, but will rally behind the UPND to retain the seat. The Electoral Commission […]

4 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

KCM liquidation isn’t about winding up company but removing Vedanta – Govt

Chief government spokesperson Dora Siliya says the liquidation of Konkola Copper Mines has nothing to do with winding up the company or the sale of its assets, but ending the business relationship with Vedanta Resources […]

4 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

African countries heading for bigger debt implosion, warns Biti

Zimbabwe’s veteran opposition leader Tendai Biti says African countries should prepare themselves for a huge, unprecedented debt implosion by 2024 because there will never be another debt relief initiative to help out Heavily-Indebted Poor Countries […]

4 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Kasenengwa MP withdraws motion to ban Shisha in Zambia

Kasenengwa PF member of parliament Sensio Banda has withdrawn a motion in which he wanted the National Assembly to agree to urge the Executive arm of the government to ban Shisha smoking in Zambia. The […]

3 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Sales Tax won’t work in Zambian economy, insists Musokotwane

Liuwa UPND member of parliament Situmbeko Musokotwane says despite the deferred implementation date, Goods and Services Tax (GST) will not work in Zambia because it is unrealistic. On Friday, June 28, Minister of Finance Margaret […]

3 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

26 die in long weekend road accidents

Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo says 26 people died in 23 separate road traffic accidents during the Heroes and Unity long weekend. And Katongo says during the same period, K955,401.00 was raised from admission of […]

3 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

It’s important to honor people when they’re still alive – Luo

Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo says it is sad that Africans have a bad tendency of honoring people who are long gone. Speaking at a special convocation ceremony at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Saturday, […]

3 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Leaders who breach human rights shouldn’t be allowed to chair AU – Lubinda

Justice Minister Given Lubinda has proposed that the African Union (AU) should come up with stern and practical measures to deal with leaders who breach human rights of citizens in their respective countries. And All […]

1 Jul 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

National Health Insurance Bill won’t work, insists ZCTU

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says the proposed National Health Insurance bill is unlikely to work because the Ministry of Health is simply shoving it down the throats of employers and workers. Government, […]