I’m taking a walk of shame. After three whole months of eating a low carb diet and resisting cake, the devil whispered in my ears and said I was due for a cheat day. Well, as the headline suggests, it ended up being more than a day, hides face. I went on rampage eating all...

MINISTER of Energy Peter Kapala has, again, awarded a fuel supply contract without following tender procedure. Kapala has given a diesel supply deal to Transworld Petroleum Limited, another company which is believed to be close to the ruling party. According to a letter dated November 2 and addressed to the Transworld Petroleum Limited Managing Director...

FORMER energy minister David Mabumba says under his time, he never had powers to cancel contracts, saying those privileges were vested in the permanent secretary. Energy Minister Peter Kapala last month cancelled a contract that he had awarded to Devon Oil and Glencore Energy of UK for the supply of fuel that had been offered...

United States Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales says his government is concerned about recent actions by Zambian authorities that have infringed upon the democratic rights of the Zambian people. Last week, a consortium of civil society organisations held a press conference at which they lamented that the civic space was shrinking in Zambia. Speaking on...

TO refurbish the Cancer Diseases Hospital, government says the facility will be completely closed down for about four to six months and that all cancer patients will be referred to Tanzania at its cost. Preliminary estimates are that each patient will need about $4,500 for their air ticket, meals, accommodation and treatment. Health Minister Sylvia...

AN investigation has revealed that Energy Minister Peter Kapala cancelled a contract for the importation of cheaper fuel by Devon Oil Zambia Limited, before giving preference to Agro-Fuel Investment, a company that is under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission. Zambia has been battling with high fuel prices, with petrol and diesel selling at around K30...

Discussing cancer, especially in Zambia where our only Cancer Diseases Hospital has obsolete equipment, is very depressing. On a daily basis, we hear stories about people who are dying unnecessarily; “they could have beat the cancer, but the system failed them”, “they needed radiotherapy but the machines are still not working”. But I think you...

As we continue observing breast cancer awareness month, I decided to share this story by Shenda Zukas who lost her sister to this beast just last month. She shares her sister's tough journey through chemo and a brief celebration when she went into remission only for the cancer to return with a vengeance. She also...

IN this exclusive interview, News Diggers gets up close with Republican Vice-President Mutale Nalumango, as she discusses the state of affairs in the country, ranging from solutions to the high cost of living, alleged bias by the Speaker of the National Assembly, her relationship with the Republican President and manoeuvres by the former president to...

To commemorate breast cancer awareness month this October, some facilities are offering free mammograms to women over 40. As commendable as these efforts are, there’s a glitch when it comes to actually getting treatment at the Cancer Diseases Hospital (CDH), the equipment is obsolete and it seems bureaucracy still reigns supreme. Before we discuss the...