Natasha Sakala – Page 61 – Zambia: News Diggers!

Natasha Sakala draws inspiration from people who stand up for what is right. She is very versatile and likes to bring out issues as they are.Email: natasha [at] diggers [dot] news

11 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Court finds Kambwili with case to answer in contempt case

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has put Chishimba Kambwili on his defence after being found with a case to answer in a contempt case relating to Mwamona engineering. This is a matter in which Kambwili is... […]

11 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Zambia only has 7.2m eligible voters – Chikwanda

FORMER Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda says contrary to the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s “mysterious” projections, the country only has about 7.2 million eligible voters which represents 40 percent of the 18 million population. In a... […]

11 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

2021 results will be rejected if voter registration mess isn’t resolved, warns Caritas

CARITAS Zambia executive director Eugene Kabilika says it will be hard for citizens to believe the outcome of the 2021 elections if nothing is done to address issues surrounding the issuance of NRCs and voters... […]

11 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Ministry of Works and Supply withheld information from my office, laments AG

AUDITOR General Dick Sichembe says his office had difficulties getting information from the Ministry of Works and Supply for audit, wondering why the Ministry opted to willingly submit to the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC)... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

EFF threatens to sue ECZ if voter registration isn’t extended

ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) has threatened to sue the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) if the voter registration exercise is not extended. In a letter of intent to the Commission, signed by party secretary general... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Cabinet doesn’t respect Wina – Mwiimbu

MONZE Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu says Cabinet members do not respect the Vice-President as they have not executed her pronouncements regarding the mobile issuance of National Registration Cards. But Home Affairs Minister... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Lungu’s legal advice can’t be trusted – UPND

UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says President Edgar Lungu should not be trusted with legal advice as proved by the case of ministers’ illegal stay in office and the faulty Bill 10. In a statement,... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

There’s too much infighting in PF – Kang’ombe

KITWE Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe says unlike some ministers and members of parliament who don’t publicly acknowledge their presidential ambitions, he is not afraid to say he one day hopes to become Head of State. In... […]

9 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Zambia hits 18,000 COVID-19 cases

MINISTRY of Health permanent secretary Dr Kennedy Malama has announced that the country has recorded an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases with 362 cases recorded in the last seven days compared to 162 […]

9 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

25% of Zambian families sold assets to meet basic needs in Sept – FSD

A SURVEY by the Zambian Financial Sector Deepening Limited (FSD Zambia) has revealed that 25 per cent of Zambian families sold some assets to meet basic needs in September, an increase from 12 per cent... […]