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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

21 Oct 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Covid-19 cases near 16,000 as ministry introduces 15 minutes rapid testing

MINISTRY of Health permanent secretary technical services Dr Kennedy Malama has announced that the country has recorded 85 new COVID-19 cases out of 2,050 tests done in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number […]

20 Oct 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Lungu has imposed a political lockdown, criminalised dissenting views in Zambia – Sacika

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has imposed a political lockdown on Zambia and has criminalised dissenting opinions, as evidenced by the jailing of NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili, says former secretary to the cabinet Dr Sketchley Sacika. And […]

20 Oct 2020 | Natasha Sakala

ZICB targets lower interest rates on loans for SMEs

ZAMBIA Industrial Commercial Bank (ZICB) says it is currently trying to collaborate with other financial institutions as a means of making access to cheaper credit possible in view of the high lending rates obtaining on […]

19 Oct 2020 | Natasha Sakala

We won’t avail HH to Mpika police, vows UPND

SESHEKE UPND member of parliament Romeo Kangombe has denied allegations that he was in the vehicle in which two abducted police officers were bundled. And party chairman for agriculture Levy Ngoma says the party will […]

19 Oct 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Mtayachalo, Chama north FDD committee ditch Nawakwi

YOTAM Mtayachalo, Solomon Mbuzi and the entire Chama North ward and constituency executive committees have resigned from the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) citing poor leadership among other things. In a letter dated October […]

19 Oct 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Caritas attributes shrinking civic space to national dialogue failure

CARITAS Zambia executive director Eugene Kabilika says failure of the national dialogue process is the cause of the fast shrinking civic space in Zambia. In an interview, Kabilika said the National Dialogue Forum was insignificant […]

19 Oct 2020 | Natasha Sakala

There’s no coordination between health, finance ministries in handling covid donations – TIZ

A STUDY by Transparency International Zambia has revealed that there is no coordination between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance in handling donations made towards the fight against COVID-19. And the study […]

18 Oct 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Kang’ombe was in the car where 2 abducted cops were bundled – Kampyongo

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says Sesheke UPND member of parliament Romeo Kang’ombe was in the vehicle where two police officers and five civil servants were bundled after being abducted. And Kampyongo says government is […]

16 Oct 2020 | Natasha Sakala

JCTR expresses concern that govt ignored signs of debt default

THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has expressed concern that the government ignored indicators of debt default that characterised the debt discussion since 2013. In a statement, JCTR executive director Father Alex Muyebe stated […]

16 Oct 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Only direct beneficiaries of artists fund will vote for PF – Kakoma

UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says only direct beneficiaries of the K30 million artists fund will vote for the Patriotic Front in 2021. Reacting to remarks by Tourism and Arts minister Ronald Chitotela who, early this […]