UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says the party is already in charge of running Zambia as evidenced by the positive responses from donors who have heeded the call to intervene in the country’s hunger crisis. Reacting to the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID) donation of £1,000,000 towards Zambia’s hunger crisis barely a week since UPND...

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Plc has continued to meet their financial obligations in a timely manner, even under the current difficult circumstances, says the Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors. And Mines Union of Zambia (MUZ) president Joseph Chewe has hailed KCM provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu for ensuring that workers’ conditions of service have continued...

Rainbow Party general secretary Wynter Kabimba says it is unfair to assume that the submission by judges on Constitution Amendment Bill No. 10 of 2019 will prejudice the Law Association of Zambia's (LAZ) case to petition the amendment to the Constitution. In an interview, Kabimba, a former Justice Minister in the Sata-led PF administration, argued...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has seized a truckload of Konyagi alcohol, which was deliberately misclassified as building materials with intent to defraud the State of K729,820. In a statement released, Monday, ZRA corporate communications manager Topsy Sikalinda revealed that the truck, which was destined for Lusaka, would have paid K43,698 instead of K729,820 if...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has warned that the anticipated electricity tariff hike will increase poverty levels in the country. CSPR programmes manager Juliet Ilunga said most businesses that depend on electricity would be negatively affected by the looming power tariff hike, which would contribute to increasing poverty levels in the country. Already,...

The United Nations has revealed that about 2.3 million Zambians are expected to be hit by food insecurity by March, next year. In a statement issued to News Diggers!, the UN revealed that according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis undertaken by the Zambian government, data shows that about 1.72 million...

As long as Zesco continues to be abused as a conduit for corruption by the ruling Patriotic Front party, Zambia’s recurring power challenges will persist, says People's Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda. In an interview, Banda also called for change in the management and board at the power utility. Zambia’s current power deficit...

Minister of Energy Mathew Nkhuwa has said the expected electricity tariff hike will not spare anyone as mining companies and other industries are equally expected to “pay their bit” or shut down. But Chamber of Mines president Goodwell Mateyo has urged the government to first consider concluding their promised Cost of Service study before any...

Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has warned UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to stop moving around like a "cockroach in the kitchen" as he insists on carrying out his donations. And Lusambo has charged that Hichilema's declaration of the hunger crisis a national disaster is an attempt to try and overthrow government. Commenting on Hichilema's decision...

Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo has challenged UPND president Hakainde Hichilema to provide evidence that any people have died from the current hunger situation to merit declaring a national disaster. And Kasolo says no one can declare hunger as a national disaster apart from the Head of State. On Monday, Hichilema declared...