• 23 Sep 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

HH pledges zero corruption, free media and a strengthened civil society under his rule

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the fight against corruption would be at the centre of Zambia’s transformation agenda. And the President says his government will build on Dr Kenneth Kaunda's legacy to live in peace and harmony. Meanwhile, President Hichilema has lobbied for more COVID-19 vaccines for Zambia and other developing countries. Addressing the United Nations...

• 23 Sep 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

We're inviting PF officials in their individual capacity - DEC

DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) public relations officer Mathias Kamanga says the Commission is investigating about 10 to 15 cases a week since the change of government. And Kamanga says DEC is not investigating the Patriotic Front, but individuals who have been reported to the commission in their individual capacity. Meanwhile, Kamanga says the Commission has...

• 23 Sep 2021
• Mwenya Mofya

ActionAid welcomes govt's decision to halt Forest 27 developments

ACTIONAID Zambia has called on government to set up a tribunal to investigate the procedure used in the process of degazetting Lusaka East Forest Reserve Number 27 by the previous regime. In a statement, Wednesday, ActionAid Zambia Country Director Nalucha Ziba said government should ensure that all due processes were done diligently and re-gazette the...

• 23 Sep 2021
• Chamuka Shalubala

PF was prematurely voted out, people are regretting - Chalikosa

FORMER works and supply minister Sylvia Chalikosa says Zambians prematurely voted out the PF government and she can already see signs of people regretting doing so. In an interview, Friday, Chalikosa said it was not everyone who was bad in PF despite the party having a few bad eggs. She added Zambians were unfair to...

• 23 Sep 2021
• Julia Malunga

PF shooting down HH’s speech because they might be implicated in corruption - Mwene

MANGANGO UPND member of parliament Luhamba Mwene says some PF members of parliament are not supporting the President’s speech to Parliament because they might be implicated in corruption. Debating the President’s address, Tuesday, Mwene said the Head of State’s speech needed to be supported because he did not back corruption. “I feel we all need...

• 23 Sep 2021
• Mwenya Mofya

How many parties did Munkombwe join in his lifetime, Charmaine asks UPND cadres

PF member Charmaine Musonda says everyone makes mistakes and it is not unusual for politicians to rejoin political parties they left at some point. And Musonda said she was invited by UPND to rejoin the party. On Tuesday, angry UPND supporters evicted Musonda from the party national secretariat when she attempted to rejoin the UPND....

• 23 Sep 2021
• Julia Malunga

Zambians will keep reminding you about promises like they did on free Wi-Fi, Miles tells UPND

MATERO PF member of parliament Miles Sampa has told the UPND government that citizens will continue reminding them about their campaign promises the way they reminded "a former Lusaka Mayor" about free Wi-Fi. Delivering his maiden speech in parliament, Tuesday, Sampa said citizens had a last say, through the ballot, if politicians did not deliver...

• 23 Sep 2021
• Natasha Sakala

Tasila sues Crown TV, others over bank purchase allegations

CHAWAMA PF member of parliament Tasila Lungu has dragged Crown Television and three others to court for alleging that she was being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Commission over the purchase of a bank and its assets. Lungu has cited Black Swan Media Limited, trading as Crown TV Zambia; Jeff Mbewe and Mwamba Chikonka trading as...

• 23 Sep 2021
• Diggers Editor

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• 22 Sep 2021
• Julia Malunga

Measles, Rubella outbreak affected over 33 children in Itezhi-Tezhi - Masebo

HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says the recent outbreak of Measles and Rubella in Itezhi-Tezhi had affected over 33 children. And Masebo says 77 COVID-19 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. In a statement, Wednesday, Masebo however said no deaths were recorded among the infected children. She therefore called on parents to have their...