• 26 Sep 2021
• Diggers Editor

Fighting corruption is expensive, but that’s why it’s budgeted for

FORMER lands and natural resources minister Jean Kapata says it will be a waste of time and money to concentrate on fighting corruption cases which don’t yield any results. The former minister says it defeats logic to spend K50 in trying to retrieve K10. KAPATA: “Let it not be like the Mwanawasa government where the...

• 25 Sep 2021
• Diggers Editor

The promises which UPND will not deliver

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly has kept the whole country talking. Everybody who watched the President’s maiden speech is saying one thing – the bar of leadership has been raised so high up. Indeed, the President has made every Zambian citizen proud. But those who knew Mr Hichilema before he...

• 25 Sep 2021
• Julia Malunga

We’re waiting for police to invite us again - Faith's lawyer

FAITH Musonda’s lawyer Jonas Zimba says he is waiting for the police to invite them for further interrogations over the K65 million and US$57,000 that was found in a house believed to be hers. And Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says the police have for now opted to remain quiet on the matter and will only...

• 25 Sep 2021
• Chamuka Shalubala

PF writes US Embassy, cries foul over Bidden's corruption remarks

PF vice-president Given Lubinda says the party has written to US Embassy in Zambia's interim Charge d'Affaires David Young to express their displeasure over his President, Joe Biden's, remarks in which he saluted the Zambian youths for denouncing and voting out corruption. And Lubinda says the PF may need to ask for forgiveness from Zambians...

• 24 Sep 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Days of corruption are gone, HH assures IMF

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has assured the International Monetary Fund that the days of corruption and misappropriation of public funds are gone. In a statement President Hichilema shared on his Facebook page, Friday, said government would prudently and transparently utilise the $1.3 billion given under the special drawing rights. “In our meeting with the International Monetary...

• 24 Sep 2021
• Julia Malunga

IMF staff to visit Zambia next week

THE Ministry of Finance has announced that a technical team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to visit the country from September 27 to October 1, 2021. According to a statement issued by Ministry of Finance public relations officer Chileshe Kandeta, Friday, the visit follows Cabinet’s approval of the Budget Policy Concept Paper...

• 24 Sep 2021
• Diggers Editor

Where was Lubinda when police were killing Zambians under PF?

THE Patriotic Front has now become a poisoned chalice which no one wants to drink from. The most vocal vuvuzelas of the former ruling party have actually taken lead in resigning from the party. Things fall apart doesn’t even start to describe what is happening in the party. The jostling for party positions that we...

• 24 Sep 2021
• Julia Malunga

We shouldn’t be in a hurry to hold general conference - Lubinda

PF vice-president Given Lubinda says party members should not rush for a general conference before the structures are examined. In an interview, Lubinda said the party was yet to analyse the postmortem report which would help it understand what led to the loss of the August elections. He said this report would be ready within...

• 24 Sep 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Speaker orders Mwiimbu to give ministerial statement on violence

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has directed Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu to give a ministerial statement before Wednesday next week on the violence incidents which have engulfed the country. Speaker Mutti was ruling on a point of order raised by Shiwang’andu PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo. Kampyongo said...

• 24 Sep 2021
• Mwenya Mofya

Shakafuswa, Andeleki debate free education promise

MANDEVU PF member of parliament Christopher Shakafuswa says he will move a motion in Parliament to compel the UPND government to implement the free education policy so that it benefits the Zambian youth. But Katombola UPND member of parliament Clement Andeleki says the said motion will be "brought in dead" because government is committed to...