PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has honoured and awarded 10 people for the various important roles which they played in society. Among those honoured by the President during Africa Day celebrations at State House was Eves Siame (Chiefteness Waitwika) who was awarded with the President's Insignia of Honour. The award was given to the traditional leader for...

I would like from the outset commend News Diggers newspapers for the extremely exemplary way they have conducted themselves as news medium. However, I would like to draw your attention to the editorial of Wednesday, 18th May 2022 on the above captioned subject. Immediately, I could not DISAGREE more with the argument and content of...

Chapter One Foundation joins the rest of the continent in commemorating Africa Day on 25th May 2022 and celebrating the strides we have collectively made towards the shared objectives of freedom, equality, and justice since its first observance in 1963. As we celebrate the progress we have made towards our goals, we acknowledge that there...

ACTING Secretary to the Treasury Danies Chisenda says the Treasury is worried about the poor financial and operational performances of institutions under the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), revealing that losses increased from 3 billion to 235 billion from 2018 to 2020. And Ministry of Finance Accountant General Kennedy Musonda says the debt swap creates a...

NGOCC Executive Director Anne Mbewe says corruption can be prevented if the media can make citizens aware of how resources should be managed. And Mbewe says the media should take a leading role in providing platforms for people's views to be heard now that government, through the Ministry of Finance, has announced that they are...

ECONOMIC Front leader Wynter Kabimba says the three-month suspension of the 2022 negotiations for improved salaries at Konkola Copper Mines might be for purposes of allowing government and Vedanta to conclude negotiations for the company's come back. And Kabimba says as the country commemorates Africa Day, government should reflect on whether or not the continued...

ACTIONAID Zambia country director Nalucha Ziba says the loss of confidence in the Anti-Corruption Commission and the country's justice system is due to the delay in handling corruption cases. On Tuesday, ACC acting Director General Silumesi Muchula appealed to citizens not to lose hope in the corruption fight, assuring that the Commission was doing everything...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the UPND government is working towards unlocking challenges in the economy such as the cost and availability of food. Speaking to journalists after a stakeholders' engagement in the supply and distribution of fertiliser in the country, Tuesday, President Hichilema said his government's focus was to better the lives of the people....

DEFENCE Minister Ambrose Lufuma says government will not force school leavers to join the "compulsory" life skills training through the Zambia National service, but incentives will be granted to ensure that people volunteer. In an interview, Lufuma said the training programme was expected to target youths aged between 18 and 25, adding that once government's...

GOVERNMENT, through the Ministry of Finance and National Planning, has commenced preparations for the 2023 National Budget and the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). Acting Secretary to the Treasury Danies Chisenda has called on members of the public, private sector, among others, to submit tax, non-tax and expenditure proposals for review and possible inclusion...