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27 Sep 2019 | Natasha Sakala

Govt scraps Sales Tax as Ng’andu rolls out bloated K106bn budget

Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has announced that government has decided to abandon the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and maintain Value Added Tax (VAT) next year following widespread rejection from several key stakeholders. Announcing […]

25 Sep 2019 | Natasha Sakala

Hiked electricity tariffs, power import may not reduce load shedding – Zesco

Zesco Limited acting managing director Webster Musonda says consumers should not expect a reduction in the number of load shedding hours despite the imminent importation of power worth 300MW from Eskom, South Africa And company […]

24 Sep 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Govt now dancing to HH’s tune – Kakoma

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 […]

24 Sep 2019 | Natasha Sakala

Fuel prices go up

The government yesterday announced a five per cent fuel price hike effective midnight, with a litre of petrol now selling at K15.98 from K15.20. A liter of diesel will be sold at K14.23 from K13.43, […]

24 Sep 2019 | Natasha Sakala

Judge Mweemba breached constitution in Finance Bank case, Sangwa tells CJ

Lusaka lawyer John Sangwa has charged that High Court judge William Mweemba breached the Constitution in the Finance Bank case occasioning the defendant serious financial losses and incalculable damage to its reputation as a financial […]

23 Sep 2019 | Natasha Sakala

I’ll be on the ballot in 2021, Kampyongo can’t erase me – Kambwili

Chishimba Kambwili has vowed that he will fight “tooth and nail” to be on the ballot in the 2021 presidential election despite manoeuvres by the ruling Patriotic Front and his former secretary general Mwenya Musenge […]

21 Sep 2019 | Omphile Ndlovu

More North Korean Diplomats Caught Smuggling Animal Parts From Africa

This report can reveal that Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) officials in Africa have continued to engage in illegal smuggling, thus putting African governments at risk and wildlife species, such as Rhinos, in danger. […]

19 Sep 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

HH shouldn’t be moving around like a cockroach in the kitchen – Bowman

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 […]

18 Sep 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

German Envoy salutes Diggers; it’s the only newspaper that strives to investigate

German ambassador to Zambia Achim Burkart says of all the newspapers in Zambia, News Diggers stands out as one that comes closest to investigative and analytical news reporting. And Ambassador Burkart says he expects to […]

18 Sep 2019 | Stuart Lisulo

Zesco tariffs to go up by 75%, we also need to revise fuel prices – Minister

Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa says electricity tariffs could go up by as high as 75 per cent, similar to the previous increment effected in 2017. And Nkhuwa says government is currently reviewing a possible fuel […]