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14 Nov 2023 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Public university unions demand reintroduction of Higher Education Ministry

A CONSORTIUM of unions from Public Universities has called on government to establish a separate Higher Education Ministry, arguing that the Education Minister has failed their sector and is simply “a minister of desks”. The... […]

14 Nov 2023 | Philip Chisalu

Mabeta refutes owning company which got K200,000 CDF loan

SOME Kankoyo constituents have complained that their area member of parliament Heartson Mabeta’s company called Twachi also received a K200,000 CDF loan. But Mabeta has refuted the claims, saying his only relationship with Twachi is... […]

14 Nov 2023 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

My officers’ BP has shot up, Akafumba tells PAC

HOME Affairs and Internal Security Permanent Secretary Joseph Akafumba and his team yesterday had a hard time explaining corrective action which had been put in place against the findings of the 2022 Auditor General’s report... […]

14 Nov 2023 | Mwiche Nalwimba

We already had information on Kapala – Moono

ANTI-Corruption Commission (ACC) Head of Corporate Communications Timothy Moono says the commission already had information on the awarding of contracts to fuel suppliers by Energy Minister Peter Kapala. On Friday PF Chairperson for Information and... […]

14 Nov 2023 | Angela Muchinshi

If you can’t afford minimum wage, pay on hourly or daily basis – Tambatamba

MINISTER of Labour and Social Security Brenda Tambatamba says the law allows employers to structure conditions of service for their workers based on what they can afford to pay them. Recently, government announced an increase... […]

14 Nov 2023 | Mwiche Nalwimba

If I’m wrong, I’ll admit it but so far, I am not – Mutti

IF I was wrong, I will say I was wrong but I have not seen that so far, says Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti. And Speaker Mutti says when people want to break... […]

14 Nov 2023 | Angela Muchinshi

HH hasn’t instructed us to arrest any opposition member – Police

POLICE Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says President Hakainde Hichilema has not issued any instructions for police to arrest any member of the opposition. PF recently alleged that President Hichilema had ordered the jailing of Zambia’s key […]

14 Nov 2023 | Muzamba Siandizya

Finding defective drugs in health kits isn’t unusual – ZAMRA

THE ZAMBIA Medicines Regulatory Authority says there is no need to be alarmed regarding the defective batches of Erythromycin Stearate BP 250mg tablets because it is not unusual in the pharmaceutical manufacturing space to have... […]

14 Nov 2023 | Philip Chisalu

Kafwaya jumped the gun by reporting Speaker to ACC – Kantanshi MP

KANTANSHI PF member of parliament Anthony Mumba has described Lunte PF MP Mutotwe Kafwaya’s move to report Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti to ACC for abuse of office as a misplaced action. On... […]

13 Nov 2023 | Mwiche Nalwimba

KBN TV honours 17 with Leadership Excellence Awards

NEWS Diggers Editor-in-Chief Joseph Mwenda was among the 17 who were awarded the Leadership Excellence Awards by KBN Television at its inaugural award ceremony, under the print category. The award ceremony which was held at... […]

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