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Even achalasia can kill without treatment
By Diggers Editor on 18 Aug 2017
So, by declaring compulsory HIV testing for citizens who seek any form of medical help, President Edgar Lungu has declared all Zambians HIV positive until....
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Thank you bwana IG for releasing Saviour
By Diggers Editor on 16 Aug 2017
On August 13, 2017, Police arrested UPP leader Saviour Chishimba and charged him with defamation of the President. He was denied police bond and detained....
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Reconcile, but don’t pardon HH
By Diggers Editor on 13 Aug 2017
There has been too much talk about President Edgar Lungu and UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema “agreeing to dialogue”. We have seen statements coming out of....
President Lungu is talking to himself about 2021
By Diggers Editor on 10 Aug 2017
Vernon Mwanga says it is unprecedented for a party that has just formed government to start campaigning four years ahead of the next election. The....
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UPND is noisy but silent
By Diggers Editor on 9 Aug 2017
Zambians want Hakainde Hichilema to be freed from prison, but not all of them. Others don’t care about him, instead, they want President Edgar Lungu....
Take a bow Prof Luo
By Diggers Editor on 6 Aug 2017
With all due respect to the appointing authority, Professor Nkandu Luo was an awful choice for Minister of Higher Education. You just have to listen....
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How can we help Miles Sampa?
By Diggers Editor on 3 Aug 2017
It is difficult to ignore Miles Sampa’s continued fall from grace. In fact it is quite touching to see a young, enterprising Zambian politician lose....
President Lungu is a man of his words
By Diggers Editor on 2 Aug 2017
Chishimba Kambwili says President Edgar Lungu has changed after getting a five-year mandate as Head of State. “When he was given the five years, the....
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If LAZ formed a party, heads would roll
By Diggers Editor on 31 Jul 2017
The simmering tension between the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) and the Executive is descending into frightening levels. In a democratic state where non-governmental institutions....
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Kambwili is knocking, give him answers
By Diggers Editor on 28 Jul 2017
We agree with Mike Mulongoti who says Zambians must pay attention to the corrupt deals that Chishimba Kambwili is exposing now that he has been....
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MMD buttocks too big to share a seat with
By Diggers Editor on 25 Jul 2017
A wise Bemba saying “wilaikala pacipuna nowamatako ayakulu” warns against sharing a seat with a person with big buttocks because that person is likely to....
Don’t gag media, let Lungu hear criticism
By Diggers Editor on 22 Jul 2017
The Inspector General of Police Mr Kakoma Kanganja says “During this period of Threatened State of Emergency, police will regulate and prohibit publications and dissemination....
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Zambia is not ready for IMF
By Diggers Editor on 12 Jul 2017
The IMF has assured us that despite President Edgar Lungu’s declared Threatened State of Emergency, the Fund is still committed to reaching an agreement with....
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Why is Nawakwi hiding when Zambia needs her?
By Diggers Editor on 3 Jul 2017
When we say that president Edith Nawakwi of the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) is turning into a political opportunist, we say it with....
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Mind your language Mr President
By Diggers Editor on 26 Jun 2017
Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu, the President of the Republic of Zambia is a perfect example in life that even the most downtrodden, the most ignored....
PF and UPND behind Fake News, not journalists
By Diggers Editor on 22 Jun 2017
Fake news is slowly driving the mainstream-media news agenda in Zambia, and the whole country is slowly drifting away from real governance issues. The original....
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Zambia the new Zimbabwe
By Diggers Editor on 20 May 2017
While Zambians are busy arguing about whether Hakainde Hichilema’s arrogance in Mongu was necessary or if President Edgar Lungu’s ego is befitting for a poor....
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Bye-bye press freedom
By Diggers Editor on 3 May 2017
The job of a watchmaker is not to tell time, but to create an instrument with which you can tell what time it is. However,....
HH is not the only one on trial
By Diggers Editor on 18 Apr 2017
The treason charge leveled against Mr Hakainde Hichilema, president of the opposition United Party for National Development will be for the courts to adjudicate. Therefore....
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Saviour Chishimba is making more sense than HH
By Diggers Editor on 3 Apr 2017
There is no doubt that the PF government is insensitive towards right or wrong. Its leaders are wallowing in exaggerated self esteem and very few....
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What cause are we fighting for?
By Diggers Editor on 17 Mar 2017
Since we launched the News Diggers! website on March 2, 2017, we have been overwhelmed by the support and numerous messages of encouragement from citizens....
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Here we come
By Diggers Editor on 2 Mar 2017
Journalism can never be silent because that is its greatest virtue. It must speak, and speak immediately, while the echoes of wonder, the claims of....

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