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Too late for Ng’andu to catch the Patriotic Front runaway train
By Diggers Editor on 13 Oct 2019
Can the IMF trust the PF government? The simple answer is no, and here is why. From the time of the key spendthrift, under the....
KCM destruction will cost Zambia more billions
By Diggers Editor on 11 Oct 2019
Yesterday, a fire engulfed a section of the Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) smelter leaving components of the Cobalt Recovery Furnace damaged. Although the fire was....
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Police lied about Kaoma shooting, with impunity
By Diggers Editor on 10 Oct 2019
As law enforcers, police are charged with the responsibility of keeping record of the laws that are broken and those that break the laws. It....
Thanks Britain for resuming aid, now stop stealing ba PF
By Diggers Editor on 9 Oct 2019
President Edgar Lungu says he is grateful to the British government for its decision to resume funding to Zambia’s health sector, explaining that the move....
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Why has Zesco not advertised emergency power import tender?
By Diggers Editor on 8 Oct 2019
A system that is keen to foster transparency can be seen by its public procurement policies. One way of assuring the public or taxpayers of....
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Why punish CEC for KCM’s failure to pay for electricity?
By Diggers Editor on 6 Oct 2019
On 27th September 2019, the Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) issued a cautionary notice, primarily meant for its shareholders and the capital market, advising that....
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Zesco solutions annoying rather than comforting
By Diggers Editor on 5 Oct 2019
Unfortunately, we have to continue talking about Zesco because currently, they are the most painful thorn in everyone’s behind right now. And Bembas tell us....
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Enjoy eating your snake, but explain bogus arms deal
By Diggers Editor on 4 Oct 2019
We would like to start by thanking the Zambia Army and the Zambia Air Force for organizing a public exhibition of their training programmes at....
Shame on State House for spreading fake “gay rights” story
By Diggers Editor on 3 Oct 2019
Out of the blue, a press statement hit us last week on official State House headed paper with all the authenticity marks, in which President....
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Why import power if it won’t reduce load-shedding hours?
By Diggers Editor on 2 Oct 2019
Energy Minister Honourable Mathew Nkhuwa says the Patriotic Front is a listening government and therefore, if the people of Zambia object to the 75 per....
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Why block a man who wants to share food?
By Diggers Editor on 1 Oct 2019
For the first time since losing the 2016 general elections, UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has played the kind of opposition politics that the ruling Patriotic....
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They want to steal from emergency import of electricity
By Diggers Editor on 30 Sep 2019
When proponents of the electricity tariff increase started pushing the agenda for government to consider importing power from South Africa, we disagreed with the move....
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What has Lungu done to deserve a third term in 2021?
By Diggers Editor on 29 Sep 2019
When President Edgar Lungu went to Parliament to address the nation but instead blamed climate change for everything bad coming out of his government, we....
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Lungu’s SONA is testimony of his soiled presidency
By Diggers Editor on 24 Sep 2019
“It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow that weigh a man down because for the need of today, we have....
Dora promised ATI this year, she’s given us media regulation
By Diggers Editor on 23 Sep 2019
German Ambassador to Zambia, His Excellency Mr Achim Burkart, has expressed concern that the prevailing operating environment for journalists will only get worse as the....
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Zambians have now turned to charcoal, forests are depleting
By Diggers Editor on 22 Sep 2019
Speaking during the Sunday Interview on the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation, Energy minister Mathews Nkhuwa said Zesco has serious operational challenges, it is suffering and....
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Thanks to Goswami, Lungu’s chickens are coming home to roost
By Diggers Editor on 20 Sep 2019
Shortly after vehemently denying that he knows African drug kingpin Vicky Goswami and publicly distancing himself from any links to the international drug trafficking cartel,....
Power is like buttocks, when you go up, prepare to go down
By Diggers Editor on 19 Sep 2019
Those who speak in defence of the government and the ruling party have continued to spread the narrative that talking about corruption is bad for....
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Sit down Mr Findlay
By Diggers Editor on 18 Sep 2019
We are happy to see Mr Valden Findlay come out to defend himself over the drug trafficking allegations made. Those who are accused of wrongdoing....
Siame’s dismissal a small victory for voices of reason
By Diggers Editor on 17 Sep 2019
In a dramatic turn of events, President Edgar Lungu has fired his Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) Board chairperson Mr George Siame, barely 24 hours after....
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We warned Lungu over his friendship with Valden Findlay
By Diggers Editor on 16 Sep 2019
News has broken out that a renowned African “drug lord” of Indian origin, Vijaygiri Vicky Goswami, whom the American government extradited from Kenya and turned....
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How will judges rule on Bill 10 after submitting to Parley?
By Diggers Editor on 15 Sep 2019
The Judiciary says it is expected to appear before the Parliamentary Select Committee on September 25, this year, regarding the Constitution Amendment Bill number 10....
Don’t reward incompetence, reject new electricity tariff hikes
By Diggers Editor on 9 Sep 2019
The Zambia Association of Manufactures is encouraging Zesco to consider increasing electricity tariffs “temporarily”, for the purpose of enabling the utility to import emergency power.....

Lungu’s silence is deafening

By Diggers Editor on 7 Sep 2019

The essence of leadership is communication. It is the responsibility of a leader to cast a vision on the people he leads; to inspire them....

South Africans are now pushing their luck too far

By Diggers Editor on 5 Sep 2019

We the people of Zambia have been saddened by the continued attacks on our fellow citizens by you, South Africans. This week, one Zambian narrowly....

Farewell, Ambassador Fergus, Zambia will surely miss your voice

By Diggers Editor on 4 Sep 2019

On August 27, 2019 British High Commissioner, His Excellency Mr Fergus Cochrane-Dyet held his last press conference and bid his Zambian friends farewell , as....

The State’s failure to win corruption cases is by design

By Diggers Editor on 3 Sep 2019

“As government, we get very frustrated when we start a case and then somebody is found not guilty. Why do we get frustrated? Because we....

We miss Lungu, when is he next visiting Zambia?

By Diggers Editor on 31 Aug 2019

Last week, during the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) press briefing to announce the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), we asked Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya to explain....

Zambians tolerated Kaunda until he touched mealie meal

By Diggers Editor on 29 Aug 2019

Yesterday, we showed how government was playing double standards by blaming private millers and retailers for the escalating mealie meal prices when in fact, government....

Govt owns Superior Milling, why is their mealie meal K135?

By Diggers Editor on 28 Aug 2019

The Vice-President, the Minister of Agriculture, the Chief Government spokesperson and the Minister of Home Affairs have all ganged up against milling companies and retailers,....

The economy is doing well? Dora, oh Dora!

By Diggers Editor on 27 Aug 2019

Honourable Dora Siliya’s job must be very difficult, especially with the prevailing situation in Zambia where those who are elected to solve people’s problems have....

Don’t worry Musa, Saasa; the corrupt defend each other

By Diggers Editor on 25 Aug 2019

Throughout the public discussion forum last Friday, State Counsel Musa Mwenye and his learned colleague Professor Oliver Saasa never mentioned the Patriotic Front as they....

Indeed, the Speaker is being mischievous on Amendment Bill 10

By Diggers Editor on 24 Aug 2019

Of late, civil rights activist Brebner Changala has been spending more time talking and criticizing the government on various governance issues, even more than he....

Forget the Damn headline, did you get the message?

By Diggers Editor on 22 Aug 2019

On Monday, social media went awash with a controversial Zambia Daily Mail headline which, to some readers, especially non-journalists, suggested that the editor was high....

Why should we cry to get development?

By Diggers Editor on 21 Aug 2019

His Excellency, the humble President of Zambia Dr Edgar Lungu, says development will be delivered to those who cry for it the most, adding that....

We’re a hungry nation because we insist that maize is our staple food

By Diggers Editor on 20 Aug 2019

Whether or not the President decides to declare hunger a national disaster, the fact remains that there is acute hunger in this country and government....

Lungu is in gear 5 of 2021 campaigns

By Diggers Editor on 18 Aug 2019

President Edgar Lungu has vowed that he will not stop inspecting development projects around the country because civil servants work harder when they see him.....

Where is Local Govt, LCC, while PF opens night street vending?

By Diggers Editor on 16 Aug 2019

Lusaka Province Patriotic Front chairman Paul Moonga says the party provincial executive has agreed to open a night vendor’s market along Lumumba Road, which will....

Put simply, IMF is saying Zambia is flirting with a crisis

By Diggers Editor on 11 Aug 2019

Today, we would like to talk about the 2019 Article IV report that was recently released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Firstly, we must....