Opinion

16 Feb 2022 | Diggers Editor

The ZAMMSA Honeybee scandal and Masebo’s timely intervention

THE decision by the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) to distribute quarantined Honeybee drugs to hospitals is beyond puzzling. What is even more puzzling is that the institution claims this was done by... […]

15 Feb 2022 | Diggers Editor

Govt can’t explain Special Duties PSs because the positions do not exist

THE Ministry of Information and Media says the President is in order to appoint as many Permanent Secretaries for Special Duties as he has done because there is need to have such government officials who... […]

14 Feb 2022 | Diggers Editor

Mr Imenda is a liar, and so are his praise singers

A LOT has been said about the statement made by the UPND secretary general, Mr Batuke Imenda and the headline that our newspaper derived from it last week. We have taken some time to allow... […]

11 Feb 2022 | Diggers Editor

Drug procurement under UPND: The ZAMMSA, ZPPA saga – Part 5

Continuation from yesterday… IT has come to light that after floating a public tender for the supply of medical supplies to the Ministry of Health, the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) decided to... […]

10 Feb 2022 | Diggers Editor

Drug procurement under UPND: The ZMMSA, ZPPA saga – Part 4

Continuation from yesterday… We are still expressing our opinion on the matter in which the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) opted to give business to non-Zambian companies at the expense of citizen bidders,... […]

9 Feb 2022 | Diggers Editor

Drug procurement under UPND: The ZAMMSA, ZPPA saga – Part 3

Continuation from yesterday… IT HAS been established this far that in accordance with Section 39 and 89 of the Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) Act, the public tender floated by the Zambia Medicines and Medical... […]

8 Feb 2022 | Diggers Editor

Drug procurement under UPND: The ZAMMSA, ZPPA saga – Part 2

Continuation from yesterday’s edition… IN November 2021, government through the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) invited bids for the EMERGENCY SUPPLY of what they described as essential medicines which needed to be distributed... […]

7 Feb 2022 | Diggers Editor

Drug procurement under UPND: The ZAMMSA, ZPPA saga – Part One

THE Ministry of Health has seen a fair share of corruption scandals in the past years. Under the Patriotic Front, the ministry was literally turned into a cash cow. Unregistered companies could win tenders worth... […]

4 Feb 2022 | Diggers Editor

Funny how PF are weeping before anyone of them is sent to prison

THE claim by Mporokoso PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile that most PF members are being investigated for petty offences can only be made by a person who either does not understand how the law... […]

3 Feb 2022 | Diggers Editor

It’s disheartening that criminals and judges are being investigated for the same crimes

JUDGES play a very crucial role in our society. Without judges, the Constitution is useless. Without judges, there can be no rule of law in the country. In the absence of judges, there would be... […]

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