We’ll use a robot to retrieve 7 trapped miners – Macro Link
MACRO Link Copper Mine Mining Manager Joseph Manyepa has disclosed that a South African Company, Hill International, has been engaged to provide a robot that will be used to search and possibly retrieve seven trapped miners. Recently, seven miners, including two Chinese nationals, got stuck in a flooded Macrolink Copper mine, which is still under…...
BOZ’s decision to raise Statutory Reserve Ratio will trigger accelerated Kwacha depreciation – Hambayi
ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says the Bank of Zambia (BOZ)’s decision to raise the statutory reserve ratio on both local and foreign currency deposits by nine percentage points will cause an accelerated depreciation of the kwacha in the short term. The Bank of Zambia has for the third time in a short period, revised the statutory…...
It’s unreasonable for Kambwili to accuse HH of wanting to murder him – Hamasaka
STATE House Chief Communication Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says it’s unreasonable for PF member Chishimba Kambwili to accuse President Hakainde Hichilema of wanting to murder him. And Hamasaka has challenged Kambwili to come back and enjoy his popularity. A voice note has revealed how Kambwili used his illness to dupe the government into releasing his passport,…...
Arrest of Lsk man for planning anti-HH protest nonsensical – Nakacinda
PF Information and Publicity Chairperson Raphael Nakacinda says it is nonsensical for police to arrest 27-year-old Moses Kampasa for trying to protest against President Hakainde Hichilema’s governance. On Saturday, police arrested Kampasa for allegedly presenting a false document titled “Notification on the Protest by Youths Demanding President Hakainde Hichilema to Step Down on Moral Grounds”…...
Govt isn’t doing Lungu a favour by not lifting his immunity – Makebi
LUSAKA Lawyer Makebi Zulu says government should not think they are doing former president Edgar Lungu a favour by not removing his immunity. And Zulu says comparing the high cost of living to the purported murders which occurred under PF’s watch is a dull way of looking at issues. Last week, Local Government and Rural…...
Volunteers in cholera centres jubilate as HH orders that they get permanent positions
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has directed the Minister of Health to permanently employ all health workers who have been volunteering at cholera centres across the country. And President Hichilema says he wants to permanently deal with Cholera so that he can concentrate on things like debt restructuring. Meanwhile, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says Heroes Stadium has…...
Miles regrets being Kambwili’s surety: “I will be dancing in court if he doesn’t return”
PF faction president Miles Sampa says he will never sign any bail surety for anyone, unless it’s his wife, children or family member. On Friday, government announced that PF member Chishimba Kambwili had illegally crossed over into Zimbabwe. In an interview, Saturday, Sampa, who is Kambwili’s surety, together with Malole PF MP Robert Kalimi in…...
Lungu has lots of money in Zambia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi – Govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says former president Edgar Lungu has a lot of money in Zambia, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. And Mweetwa says Lungu is ungrateful, arguing that citizens would prefer he is behind bars for all the atrocities he committed during his tenure. Commenting on a News Diggers editorial titled, “Lungu and his…...
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HH, Lungu mourn Geingob
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has expressed sadness over the death of Namibian President Dr Hage Geingob. Dr Geingob died in the early hours of Sunday aged 82 in Windhoek, Namibia. In a Facebook post, President Hichilema said Zambia had lost a true friend. “It is with utmost sadness and regret that we receive the news of…...
