Lungu ordered govt not to build him a house
AFTER announcing his grand return to active politics and vowing to take on President Hakainde Hichilema, Mr Edgar Lungu is back at the door of government, knocking and begging for his retirement benefits to be reinstated. This is a very bizarre move considering the confidence and determination that the former president demonstrated when he declared…...
Friday hands Mataya 1st MMA career defeat
ZAMBIA-BASED Nigerian fighter Godwin Friday has handed Zimbabwean Lewis ‘The Porcupine’ Mataya his first defeat of his MMA career after outwitting him during the Zambia National Armature League (ZNAL) held at the Scream Disco Club in Lusaka over the weekend. Friday put up a splendid fight in a tightly contested bout, which saw the Zimbabwean,…...
UPND is solid, claims that we’re not united are fiction – Mweetwa
UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says assertions that the ruling party is not united are nothing but fiction. Mweetwa says it epitomizes intra party democracy when party members complain about not being satisfied with certain things. Mweetwa was reacting to News Diggers’ Editorial comment titled, “A United Party that is not united: Weaknesses that will cost…...
Some revelations in latest AG report have been dealt with – Hamaundu
THE Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development says some of the revelations in the latest Auditor General’s report on local authorities have been dealt with administratively, while other cases are before the police. The Auditor General’s report on the Audit of Accounts of Local Authorities for the financial year ended 31st December 2022 revealed,…...
Loss making State-owned companies need ultimatum to improve or shut down – Economist
ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says the key issue contributing to the non-profitability of most state owned companies is political interference. Hambayi has, however, urged government to give such companies a three-year ultimatum for them to turn around and start generating profits or risk being shut down. The latest Auditor General’s report on the Accounts of Parastatal…...
Govt should consult widely before rolling out new curriculum – Mabumba
FORMER education minister David Mabumba has appealed to government to carry Zambians along in each and every stage of the school curriculum reform process. Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary Joel Kamoko recently said that government was reforming the school curriculum to align it with the vision 2030 and the Eighth National Development Plan. Kamoko said…...
Zambia is hosting 93,183 asylum seekers, refugees – VEEP
VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says the country currently hosts 93,183 asylum seekers and refugees. The Vice-President further says government spends about US$1,165,718 annually on teachers’ salaries in refugee settlements. Speaking during the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, Friday, Vice-President Nalumango said Zambia had a rich history of hosting refugees dating back to the 1940s, when the…...
Failure to collect K13m embarrassing, Mines PS tells PAC
MINISTRY of Mines and Minerals Development Permanent Secretary Hapenga Kabeta has acknowledged before the Public Accounts Committee that his ministry failed to meet its revenue collection projection by K13 million. And Kabeta says the ministry is in the process of digitising the cadastre system to prevent people from owning more than five licences, disclosing that…...
Oil transporter associations sue Kapala, ERB
THREE oil transporter associations have sued Energy Minister Peter Kapala and the Energy Regulation Board, demanding a declaration that the Constitution compels them to create an economic environment which encourages individual initiative and self reliance among local petroleum transporters. They argue, before the Constitutional Court, that the petroleum transportation business has become the preserve of…...
Opposition should use social media to mobilise – Bizeck
UNIVERSITY of Zambia political historian Professor Bizeck Phiri says political leaders need to be humble and find other ways of communicating with people, not just through rallies. Recently, various opposition political party leaders have lamented that there is a shrinking democratic space in the country, citing incidences where police have denied them permits to hold…...
