It’s nonsensical to say Dollar would be K60 if PF was still in govt – Ng’andu
FORMER finance minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu says Vice-President Mutale Nalumango’s statement that the Dollar would have hit K60 if PF had continued in government is completely nonsensical. On Friday, Vice-President Nalumango said Dollar would have hit K60 if the PF were still in power. “There should be appreciation in this House that this government by…...
We’ll protest in g-strings at Community House if HH continues abrogating constitution – Saboi
NATIONAL Democratic Congress leader Saboi Imboela says she will protest while wearing only a g-string at Community House if President Hakainde Hichilema continues to violate the Constitution. In an interview, Sunday, Imboela said President Hichilema was not upholding the constitution despite swearing to do so during his inauguration. “If President Hakainde Hichilema continues violating the…...
Kambwili falls ill at court
PF member Chishimba Kambwili yesterday excused himself from attending court session in a matter in which he is charged with unlawful assembly after his BP shot up while at court. Kambwili is this matter jointly charged with Lusaka businessman Charles Kakula with the charge of unlawful assembly. The Kasama Magistrates’ Court recently sentenced Kambwili to…...
There’s a deficit of over 500,000 desks countrywide, PAC hears
MINISTRY of Education Administration Permanent Secretary Norianna Muneku says there is a deficit of over 500, 000 desks countrywide. And Muneku says the ministry did not have a budget for desks but still took out K70 million to rehabilitate some broken desks, which was cost effective. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee, Monday, Muneku explained…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1623 Tuesday December 12, 2023
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Ngoma wins national welterweight title
BOXER Simon Ngoma was over the weekend crowned the new Zambian welterweight national champion after defeating Bernard Mwango via a unanimous point decision at the OYDC-Zambia. The Exodus Boxing Promotions on Saturday night held a Tyola Punch boxing tournament that attracted huge crowds from boxing lovers. Ngoma emerged winner of the 12-round national welterweight title…...
Red Arrows down Zanaco
RED Arrows has moved up the Super League rankings after a comeback victory over Zanaco at the Sunset Stadium yesterday. The ZAF-sponsored outfit went into the game mourning the death of its executive committee member Lyson Simwanda, who died on Saturday night after being involved in a Road Traffic Accident (RTA). Arrows went down to…...
Maresca knows my quality, it was only a matter of time before I scored – Daka
HE knows my quality. Everyone knows my quality – Patson Daka said of his Leicester City coach Enzo Maresca after putting in a fantastic performance against Plymouth Argyle on Saturday evening. Daka has been one of Maresca’s least favourite players, featuring sparingly this season but with Kelechi Iheanacho and Jamie Vardy unavailable, the Chipolopolo star…...
ZEMA must explain Copper open pit mine blasting rocks next to a school in Chongwe
THIS past weekend, our newspaper launched two weekly publications namely Diggers Lite and Diggers Life, to be published on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The concept, as explained prior to the commencement, is to diversify our news content without necessarily veering away from our current focus on investigative reporting and general political news. The Saturday publication…...
Govt explains why prolonged debt restructuring won’t affect 2024 budget implementation
SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says the prolonged debt restructuring will not affect the implementation of the 2024 budget because Zambia’s MoU with the Official Creditor Committee allows financing institutions to lend into arrears. Recently, the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZiCA) raised a concern that the implementation and execution of the 2024 national budget may…...
