I expected better from HH, he lacks people like me – Pilgrim
FORMER UPND vice-president Dr Canisius Banda says he is shocked by President Hakainde Hichilema’s performance because he expected better from him. In an interview, Dr Banda said the President was running government with only Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane and Secretary to Cabinet Patrick Kangwa. He argued that majority of the ministers lacked capacity to properly…...
Health training institutions shouldn’t over enrol – HPCZ
THE Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) says over enrolment in health institutions is not a good trend and the council hopes that government gives guidance over the matter. HPCZ Registrar and Chief Executive Officer Fastone Goma says out of the 1,926 candidates that sat for the council’s February – March 2023 licensure examinations, 1,184 passed, representing 61.5…...
RTSA attributes Bribe Payers Index ranking to “self-appointed” agents
RTSA has attributed its ranking in the 2022 Zambia Bribe Payers Index (ZBPI) report to some “self-appointed” agents who get money from people in order to help them access services quickly. On Tuesday last week, TIZ and ACC launched the 2022 ZBPI Survey Report which revealed that the Zambia Police Service recorded the highest probability…...
Police arrest 13 Evelyn Hone students
THE Zambia Police Service says it has arrested 13 Evelyn Hone College students for the offence of conduct likely to cause breach of peace. In a statement, Monday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said the students, who include three females, were apprehended from Ministry of Science and Technology headquarters where they had gathered…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1433 Tuesday March 21, 2023
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Explain Presidential Delivery Unit
On Saturday, President Hakainde Hichilema announced that he had set up a division called the “Presidential Delivery Unit” with the mandate of accelerating the implementation of high priority government programmes and projects across the country. According to a statement released by State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka, the President has since appointed Permanent Secretary…...
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ACC nabs former Army Secretary for corruption in Gulfstream procurement
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a former Army Secretary at Ministry of Defence for corrupt practices involving US$ 400 million in relation to the procurement of the Gulfstream G650 Presidential Jet. In a statement, Monday, ACC head of corporate communications Timothy Moono stated that Evaristo Sakala, as a member of the Ministerial Procurement Committee for…...
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