Lungu taught me how to play this game – Miles
PF faction president Miles Sampa says he is a student of former president Edgar Lungu’s “mingalato” style of “dribbling leadership”. And Sampa says he is going to conduct a forensic audit on the party. Speaking on Diamond TV’s “This Day” Programme, Tuesday, Sampa said he didn’t allow Lungu’s camp to dribble him this time around…....
We’re concerned about recent actions by Zambian authorities which have infringed on people’s rights – US Envoy
United States Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales says his government is concerned about recent actions by Zambian authorities that have infringed upon the democratic rights of the Zambian people. Last week, a consortium of civil society organisations held a press conference at which they lamented that the civic space was shrinking in Zambia. Speaking on…...
$15bn investment from China isn’t only for Copper Smelter, clarifies Lufuma
DEFENCE Minister Ambrose Lufuma says the $15 billion commitment from a consortium of Chinese investors to ZNS will see the setting up of the biggest Copper Smelter plant in Africa, a fertiliser plant, among other projects. And the China-Asia Economic Association says the new dawn government has made it easier for them to operate. Recently,…...
We’ll install discipline at PF secretariat until order normalises – IG
POLICE Inspector General Graphel Musamba says his officers will continue installing discipline at the PF secretariat until order normalises. And Musamba says if police were not camped at the PF secretariat, the two factions would kill each other. On Sunday, police blocked some senior PF officials from former president Edgar Lungu’s camp from accessing the…...
Govt struggles to explain fuel procurement scandal
GOVERNMENT has struggled to explain the fuel procurement scandal involving Agro Fuel. Energy Minister Peter Kapala last month cancelled a contract that he had awarded to Devon Oil and Glencore Energy of UK for the supply of fuel that had been offered at a landed wholesale price of K19.50 per litre, representing a K1.90 discount…...
I’m unhappy when I say things and people do the opposite – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he is unhappy that people serving in public office do the total opposite of what he says. Speaking when he swore in Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Lishimpi and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Etambuyu Anamela, Wednesday, President Hichilema said it was unfortunate that those…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1595 Thursday November 2, 2023
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You can also get anthrax from excessive exposure to infected person – ZNPHI
The Ministry of Health has recorded a cumulative 335 cases and four deaths from anthrax disease across the country. Meanwhile, Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) Director General Professor Roma Chilengi says anthrax can be transmitted from one person to another in case of excessive exposure to an infected person. At a media briefing, Wednesday, […]
Police nab 72-yr-old man for defiling granddaughter
POLICE have arrested a 72-year-old Chongwe man for defiling his four-year-old granddaughter. In a statement, Wednesday, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga disclosed that the incident occurred on October 29, 2023 around 22:30 hours. He stated that the victim was left in the custody of the suspect after her mother went out of town for medical attention…....
Breaking Down the High Cost of Fuel
Pump prices for petroleum products have been on an upward trend in recent times, a rise which has been increasingly pronounced in the last two months, where the prices of Petrol and Diesel have risen by K4.4 and K6.6, per litre, respectively. This has had far-reaching ramifications for the entire economy, spanning consumers, transporters, producers […]