HH holds preparatory meeting with Chinese minister ahead of visit to China
GOVERNMENT has disclosed that President Hakainde Hichilema has held a meeting with Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Renjian Tang, which will act as a precursor of his state visit to China. Speaking to journalists after a closed door meeting between President Hichilema and Tang yesterday, Agriculture Minister Mtolo Phiri said the meeting was…...
DEC seizes private jet with at least $11m cash on board
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has conducted an operation at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport and seized a private jet that was scheduled to leave the country with at least US$11 million in cash, weapons and some suspected gold. Drug Enforcement Commission Director General Nason Banda confirmed that there was an ongoing operation involving a…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1538 Tuesday August 15, 2023
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We’re not like other parties which had corporate syndicates funding them – Mweetwa
UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the main funders of party activities are members of parliament who contribute about K500,000 per month. Mweetwa adds that the only time corporate entities donate to the party is during fundraising events which are done publicly. Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) Executive Director Maurice Nyambe recently challenged the UPND to disclose…...
The Environmental Management Act: Interrogating proposed amendments and what it means for responsible large-scale land-based investments in Zambia PART I
In this week’s Monday Opinion, we examine the proposed amendments to the Environmental Management Act and their implications for responsible land-based investments. We explain the necessity of advancing such investments, provide insights into the nature of the proposed amendments and their implications on the landscape of responsible land-based investments. Why the need to advance responsible […]
Govt is also feeling effects of high cost of living – Haimbe
JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says despite being in leadership, the new dawn government is also feeling the effects of the high cost of living. And Haimbe says it’s wrong to judge the UPND administration based on the two years it has been in office when its mandate is five years. Speaking when he featured on…...
We gave Chisokone Market inferno victims K5, 000 each – Matambo
COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo says government, through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), has given K5,000 to each marketeer whose goods were gutted at Chisokone Market in Kitwe. Various traders lost goods in the fire that recently swept through part of Chisokone market in Kitwe. And pictures have been circulating on social media platforms…...
We mean business this season – Forest Rangers
FOREST Rangers coach Ian Bakala says the Carling Black Label triumph against MTN Super defending Champions Power Dynamos should send a strong signal to other teams ahead of the kick-off of the League this weekend. The ABSA Cup champions thrashed Power Dynamos 3-1 in an entertaining encounter on Saturday at the Levy Mwanawasa stadium in…...
I doubt Zambians can re-elect us, they hate us with passion – PF MP
MAFINGA PF member of parliament Robert Chabinga has argued that Zambians hate his party with passion and they cannot re-elect them. Recently, PF presidential hopeful Mutotwe Kafwaya said it would be easy for Zambians to re-elect PF because it was far better than the UPND administration. But in an interview, Chabinga said Zambians had still…...