News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1370 Thursday December 22, 2022
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Load shedding is an act of man (and how to fix the power problem)
The government is making some rather laughable statements that the current load shedding which officially began on 15th December 2022 is beyond their control and an act of God. Well, God does not control the human made systems that allow electricity to flow into our homes and businesses. Perhaps what they mean is that the…...
ZMA calls for state of emergency declaration to address drug shortage
THE Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) says government should consider declaring a state of emergency in the health sector to invoke disaster management provisions in drug procurement. In a statement, Tuesday, ZMA Secretary General Kaumba Tolopu expressed concern about revelations that the national drug stock was currently at 53.1 percent. He said many lives would be…...
Kalulushi man kills son over missing K200
POLICE on the Copperbelt has launched a manhunt for a 50-year-old Kalulushi man who beat his 14-year-old son to death after suspecting him of stealing a K200. In a statement, Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said Ernest Chipema beat up his son using a slasher and fists after he denied stealing the K200. “Murder occurred…...
Kaizer denies immigration offence, failure to surrender diplomatic passport
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu has denied charges of failing to appear before the nearest immigration officer and failing to surrender a diplomatic passport. Zulu has also denied the charge of personating public officers. In count one, it is alleged that Zulu, 52, on December 9, 2022 in Lusaka, did fail to…...
You 2 shouldn’t have fear, HH tells DPP, ACC DG
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged newly sworn in Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gilbert Phiri and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director General Tom Trevor Shamakamba to work fearlessly in speeding up investigations and prosecutions of wrongdoers. And President Hichilema has reminded Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa that he was within the system when people were…...
ZCIB donates X-mass hampers to UTH Neonatal ward
ZAMBIA Industrial Commercial Bank (ZICB) in partnership with Thy Word Network (TWN) has donated Christmas hampers worth K20,000 to mothers at the University Teaching Hospital’s Neonatal ward. In a statement, ZICB Corporate Affairs Manager Luke Njovu said the K20,000 funding was for the purchase of assorted items like diapers, baby milk, soap, wipes, among others…....
It’s time we graduated from petty politics – Kwacha MP
KWACHA UPND member of parliament Charles Mulenga says he doesn’t get affected when PF lawmakers walk out on him because he will continue holding the seat even in the coming years. He, however, says it’s time the country graduated from petty politics. Party Whip Stephen Kampyongo recently said PF still considered the Kwacha and Kabushi…...
Most PF presidential aspirants have nothing new to offer – Kakoma
FORMER PF member of the central committee Charles Kakoma says some PF presidential aspirants have nothing new to bring to the table because their characters are known. In an interview, Kakoma argued that it would be difficult for the new faces to sell their names. “As for any of those that have been selected to…...