Mary Chirwa gave strict orders not to grant me bond – Amos
FORMER presidential press aide Amos Chanda says Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) officers vehemently refused to grant him bond saying their boss, Mary Chirwa, gave them strict instructions not to do that. DEC arrested Chanda on Thursday for allegedly stealing and burning a court record of the RTSA speed camera corruption case. DEC Public Relations Officer…...
Our security wings ill-equipped, in other countries, helicopters would have been used in kidnapping case – Chikoya
COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says government should ensure that security wings are well-equipped to enable them to handle complex cases like kidnapping. In an interview, Dr Chikoya also urged security wings to be consistent in the discharge of their duties, arguing that at certain times, they appeared not…...
You’ll only access your partial benefits once, and that’s 20%, says govt
LABOUR and Social Security Minister Brenda Tambatamba says NAPSA members will only be allowed to partially access their pension benefits once before retirement, and this is 20 percent of the contributions. In an interview, Tambatamba explained that members would only be eligible to access 20 percent of their benefits after contributing for five years. She…...
Exercise restraint, lead by example in your political discourse, TI-Z tells UPND
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has urged the ruling party to exercise lots of restraint and lead by example in its political discourse and practice. In a statement to commemorate Zambia’s 58th Independence anniversary, Monday, TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe hoped that citizens would come together to make Zambia a better place. “Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z)…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1328 Tuesday October 25, 2022
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When persistence becomes dangerous for governance
IT took the UPND many years to form government. The Patriotic Front that was formed later surpassed the UPND to become the first in power between the two political parties. Late president Rupiah Banda who was a quick fix solution was able to enter State House before Mr Hakainde Hichilema. The same can be said…...
Mumba laments non-payment of dues “we shouldn’t be punished just because we served under PF”
FORMER University of Zambia (UNZA) vice-chancellor Professor Luke Mumba says he has been unfairly treated simply because he served in the PF government, further calling on government to pay him his dues so that he can survive. And Prof Mumba says public institutions like universities shouldn’t be politicised because they are sensitive. In May this…...
CEEC has received over 70,000 applications for empowerment products, says minister
MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprises Elias Mubanga says his Ministry, through the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission, has received over 70,000 applications for empowerment products. In August, CEEC unveiled seven empowerment products valued at K365 million targeting micro small and medium enterprises and cooperatives. In an interview, Friday, Mubanga said his ministry had received an…...
Poultry Association attributes reduction in chicken prices to kwacha gain
POULTRY Association of Zambia (PAZ) executive manager Dominic Chanda has attributed the reduction and stability in prices of chicken and other poultry commodities to gains recorded in the Kwacha. A check by News Diggers in some parts of Lusaka found most traders selling their chicken between K85 and K100. In an interview, Thursday, Chanda predicted…...
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