News Diggers! ePaper Edition 809 Monday November 2, 2020
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Bill 10 is down, next is Lungu’s third term – Sangwa
CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer John Sangwa says the fall of Bill 10 is a victory for Zambia’s democracy and the people of Zambia must be proud that multipartism triumphed. And Sangwa says the Constitutional Court failed Zambians on Bill 10 but he is happy to see that the legislative arm of government has rescued Zambia’s hope on…...
Teaching people how to defraud your own govt
MANY a time when we publish stories that expose hate speech from our politicians, or stories that reveal foul language during campaigns, we are accused of misquoting, misunderstanding, missing the context, and sometimes we are even accused of publishing falsehood, sometimes we are accused of having a hidden agenda or acting out of malice. The…...
Ifwe tulebomba, ifipuba filetalika – Lungu
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says ifwe tulebomba, ifipuba filetalika. And President Lungu says he is not ashamed to tell the people of Zambia that government is borrowing to change the face of the country. Speaking when he commissioned the Arcades flyover bridge, Friday, President Lungu said the ruling PF was working while fools were criticizing. “Zambians…...
Police nab Kandeta for leaking 2021 budget speech
POLICE in Lusaka have arrested and charged Ministry of Finance Public Relations officer Chileshe Kandeta for Communication of Certain Information contrary to section Four chapter 111 of the State Security Act. In a statement today, acting police spokesperson Danny Mwale stated that Kandeta was charged alongside Ministry of Finance budget analyst Lazarous Mwelwa. He stated…...
Lsk woman asks court to enter default judgement against state
A LUSAKA woman who has sued the State for unlawful imprisonment after she was accused of having caused the death of her husband in 2016, has applied for leave of the Lusaka High Court to enter judgement in default of appearance and defence against the State. Jacqueline Mwiindwa was accused of causing the death her…...
Govt can’t plan effectively without census – Kasune
IT will be difficult for government to effectively plan ahead without knowing the population of citizens it intends to plan for, says Vice-chairperson of the Zambia All Parties Parliamentary Caucus on Population And Development (ZAPPC) Princess Kasune. Debating the K779.5 million budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Development and Planning for next year, Kasune, who…...
LTA expects local tourism sector to recover by April 2021
THE Livingstone Tourism Association (LTA) says incentives announced in the 2021 national budget are insufficient to spur the much-needed growth as the tourism sector recovers from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. And the Association says the local tourism sector is only expected to kick-start around April, next year, when a COVID-19 vaccine is anticipated…...
It’s criminal for Dora to divide Zambians on tribal lines – HH
UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has called on Zambians to sue Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya and other PF members, saying using tribe to divide citizens is criminal. And Hichilema says the PF is a brutal and dictatorial regime bent on oppressing citizens through government institutions. Commenting on Siliya’s remarks that Tongas had risen…...
Simusamba lied in his judgement, charges Kambwili
NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili says it was painful for him to be jailed over a crime he did not commit, charging that Magistrate David Simusamba lied in his judgement. And Kambwili says Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Dora Siliya must apologise to late President Micheal Sata for bringing his name into…...