Attacks on radio stations by junior govt officials nonsensical – VJ
VETERAN politician Vernon Johnson Mwaanga has described as nonsensical the attempt by junior government officials to close down radio stations for airing opposition leaders. And Mwaanga says it was disappointing that despite many countries in Africa being signatories to the African Union and SADC Principles and Guidelines on elections, many of them have failed to…...
Nyirenda takes his expulsion from NAREP to court
EXPELLED National Restoration Party (NAREP) president Steven Nyirenda and three others have dragged the newly appointed party leader Charles Maboshe and others to court seeking a confirmation and declaration that the former was duly elected as NAREP president. Nyirenda and the others further want a declaration that the decision purportedly passed by the defendants that…...
Don’t intimidate ACC, you said your ministers are corrupt, TIZ reminds Lungu
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia says is it strange that President Edgar Lungu is complaining and accusing the Anti Corruption Commission of targeting his ministers when he is the one who told the Commission to investigate his corrupt ministers who were depositing unexplained sums on money in their private accounts. On Sunday, President Lungu accused the ACC…...
Deputy IG can’t dismiss an officer without conducting , says Kampyongo
HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says there is no way Deputy Inspector General of Police Bonny Kapeso can discipline the police officer captured having an altercation with a PF cadre without subjecting the mater to investigations. And Kampyongo says the Ministry has managed to issue 169,122 National Registration Cards in the second week of the Mobile…...
Kanyama urges BoZ to maintain policy rate
ECONOMIST Chibamba Kanyama has advised the Central Bank to maintain the monetary policy rate as the market is still adjusting to the downward modification which was made in May. In an interview, Kanyama said adjusting the policy rate would be a huge risk on inflation. “I would say they should maintain the policy rate where…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 755 Tuesday August 18, 2020
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Lungu mourns Grey Zulu
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has mourned the death of freedom fighter Grey Zulu, describing him as a selfless servant. In a message of condolences conveyed through his Facebook page, Sunday, President Lungu said Zambia’s history could not be written without mentioning Grey Zulu. “I am deeply saddened by the death of freedom fighter comrade Grey Zulu. […]
Kapeso demotes, transfers officer for allegedly predicting Lungu’s 2021 defeat
DEPUTY Inspector General of Police in charge of operations Bonny Kapeso has with immediate effect transferred a Lusaka Traffic Police Officer to Western Province for allegedly saying President Edgar Lungu will lose elections in 2021. This was after a video went viral on social in which a Patriotic Front (PF) cadre was heard calling on…...
Zambia records 496 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths
Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya has announced that the country has recorded 496 new COVID-19 cases out of 1,549 tests done with four new deaths. And the Ministry of Health has advised members of the public to report directly to University Teaching Hospitals as opposed to private hospitals because they are better equipped in […]
CiSCA condemns Bill 10 Advocates’ attacks on Bishop Mpundu
THE Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) has cautioned youths calling themselves Bill 10 Advocates to stop harassing Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu or any other citizen opposed to the Bill. And CiSCA says Article 20 of the Bill of Rights gives every Zambian the right to full enjoyment of the fundamental right to freedom of expression without…...