NAREP in power struggle
NATIONAL Restoration Party (NAREP) NAREP spokesperson Frank Sichone says the opposition party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) has with immediate effect dissolved Steven Nyirenda’s presidency for allegedly bringing division and failure to follow party procedures. But Nyirenda has insisted that he is still the party president, arguing that his purported removal is a small thing and…...
300 health workers have caught COVID-19 since outbreak – Chitalu
HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya has insisted that parties, weddings, chilanga mulilos, kitchen parties and funerals have become a common denominator in the many COVID-19 deaths that the country has recorded. And Dr Chilufya says 165 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours, with two facility deaths and two BIDs. Meanwhile, […]
Shonga’s LAZ
UNLIKE other associations, the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) does not belong to its members alone. It is composed of lawyers, and its leadership is elected by associated legal practitioners, but the association itself was established to serve the interests of the people of Zambia, thereby making the citizens of this country interested parties of […]
We’ve taken the NRC issuance exercise as a party programme – Mwila
PATRIOTIC Front secretary general Davies Mwila says he does not expect the people of Kasama to tolerate the behaviour exhibited by the UPND in Monze District who booed President Edgar Lungu during a tour. And Mwila says he wants to see party functionaries involved in the NRC issuance exercise so that PF can register as…...
COVID-19 cases hit 9,000 with 256 deaths
HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya has announced that 358 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded country wide out of 1,568 tests conducted. And Dr Chilufya says the country has further recorded 10 BIDs; six in Lusaka and four in Ndola. Meanwhile, Local Government Permanent Secretary Bishop Edward Chomba has urged market managers and masters to […]
Findlay asks NAPSA to buy Chrismar Hotel for $18m
LUSAKA Businessman Valden Findlay has offered Chrismar Hotel for sale to the National Pension Scheme Authority NAPSA, expecting a purchase price as high as US$18 million, when the deal is approved. NAPSA confirmed to News Diggers that it received an offer for the sale of the property which is located at Plot number 6892 Los…...
Kalengwa Mineral Processing opposes Moxico Resources’ application to set aside title dispute case
KALENGWA Mineral Processing Limited has opposed an application by Moxico Resources Zambia Limited to have the case against the latter and Euro Africa Kalengwa Mines Limited set aside for irregularity and abuse of court process. In this matter, Kalengwa Mineral Processing Limited has dragged Moxico Resources Zambia Limited and Euro Africa Kalengwa Mines Limited to…...
We want to empower 160,000 youths by Dec – Mulenga
YOUTH, Sport and Child Development Minister Emmanuel Mulenga says President Edgar Lungu is set to launch another youth empowerment programme on the Copperbelt this Saturday. Speaking during a briefing, Thursday, Mulenga said government targeted to empower not less than 160,000 youths before December 2020. “This coming Saturday the 15th of August 2020 His Excellency the…...
Sumaili asks church to help ensure peace in 2021
National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili has called on the Church to play a role in ensuring peace and unity during next year’s elections. In a speech on her behalf by permanent secretary Howard Sikwela during the church and religious bodies state dialogue platform in Lusaka, Thursday, Rev Sumaili said the church…...
Cyber crime has worsened during COVID-19 pandemic – Dora
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says government is concerned with the increased number of cyber crimes amid the COVID-19 outbreak. And Siliya says the fight against COVID-19 should not be taken as a government responsibility, but as a personal responsibility. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka, Thursday, Siliya said government had observed an increase…...