2 Ndola men get 24 months for stealing a goat
NDOLA High Court Judge Yvonne Chembe has sentenced two men to 24 months imprisonment with hard labor for stealing a goat. This is in a case where Stanley Kangwa, a businessman, and Moses Chengo, a general worker, both of Kaloko Township in Ndola were charged with stock theft. Facts in the matter were that, on…...
Dora defends govt’s decision to amend Procurement Act
INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya has defended government’s intention to improve the Public Procurement Act of 2008, saying this move will close loopholes which cause wastage of public resources. Reacting a News Diggers! editorial opinion titled “It’s pointless to enact procurement laws that you don’t follow”, Siliya argued that amending the law was…...
Most of those succumbing to COVID-19 are over 50 yrs – Malama
ZAMBIA has in the 24 hours recorded four COVID-19 deaths, of which two were brought in dead at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), while the other two were recorded at Midlands Hospital and Levy Mwanawasa isolation centre in Lusaka. And Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kennedy Malama says most of those who are succumbing […]
Sumaili pleads with parents to delete their nude videos from cell phones
NATIONAL Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Rev Godfridah Sumaili has pleaded with parents to delete naked videos from their phones, saying they can be very damaging to ones reputation once they leak to the public. And Rev Sumaili says General Education Minister David Mabumba is a family man, and whoever played a role in leaking…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 741 Thursday July 30, 2020
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Lungu acts on porn, fires Mabumba
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has with immediate effect terminated the appointment of David Mabumba as General Education Minister and replaced him with Dennis Wanchinga. Meanwhile, President Lungu has appointed Bwana Mkubwa PF member of parliament Dr Jonas Chanda as Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Minister taking over from Wanchinga. Special Assistant to the President for […]
Zambia records 247 new COVID-19 cases
MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kennedy Malama says Zambia has recorded 247 new COVID-19 cases out of 970 tests in the last 24 hours. At the daily briefing today, Dr Malama said there were four COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours, two of which were brought in dead. He said the ministry […]
Govt bemoans Spar outlets closure
MINISTER of Commerce Trade and Industry Christopher Yaluma has bemoaned the impromptu closure of all Spar outlets in the country, saying government is working to ensure that this does not scare other chain stores. And Yaluma has called on businesses to be more innovative and consummate business partnerships to either bridge the gap being left…...
Luapula Water failed to implement sanitation project despite available $33.4m, reveals audit
THE Auditor General has revealed that the Luapula Water and Sewerage Company (LpWSC) delayed the implementation of the Integrated Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation (ISTWSS) project despite funding worth US $33,453,611 being readily available. According to the Auditor General’s report on the accounts of water and sanitation companies for the financial year ending December…...
PF embraces corruption, I’ve more to reveal to ACC – Kaziya
MATERO PF member of parliament Lloyd Kaziya says his party has been fighting him for exposing illegalities in his constituency because it embraces corruption. And Kaziya says the Lusaka and Kitwe City Councils’ three-month suspension is an embarrassment to both the ruling party and President Edgar Lungu because they will fail to account for all…...