Lungu asks Xi Jinping for debt cancellation
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu yesterday asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for debt relief and cancellation in light of reduced revenue due to the negative impact of COVID-19. According to a statement from Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe, Monday, the two leaders had a telephone meeting. “President Lungu called for…...
There’s suspected COVID-19 cases in schools – Mabumba
GENERAL Education Minister David Mabumba says suspected cases of COVID-19 have been reported in some schools but the Ministry of Health is yet to confirm whether or not they are positive. And Mabumba says his ministry is in talks with private schools to come up with a reasonable user fee for e-learning classes. In an…...
Parastatal bodies failed to remit K3.4bn to ZRA – Report
THE Auditor General’s report on the accounts of Parastatal Bodies and other statutory institutions for the financial year ended 31st December 2018 has revealed that parastatal bodies failed to remit statutory obligations of K3.4 billion. In a statement issued by Auditor General’s office head of public relations Ellen Chikale, the office issued four audit reports…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 734 Tuesday July 21, 2020
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Kapiri police nab, charge Chipepo with desertion
POLICE in Central Province have arrested Jeyson Chipepo, a sergeant who recently resigned from the Zambia Police Service citing political interference and infiltration of the Command by cadres. Central Province Police Commissioner Chola Katanga confirmed to News Diggers that Chipepo was picked up on Monday morning and detained at Kapiri Mposhi Police Station awaiting transportation…...
Mamfunda urges FAZ to quit league
Soccer administrator Ricky Mamfunda says government in conjunction with FAZ should take a holistic approach to tackle the surge in the number of players and staff testing positive to the COVID-19. In an interview with Goal Diggers, Mamfunda said concluding the league prematurely would be a better option in the wake of an increase in […]
COVID-19 deaths rise to 128, as companies continue closing offices
ZAMBIA has recorded 178 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 3,326 and 128 deaths. And Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says Mwansabombwe PF member of parliament Rodgers Mwewa died as a result of COVID-19, among other health complications. Meanwhile, Zamtel […]
It’s Covid bond that’ll help infrastructure projects not donations, explains Mwale
HOUSING and Infrastructure Development Minister Vincent Mwale says the K8 billion Covid-19 bond is a special fund established to help stimulate the economy, including infrastructure project, and should not be understood as money raised from Covid donations. In an interview, Mwale explained that the K8 billion Covid-19 bond was a special fund to help deal…...
TIZ demands transparency in usage of Covid donations
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says there is lack of information being disseminated to the public on the COVID -19 donations to enhance transparency. In an interview, TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe said information from COVID-19 donations had noticeably reduced and that there was need to disseminate it on a regular basis to ensure transparency in…...
We’re on our way to becoming a failed state
THE news that a PF official mobilised cadres, armed with guns and went to attack Lusaka Central Police where they beat up officers and got away with money makes very sad reading. We have never seen this level of lawlessness. This is a story we wish could have been fake news. What is even more […]