We’re hypocrites, where were we when Maureen faced difficulties, Dickson wonders
WHAT we learn from madam Mwanawasa is that Zambia is a country of hypocrites; we need to be there for our colleagues during their trials rather than doing nice speeches, raising money for funerals, says Lusaka lawyer Dickson Jere. And Chief Justice Dr Mumba Malila says the late former First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa contributed to…...
Govt hasn’t exhibited a mood for privatisation – Haabazoka
ECONOMIST Lubinda Haabazoka says IMF Resident Representative in Zambia Eric Lautier is correct that there’s too much politics in Zambia’s economic discourse at the moment, but argues that one cannot separate the two. And Dr Haabazoka says he doesn’t think that the government will offload any state assets because they know where Zambians stand when…...
Expensive electricity is better than nothing – Govt
MINISTRY of Energy Permanent Secretary Peter Mumba says it is better to have electricity that is expensive to access, than not have it at all. Phiri hopes the Energy Regulation Board will allow Zesco to implement its proposed emergency tariff increment of 156 percent to high end users that consume more than 500 megawatts of…...
Tasila will only come to Zambia when her baby has travel documents – Lawyer
A LAWYER representing former president Edgar Lungu’s daughter Tasila says his client will only present herself to the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) when her newborn has the necessary documents to travel to Zambia. But DEC Director General Nason Banda says he is yet to officially receive that communication, urging people to promptly appear before the…...
Morality has only deteriorated among opposition leaders – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says morality has only deteriorated among opposition leaders, who are manufacturing lies about government every day. Last Wednesday, former national guidance and religious affairs minister Godfridah Sumaili, while commenting on the UPND’s three years in power, said everything had declined under UPND, including moral values. However, in an interview, Friday,…...
I’ve been scanning the country to see how people are responding to drought – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he has been scanning the country and observing people’s behaviour to see how they are responding to the drought. The President says he wants to see whether people are using the drought as an opportunity to do new things, such as getting their energy mix right instead of depending on hydro…....
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Investigation reveals fraud, corruption at Cancer Hospital, UTH
A News Diggers investigation has unearthed a scheme in which some medical staff at the Cancer Diseases Hospital and University Teaching Hospital are conniving with officials from the Social Welfare to collect money from unsuspecting patients in order to exempt them from paying bills. The fraudulent scheme which also involves junior workers who identify and…...
A Letter to Maureen Mwanawasa
Dear Maureen, Your departure was sudden. Were you in a hurry to meet up with your husband? It is not lost on us that he too died unexpectedly in the month of August, exactly sixteen years ago today, the sad day when the earth is set to swallow the small house of wood that you […]
Can Zambia Weather the Storm? Climate Crisis and Policy Response
Introduction Climate change has emerged as one of the most pressing global development challenges of the 21st century, with impacts that transcend national boundaries. Its impacts are no longer a distant future threat but present realities disproportionately affecting vulnerable regions. Zambia, a nation with an agricultural economy, exemplifies this challenge, grappling with recurrent droughts and […]
