We’re already having more than 17 hours of load shedding – PF
PF faction secretary general Raphael Nakacinda has described government’s announcement that load shedding will increase to 17 hours per day as a lie, saying Zambia has been experiencing more hours of darkness already. And Economist Dr Lubinda Haabazoka says citizens should brace for harder times because the move will negatively impact the economy. On Friday,…...
We’ll investigate corruption reports at Cancer Hospital, no one will be spared – MOH
MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary Christopher Simoonga says the ministry will conduct an internal investigation into the corruption allegations at Cancer Diseases Hospital and will request external intervention from the ACC, if need be. And Prof Simoonga says he appreciates the News Diggers investigative report, as it has opened the ministry’s eyes to the matter…....
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…....
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1803 Tuesday August 20, 2024
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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…...
