News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1760 Thursday June 20, 2024
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Govt hails Fashion’s move to sponsor football tourney
MINISTRY of Youth, Sport and Arts Permanent Secretary, Kangwa Chileshe, says government is thrilled with the noble contribution made by Chipolopolo striker Fashion Sakala, who sponsored a provincial football tournament in Eastern Province. Sakala spent K700,000 on this year’s Eastern Province Cup which was named after him in honour of his gesture. The Al-Fayha forward…...
You’re superb, Kanyemba salutes Copper Princesses on World Cup qualification
WOMEN’S Under-17 coach, Carol Kanyemba, says her team was not well received in Morocco but channelled the negative reception into positive energy to halt their host’s World Cup aspirations. The Copper Princesses clinched a spot at the eighth edition of the U-17 World Cup with a 3-1 aggregate win over the young Atlas Lionesses of…...
We won’t allow UPND cadres to allocate land – Govt
MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo says the absence of Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) has resulted in uncoordinated and unsustainable development. And Nkombo says his government will not allow UPND cadres to allocate land like it was the case under PF. Speaking, Monday, when he launched the IDPs for eight districts in…...
MOH must find solution to factors impeding functionality of UTH labs – ZMA
DR KAUMBA Tolopu says cancelling government workshops at UTH will not solve the problem of lacking reagents and other equipment at the institution’s laboratories. The Zambia Medical Association president says government must investigate and find solutions to factors impeding the functionality of laboratories at the University Teaching Hospital. Dr Kaumba says he supports the Ministry…...
So Lungu tried to rig but failed; no wonder he was confident of handing over power to himself
MR Edgar Lungu says President Hakainde Hichilema stands no chance of winning the 2026 elections unless he rigs the outcome. According to him, the environment in the country is so bad for the ruling party that he doesn’t see Zambians voting to retain the UPND. But in an interesting comment to this remark, former vice-president…...
Relief food is only given to UPND members in my constituency – Kasenengwa MP
KASENENGWA PF MP Philimon Twasa has called on government to investigate the distribution of relief food in his hunger-stricken constituency. Twasa has alleged that relief food is only given to members of the ruling UPND. In a recent interview, Twasa urged government to discipline those who were being selective in distributing the relief food because…...
We need to hike taxes on electric cookers so that people switch to gas stoves – Kapala
ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says he has discussed the need to increase taxes on electric cookers as a way of encouraging people to switch to gas stoves with his Commerce counterpart Chipoka Mulenga. On Monday, government announced that it had resolved to ask Zesco to recall at least 100 megawatts of power from the export…...
Go to court if you feel govt is stopping you from going to church, UPND tells UKA
UPND National Chairman Collins Maoma has asked UKA Chairperson Sakwiba Sikota to file a suit in the courts of law if he feels government is stopping opposition members from going to church. On Monday, Sikota said government had lost confidence in itself and that is why it was afraid of allowing opposition members to be…...
PF was a terrorist organisation under Lungu – Nkombo
LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says there was terrorism during former president Edgar Lungu’s government, which Raphael Nakacinda has missed. Last week, PF faction Secretary General Nakacinda said since the UPND had oppressed the PF even when they behaved properly, the opposition party would misbehave so that the ruling party could justify…...
