Archive: 23 April 2020
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PF suspends its N/Western chair over corruption allegationsPatriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Davies Mwila has with immediate effect suspended Provincial Chairperson for North Western, Jack Kungo, for corruption allegations committed at Kansenseli Mine in Mwinilunga District. Sources have told News Diggers that […]
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We need a new constitution, not amendments – SacikaFORMER Secretary to Cabinet Dr Sketchley Sacika says Zambia does not need any more amendments to the 1991 Constitution but a completely new document that will stand the test of time. And Dr Sacika says […]
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Zambia faces difficult choice on ongoing projects – KanyamaECONOMIST Chibamba Kanyama says Zambia faces a difficult choice of making the hard call to suspend ongoing projects to accommodate the problems brought about by COVID-19. And Chibamba says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should […]
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Magande questions Lungu’s logic in ferrying Siavonga residents to view fish at State HouseFormer Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande says it doesn’t make sense that President Edgar Lungu ferried some Siavonga residents who have Lake Kariba to view fish in a small pond at State House in Lusaka, which […]
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Lungu drives around privately to see what’s going on – ChitotelaTourism Minister Ronald Chitotela says President Edgar Lungu has shown commitment in the quest to find solutions to the COVID-19 outbreak as he sometimes privately leaves State House to drive around the city in order […]
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Chingola records 2 COVID-19 casesHEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says a Chingola couple that recently travelled to Dar-es-Salaam via Nakonde has tested positive to COVID-19, bringing the countrywide total to 76. At a briefing today, Dr Chilufya said this […]
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Mines in a desperate situation – ChamberMINING companies operating in Zambia have increasingly become more desperate because they lack a robust stimulus package to continue functioning sustainably in the country’s deteriorating economy, the Chamber of Mines has warned. And the Chamber […]
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Sumaili’s remarks against Freemasons’ personal – ChangalaGOVERNANCE activist Brebner Changala says remarks by National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili against the Freemason Foundation following their donation to Chilenje market in Lusaka are personal. During a press briefing at […]
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FAZ says halted elections can be conductedTHE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has stated that the 2020 elections can be conducted since the ex parte order which stayed the polls was suspended in a ruling made on April 20, 2020. And […]
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Number of health staff contracting Coronavirus is worrying – ZMAZAMBIA Medical Association (ZMA) president Dr Samson Chisele says the number of medical personnel that have been testing positive for COVID-19 is worrying. And Human Rights Commission spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya has called for enhanced protection […]
