Archive: 19 January 2021
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ZCCM-IH completes Mopani takeoverGOVERNMENT has finally acquired a majority stake in Mopani Copper Mine following a conclusion in negotiations with Glencore last week. And Mines Minister Richard Musukwa says $300 million is required to instantly revamp mining operations, […]
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COVID-19 claims 19 livesMINISTER of Health Dr Jonas Chanda says the country has recorded 1,308 new COVID-19 cases out of 12,123 tests done with 19 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours. Speaking after touring the University Teaching […]
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Parley to resume sitting on Jan 26CLERK of the National Assembly Cecilia Mbewe has announced that the Fifth Session of the Twelfth National Assembly will resume on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 14:30 hours. In a statement, Tuesday, Mbewe announced that […]
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Effects of narcotics, wildlife trafficking on African economies, case of ZambiaTrafficking of illicit substances erodes local economies through declining tourism revenues. Conversely, revenue from wildlife and narco-trafficking does not return to the community. Illicit trafficking degrades the local work-force and thus local businesses. Trafficking also […]
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ZABS only tested 1 Honeybee condom, concluded they were all defective – TutwaKABWE Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube says the Zambia Bureau of Standards did not properly test Honeybee-supplied condoms and gloves, arguing that you cannot only test one and conclude everything else is defective. […]
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Lungu didn’t abide by Constitution when nominating ministers, MPs, insist NGOsTHREE Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have insisted that the current composition of Cabinet, Provincial Ministers and nominated members of parliament was not constituted in compliance with the Constitution. They argue that the President’s appointments did not […]
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Court hears how Lusaka man masqueraded as a medical doctorA LUSAKA man has been dragged to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly forging an assessment letter for registration as a medical doctor and uttering the said document to the Health Professions Council of Zambia […]
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Threats on News Diggers unfortunate – Alliance for Community ActionALLIANCE for Community Action director Laura Miti threats on News Diggers arising from its investigative journalism work are unfortunate. And Miti says says if she was asked to pick between PF presidential candidate Edgar Lungu […]
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We don’t know who cleared ex-ministers debt – Accountant GeneralACCOUNTANT General Kennedy Musonda says he doesn’t know who paid the debt for ex- ministers who illegally stayed in office after the dissolution of parliament in 2016 because the deposit slip only indicates “donor”. In […]
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Having PF convention amid COVID-19 pandemic would be risky, insists KaundaLUSAKA Province PF vice youth chairperson Kelvin Kaunda has insisted that it is risky to hold a party convention given the spike in COVID-19 cases. And Kaunda says the ruling party has endorsed President Edgar […]
