Archive: 4 August 2021
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MoH assures heightened Covid measures ahead of electionsMINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Malama says a multisectoral response has been prepositioned to enhance COVID-19 preventive measures ahead of the general elections next week. And Dr Malama says 24 […]
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Lungu wasn’t invited to any debate – State HouseSPECIAL Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe says President Edgar Lungu will not participate in the Presidential debate as he has not received any official communication from Diamond TV. And […]
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2 in court for administering fake Covid vaccineTWO Lusaka residents have been dragged to court for allegedly obtaining money by false pretences and injecting an unsuspecting citizen with a fake COVID-19 vaccine. In this matter, Maybin Mwansa, 31, a businessman of Mtendere […]
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Zambia Deserves An Independent JudiciaryWith the general election just two weeks away, all eyes are currently fixed on the office of the presidency. The two-horse race between Edgar Lungu and Hakainde Hichilema will likely go down in history as […]
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Kanyama bloodshed: that’s gruesome murder, not politicsTHE killing of two people in Kanyama following rival political party clashes are alien to Zambia. We have seen political violence before and we are still battling with it from election to election. But what […]
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Some civil servants are addicted to loans, debt swap won’t heal themTHE Public Service Management Division says there is nothing illegal about the debt swap initiative. According to PSMD Permanent Secretary Boniface Chimbwali, this project is meant to give some relief to highly indebted civil servants, […]
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Army is trained to kill, not search for pangas – PanjiFORMER Home Affairs deputy minister Colonel Panji Kaunda has condemned President Edgar Lungu’s decision to deploy the army to police elections saying the military is trained to kill, not to search for pangas or catapults. […]
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HH can’t win, people don’t like him – BowmanFORMER Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema cannot win this month’s general elections because Zambians “don’t like him”. And Lusambo says there is no reason to vote out a government that […]
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Withdraw biometric verification, Guy Scott urges ECZFORMER Vice-President Dr Guy Scott says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should withdraw the biometric verification, arguing that it is an ill-advised innovation. In a statement to News Diggers, Tuesday, Dr Scott said using […]
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We’ll disqualify erring party in Kanyama if police investigations give us basis – ECZELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) corporate affairs manager Patricia Luhanga says the Commission will not hesitate to disqualify the UPND from participating in the upcoming elections if police investigations give a reason to do so […]
