Mirriam covers current affairs and writes in-depth feature articles on social issues.
Email: mirriam [at] diggers [dot] news
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Boris’ contemplation of reducing aid to Zambia should be a wake up for govt – TIZTRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) says British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s contemplation of reducing his country’s aid to Zambia should be a wakeup call for government to generate its own resources from God-given natural endowments. And […]
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30 days not sufficient for voter registration, cautions AVAPAVAP executive director Richwell Mulwani says it will be tricky for the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to conduct voter registration for the 2021 general election in just one month. In an interview, Mulwani feared […]
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Allowing prisoners to vote is a human rights issue – PRISCCAPRISONS Care and Counseling Association (PRISCCA) executive director Godfrey Malembeka says allowing incarcerated persons to participate in elections is part of reformation and the reintegration process into society. In an interview, Malembeka noted that Zambia, […]
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Bill 10 will help end succession wrangles in chiefdoms – LunguPRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says he is pleased to note that most traditional leaders have agreed with government’s observation that enacting Constitutional Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019 will address leadership wrangles in some chiefdoms. And […]
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Only parties with criminal backing will afford ECZ’s proposed nomination fees – KabimbaRAINBOW Party general secretary Wynter Kabimba says it is only political parties with the backing of criminals that can manage to raise the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s (ECZ) proposed nomination fees. And Kabimba says the […]
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Catholic bishops should consult their flock before embarrassing us in the media – MumbiPATRIOTIC Front (PF) deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri has asked Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya to concentrate on the Anglican Church and leave Catholics alone. And Phiri has asked […]
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We no longer fund Social Cash Transfer due to accountability issues in Zambia – DFIDThe UK Department of International Development (DFID Zambia) Head, Steven Beel says Zambia should not be heavily reliant on cooperating partners but begin to look out for it’s own interests by prioritising talks with the […]
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Boris questions relevance of giving huge aid to ZambiaBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his country needs to strengthen its position in an “intensely competitive world by making sensible changes” to it’s international relations. Johnson said this when he announced the merger of […]
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PF cadres disrupt another HH radio programmeSUSPECTED ruling Patriotic Front cadres on Monday evening disrupted a live telephone interview at Kwenje Radio featuring opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema by tempering with the power supply system. The live transmission of Hichilema’s interview […]
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Parliament spends over K5m on teleconferencing technology, trainingGOVERNMENT Chief Whip Brian Mundubile says over five million kwacha has been spent on procuring the teleconferencing equipment which Parliament will use during this session, and on training members of parliament to use it. And […]
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