A Solwezi-based entrepreneur has taken up a rare business of rearing ducks to supply Chinese nationals in Zambia who fancy the local delicacy. Edgar Mutanuka, 32, said last June he supplied a number of ducks to Chinese nationals operating at a local firm, with each bird going for K150 and he had made good profit....

Globally, over 75 per cent of people living with mental illnesses, do not receive any form of treatment from healthcare facilities. This situation is even worse in Zambia, given that the country does not have enough mental health facilities and staff in this discipline. Evidence suggests that factors increasing the likelihood of treatment avoidance or...

World Vision, through the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project, has drilled its first borehole in Muloongo Village, Southern Province, out of the 300 boreholes to be done this year across the country. And National Director of World Vision John Hasse said the WASH programme, worth US$6 million, would provide clean water for up to...

Zambian artists have demanded that government should hand over some of the buildings bought through proceeds of corruption to them so that they can establish a music school. Speaking when hundreds of artists gathered during the funeral service for Brian Chilala held at the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka, Thursday, former Zambia...

Chief Mnukwa of the Ngoni people in Chipata has welcomed Paramount Chief Mpezeni’s directive to have women cover their breasts at this year’s Nc’wala traditional ceremony, agreeing that times had changed and people need to "move on." During a preparatory meeting with stakeholders on Sunday, Paramount Chief Mpenzeni banned the public display of women’s breasts...

The Independent Broadcasting Authority has ordered DSTV to suspend a reality show dubbed Lusaka Hustle on Zambezi Magic saying it promotes a lifestyle which is contrary to Zambian values. In a statement, IBA Director General Josephine Mapoma stated that the authority had received too many complaints from members of the public concerning the same. After...

TRADE KINGS GROUP MAKES HISTORY FOR THE HEALTH SECTOR: THE TRADE KINGS FOUNDATION DONATES THE FIRST UROLOGY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF KIDNEY STONES IN ZAMBIA TO UTH. Trade Kings Group, Zambia’s leading FMCG has through its Foundation donated to the Urology Department of the University Teaching Hospital the first ever Lithoclast Master in...

Levis Ntobolo has become betPawa Zambia’s first BIG winner of 2019, after he walked away K79,710.95 richer from placing a K2 stake on 12 games to activate a 50% win bonus. The Lusaka resident has firmly added himself to the list of betPawa winners to bet small win BIG! Thanks to betPawa’s win bonuses, which...

A Solwezi-based entrepreneur says people, especially men, who avoid engaging in jobs they considered ‘dirty’ risk not achieving anything in life because that is where the money is. Rodgers Mwewa said everyone had equal opportunities to do any business of their choice, including trading at markets, and it was up to individuals to take up...

Lumwana Mining Company says the provision of portable water in communities is a critical element in upholding human dignity. And the Kalumbila District administration says the central government is collaborating with all well-meaning stakeholders towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking during the commissioning of three water kiosks valued at 93,000 euros from the...

Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) Director General Mary Chirwa Tshuma has again filed a petition in the Lusaka High Court to dissolve her marriage with her husband Kudakwashe Tshuma, a pastor of Beam of Hope International Ministries, saying he has behaved in such a way that she can no longer live with him. In May this...

The Stanbic Musical Festival enters its fifth year next weekend with two American R&B musicians Joseph Lewis Thomas a.k.a Joe and Brian McKnight live in Zambia. And MTN Zambia has partnered with Stanbic Bank by sponsoring the festival with support valued at K360,000 that includes the MTN’s state-of-the-art mobile satellite. Joe and Brian McKnight became...

The term ‘autism’ may not only be strange to ordinary citizens who have not stepped in a medical lecture theatre, but also to the men and women who have spent years dismantling huge books of medical theories However, as strange as the name may sound, ‘autism’ is a common condition across the world, and Zambia...

There seems to be a common narrative among a bulk of Zambian men that women who are educated and financially independent are somewhat, sexually starving – as if to suggest that good education and good sex are mutually exclusive. This cannot be further from the truth. Pardon me if I sound like a brag, but...

NGOCC has urged the police to make sure that they arrest a Petauke man who is behind a video that has gone viral on social media in which he filmed an unconscious naked woman after allegedly raping her. And Police say they will not rest until "the thug is arrested and prosecuted". The said man,...

HIVOS Southern Africa Sustainable Foods Regional Advocacy manager William Chilufya says food wastage in Zambia is higher compared to other sub-Saharan countries owing to the failure by the country to embrace value-addition initiatives. Chilufya said without equipment to preserve food and add value, it would be difficult for the country to be significantly food secure....

The Zambia Association of Musicians (ZAM) president Tivo Shikapwasha says the association is joyful that President Edgar Lungu has accepted an invitation to grace the album launch of Zambia Gospel singer Kings Mumbi, popularly known as Malembe Malembe. In a statement to News Diggers!, Ministry of Tourism and Arts public relations officer Sakabilo Kalembwe quoted...

Modelling is not high profile prostitution, says Miss Universe Zambia license holder Alice Rowlands Musukwa. In an interview after the launch of the Miss Universe Zambia 2018 held at Al Capone in Lusaka, Sunday evening, Musukwa said models play a huge role in driving tourism traffic to the country. "Modelling is not a form of...

Senga Hill PF member of parliament Kapembwa Simbao’s son Mphatso has been ranked amongst the world’s 50 smartest teens for the year 2018 after he invented simple 'technology' that is expected to help farmers in the SADC region save up to 50 per cent on fertilizer, and 80 per cent on pesticides. In 2016, 19-year-old...

HIVOS Sustainable Diets Regional Advocacy Manager William Chilufya says there is need to make local food sexy by improving its packaging. In an interview after hosting government officials, parliamentarians and delegates from various districts in Lusaka, Wednesday, Chilufya observed that most citizens failed to appreciate local cuisine because the packaging was not attractive and there...

Non Governmental Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) board chairperson Sera Longwe there is need to tighten laws on crimes against humanity to ensure that culprits do not get low sentences or Presidential pardons. Longwe was commenting on escalating cases of crimes of passion in which spouses are killing each other for various reasons. The latest incident...

A BOOM in any given sector of the economy is usually a blessing to the development of the country. But it seems this is not the case with the increased casino business activities in Zambia. Gambling is legal in the country. This applies to casinos, slot machines and the national lottery, but that is just...

A research by World Vision Zambia has revealed that the country has the highest child marriage prevalences in Africa with Eastern Province recording the highest rate in comparison to other Provinces. And a Sansamanje Secondary School pupil in Isoka says parents in the area rush schoolgirls into marriage to gain an income and as a...