Zambia has joined the list of African nations that have legalised cannabis to some degree, as policy towards the drug slowly changes among countries in the region and investments in its medical benefits grow. Last month, the Zambian government’s spokesperson Dora Siliya revealed that a special Cabinet meeting on December 4, 2019 legalised the production...

Sinda Police moved swiftly to Chisichi Village where angry youths had tied a 58-year-old man to a tree at the local cemetery, with intent to kill and bury him on accusations that he caused the death of his nephew through witchcraft. Francis Mbewe, a known village elder, is accused of killing his 31-year-old nephew, Ernest...

Zambia’s High Commissioner to Australia Frank Bwalya says he is happy that he has finally married a woman he loves. Bwalya, a former Catholic priest, wedded Joyce Nkunika of Kitwe at lavish ceremony in Lusaka on Saturday. “Thanks to everyone for coming to this event, allow me to simply say we are overjoyed. We have...

Over the years women empowerment has become a growing movement that has stirred a lot of global debate. Women in different fields of work have been known to be less privileged than men on the basis of pay, nature of work and even treatment in the workplace. Women’s rights organisations have been trying to create...

It has become apparent to me that that there is nothing more to us, Zambians. We are not a people deeply rooted in any traditions, beliefs, rituals or anything. This idea that we are a great people with values and traditions passed down millennia is a myth. Everything about us is violable. There are no...

According to SaveNet data, at the end of 2018, there were 15,700 savings groups in Zambia, with cumulative savings amounting to K53.1 million With education being known as the exit path to poverty, it is hard for those who are already in poverty to find a gateway that will guarantee them that much-needed exit to...

Grammy award-winner Brandy will not headline the 2019 Stanbic Music Festival tonight. The US mega star has decided to pull out at the last minute due to an illness, organisers have said. Stanbic Head of Public Relations and Communications Chanda Katongo said: “We are excited to announce the signing of Sisters With Voices as our...

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'Water is Life, Conserve it!’ is the marketing slogan of the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC). What this slogan obscures, however, is the point that there can be no water to conserve without the forests. There exists a strong relationship between trees and water, one that is difficult to grasp in times of bloom,...

The United Nations has revealed that about 2.3 million Zambians are expected to be hit by food insecurity by March, next year. In a statement issued to News Diggers!, the UN revealed that according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis undertaken by the Zambian government, data shows that about 1.72 million...