Archive: 1 November 2023

1 Nov 2023 | Muzamba Siandizya

You can also get anthrax from excessive exposure to infected person – ZNPHI

The Ministry of Health has recorded a cumulative 335 cases and four deaths from anthrax disease across the country. Meanwhile, Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) Director General Professor Roma Chilengi says anthrax can be […]

1 Nov 2023 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Police nab 72-yr-old man for defiling granddaughter

POLICE have arrested a 72-year-old Chongwe man for defiling his four-year-old granddaughter. In a statement, Wednesday, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga disclosed that the incident occurred on October 29, 2023 around 22:30 hours. He stated that... […]

1 Nov 2023 | Michelo Maunga

Breaking Down the High Cost of Fuel

Pump prices for petroleum products have been on an upward trend in recent times, a rise which has been increasingly pronounced in the last two months, where the prices of Petrol and Diesel have risen […]

1 Nov 2023 | Michael Chishala

Did Edgar Lungu defraud the Zambian Government?

Former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu recently announced his return into active politics, to the surprise of no one. According to information in the public domain, it strongly suggests that he resigned as PF President in […]

1 Nov 2023 | Godfrey Dube

Levy Mwanawasa stadium will get CAF approval – Nkandu

GOVERNMENT has expressed confidence that the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium will pass the CAF inspection ahead of the World Cup qualifiers. In an interview with the media yesterday, Sports Minister Elvis Nkandu said the Levy Mwanawasa... […]

1 Nov 2023 | Godfrey Dube

Zambia faces Ghana for semi-final slot at hockey Olympics qualifiers

THE women’s hockey national team will this morning return to the field seeking a semi-final slot when it clashes with heavyweight Ghana in its last group game at the ongoing 2024 Paris Africa Olympics qualifiers... […]

1 Nov 2023 | Godfrey Dube

With Grant in charge, the sky is the limit for Chipolopolo – Phiri

FORMER Chipolopolo coach Patrick Phiri says he believes in Avram Grant’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification ambitions due to his positive impact on Chipolopolo. Phiri says Chipolopolo’s 2023 AFCON qualification has demonstrated that Grant can... […]

1 Nov 2023 | Diggers Editor

He who lives by the sword, dies by it: Case of Edgar Lungu and PF

THE Bible in Matthew Chapter 26 tells a fascinating story about the arrest of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. When a cohort of soldiers besieged the Son of Man and his disciples, Simon Peter... […]

1 Nov 2023 | Godfrey Dube

Chiteule tips Chinyemba for a bright future

ZAMBIA Boxing Federation (ZBF) president Dan Chiteule says flyweight boxer Patrick Chinyemba’s performance at International Boxing Association’s (IBA) Night of Champions is a proof that the boxer is heading somewhere. Meanwhile, Chiteule has advised Chinyemba,... […]

1 Nov 2023 | Chamuka Shalubala

High mealie meal prices have forced us to reduce nshima sizes – Restaurant owners

SOME restaurant owners in Lusaka have lamented that the escalating mealie meal prices have forced them to reduce the quantity of nshima given to customers. Some of the businesses operating in Lusaka’s Longacres and Northmead... […]