Archive: 8 January 2024

8 Jan 2024 | Barnabas Zulu and Precious Daka

We’ll arrest vendors, people buying from them in the evenings – Govt

LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says government will halt activities that are likely to spread cholera in the country. And the ministry’s Permanent Secretary for Administration Maambo Hamaundu says police will arrest... […]

8 Jan 2024 | Zondiwe Mbewe

HH cuts short his holiday due to cholera

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he has decided to cut short his holiday and return to Lusaka in view of the escalating Cholera situation. And police say the Zambia Police Service National Ball, which was scheduled... […]

8 Jan 2024 | Barnabas Zulu

Police Service HQ catches fire

THE Police Service Headquarters has partly been gutted after fire swept through the switch room of the institution in the early hours of Monday. In a statement released to the media, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga... […]

8 Jan 2024 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Access Bank completes acquisition of Atlas Mara

ACCESS Bank Zambia Limited has announced that it has completed its acquisition of African Banking Corporation Zambia Limited, trading as Atlas Mara Zambia, after obtaining all requisite regulatory approvals. Access Bank says Atlas Mara is... […]

8 Jan 2024 | Diggers Editor

8 Jan 2024 | Godfrey Dube

MUZA signs Sipi from Cano Sport

FC MUZA has announced the acquisition of Equatorial Guinea midfielder Jose Sipi ahead of the second round of the MTN Super League. Club president Keith Mweemba told the media yesterday that Sipi will add value... […]

8 Jan 2024 | Godfrey Dube

Remain disciplined if you want to go far in football, Barbra tells U17 players

WOMEN’s national team captain Barbra Banda has urged U17 players to maintain high levels of discipline and be determined if they are to realise their career dreams. Speaking to the media after watching the U17... […]

8 Jan 2024 | Diggers Editor

Go back to the village: Masebo’s badly timed statement

HEALTH Minister Honorable Sylvia Masebo has come under fire for suggesting that Lusaka residents that are overpopulated in their houses should consider going back to their villages in the face of the cholera outbreak that... […]

8 Jan 2024 | Mazombwe Banda

Army worm outbreak now countrywide – Govt

MINISTRY of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Green Mbozi says there is an outbreak of fall army worms countrywide. In an interview, Mbozi said government was, however, in the process of procuring chemicals to fight the army... […]

8 Jan 2024 | Godfrey Dube

Cameroon game an opportunity to test our credentials – Chipolopolo skipper

CHIPOLOPOLO captain Lubumbo Musonda says the game against Cameroon is an opportunity to test the team’s credentials ahead of the 2023 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) that kicks off on Saturday. The Avram... […]