Archive: 5 January 2025

5 Jan 2025 | Mwiche Nalwimba

Police nab 7 suspects over livestock theft

POLICE in Chongwe have arrested seven suspects involved in stealing 16 animals from Nyelele Village and Nyimba District. According to a statement issued by Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga, Sunday, Chongwe Police Station received information from... […]

5 Jan 2025 | Molly Kumar

There was a time when going to the movies was a momentous occasion. Everyone in the family, from young to old, looked forward to the shenanigans of various actors and actresses. The euphoria of sitting […]

5 Jan 2025 | Aka Monde Mungela

Defeated and unfulfilled goals

Mutinta thought Moonga would have popped the question in 2024. But this was 29th December and as she lay in her bed, she wondered where and how things went wrong. Wasn’t she marriage material? She […]

5 Jan 2025 | Peggy Mwansakilwa

HH’s treason prison days one of the loneliest moments in my political life – Nalumango

IT was a rough time, not easy to describe. Fear crept into our party. This is the end, some people thought. Our party could be eliminated in his absence, and only God knew what could... […]

5 Jan 2025 | Muzamba Siandizya

I married a third wife after my other wives called her a prostitute, Lsk man tells court

THE Matero Local Court has heard how a 39-year-old man of Shantumbu area decided to marry his girlfriend as a third wife after his two other wives beat her up and called her a prostitute.... […]

5 Jan 2025 | Peggy Mwansakilwa

2024 was tough with drought, pregnancy; I farmed while pregnant until last day – Zed Farmer

WHENEVER the name Maria Zaloumis, better known as the Zed Farmer, comes up, two things instantly come to mind, her agricultural achievements and how her failed relationships haven’t stopped her from falling in love and... […]

5 Jan 2025 | Muzamba Siandizya

I won’t marry her, I’ll just sponsor the child, 19-yr-old tells court

A 53-YEAR-OLD woman of Matero North has dragged her daughter’s 19-year-old boyfriend to court for deflowering her daughter, impregnating her, and failing to pay K15,000 for damage. Judith Mbaimbai told the court that Joseph Phiri... […]

5 Jan 2025 | Precious Daka

Over indebtedness of teachers has impaired the quality of education – SESTUZ

SECONDARY School Teachers Union of Zambia (SESTUZ) General Secretary, Anthony Mukanda, says the indebtedness of teachers in the country has impaired the quality of education. Mukanda says nothing good can come from a frustrated, demotivated... […]

5 Jan 2025 | Diggers Editor

News Diggers! Lite Edition 114 Sunday January 5, 2024

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5 Jan 2025 | Angela Muchinshi

Whether you like it or not, next year we’re voting – Lungu

FORMER president Edgar Lungu is urging those jostling for political power to intensify their fight, saying next year there will be elections whether people like it or not. And Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD)... […]