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5 Jun 2025 | Angela Muchinshi

ZAMBIA’s sixth president, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, has passed away. The former president, who had been receiving specialised treatment in South Africa, died this morning, Thursday, June 5, 2025, at around 06:00 hours at Medforum Hospital... […]

22 Mar 2024 | Godfrey Dube

Chinyemba wins gold as opponent pulls out

ZAMBIA’S Patrick Chinyemba has won a gold medal without stepping into the ring in the 51kg final bout at the ongoing African Games in Accra Ghana. Chinyemba’s South African opponent pulled out of the bout […]

20 May 2023 | Godfrey Dube

Luke sinks hole-in-one at Zanaco Masters

South Africa’s Jerling Luke shocks many by sinking a hole-in-one in hole 16 to win himself a brand new Peugeot 2008 model valued at $47, 500. ( about K895, 375). The car was being sponsored […]

10 Feb 2023 | Mwenya Mofya

FRA fires Kafwabulula

THE Food Reserve Agency Board has terminated the contract of its executive director, Dr Chola Kafwabulula, with immediate effect. In a statement, Friday, FRA Board Chairperson Kelvin Hambwezya said the Board has in the interim... […]

4 Jan 2023 | Mwenya Mofya

Zesco increases load shedding hours to 12

ZESCO has announced that it will adjust the load shedding hours to 12 hours daily until further notice, effective today. Earlier, Energy Minister Peter Kapala announced that the country would start experiencing 6 hours of... […]

17 Nov 2022 | Diggers Correspondent

2 Kafubu Water employees die while unblocking sewer line in Ndola

TWO Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company (KWSC) employees have died in unexplained circumstances while unblocking a sewer line in Ndola District on the Copperbelt Province. The incident happened this afternoon at around 15.00 Hours in... […]

31 Oct 2022 | Chamuka Shalubala

ERB hikes petrol by K1.57, diesel by K1.22

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has adjusted upwards the price of petrol by K1.57 per litre, pushing the price of the commodity to K24.31, whilst diesel price increased by K1.22. Addressing the media, Monday, ERB... […]

3 Aug 2022 | Esther Chisola

Malanji loses Kwacha seat over G12 certificate

FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Joseph Malanji has lost his Kwacha seat after the Constitutional Court upheld the High Court’s decision to nullify it this morning. In November last year, Lusaka High Court judge Kazimbe Chenda... […]

8 Mar 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Chilufya shrinks Malepe as Zambia beats SA 1-0

Zambia has beaten South Africa 1-0 in the CAF under-20 semi-final match played in Lusaka. The junior Chipolopolo toiled to find the back of the net, but fell short on several occasions as Amajita captain […]

4 Mar 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Junior Chipolopolo prove unstoppable

Junior Chipolopolo this afternoon proved unstopable after they came from behind to punish the young Pharaohs of Egypt 3-1 in a CAF Under-20 group stage game played at Heroes Stadium. Karim Hassan scored for Egypt […]