Masebo is right, high carb diet is killing us
On Wednesday, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo went on the floor of the House to give an update on diabetes in the country and delved into a topic which is close to my heart – how problematic our high carbohydrate standard Zambian diet is. But it wasn’t your usual ministerial statement filled with jargon and statistics. […]
Court fines Lsk woman K1,500 for calling her neighbour a prostitute who was after her hubby
A WOMAN of Mbasela area in Lusaka’s Kanyama compound has been ordered to pay her neighbour K1,500 as compensation for defamation after she referred to her as a prostitute. Lexina Sakala dragged Melody Kainga to court, seeking compensation for her marriage which she said was at the brink of ending as a result of being…...
African economies must be valued correctly so that we can access better funding – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says African economies must be valued correctly, arguing that the continent is not assessed correctly in terms of Credit Risk Assessments. And President Hichilema says African countries are very wasteful in nature, discouraging the trend of borrowing for luxuries rather than production. Speaking at the ongoing Presidential Dialogue on Africa’s Agenda for…...
Woman gets K10,000 fine for adultery, abandoning disabled child
AN adulterous Lusaka woman and her lover have been ordered to pay K10,000 and K25,000 respectively as compensation for adultery to her husband whom she left for about a year with their disabled child. Lusaka Senior local court magistrate Contilda Kanono heard how 31-year-old Idah Banda of Matero North left her matrimonial home of 13…...
MOA’s decision to award contracts to Agrizam, Ferts Seed and Grain Ltd was irregular, ZPPA tells PAC
ZAMBIA Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) Director General Idah Chella says it is an irregularity for the Ministry of Agriculture to award contracts for over $US108 to Agrizam Investments and Ferts Seed and Grain Limited. And Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Technical Green Mbozi has struggled to explain why the cited companies were contracted without meeting…...
Gregory Chifire’s life in exile; a tale of betrayal, survival and bribery
SIX years ago, on November 18, 2018, Gregory Chifire changed his mind about walking into the courtroom for his judgement because he had a hunch that the Supreme Court judges would lock him up. So, he returned home, listened to the “shocking” verdict through a phone call with a colleague who was present and it…...
Kwacha likely to resume depreciating within 2 weeks, predicts Hambayi
ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says citizens should only celebrate when the Kwacha is stable, not while it is still volatile. And Hambayi has predicted that the Kwacha is likely to depreciate within two weeks. On Friday, the Kwacha had recorded some drastic gains after facing a deep depreciation in January 2024 as it was trading above…...
My husband undresses in public when he’s drunk, tells our daughter that she smells of sperms, Court hears
A WOMAN of Lusaka’s Kuku compound has lamented that her husband of over 22 years has subjected her to insults, embarrassment and disrespect whenever he gets drunk. Muzi Chibwe, aged 47, lamented before Senior Local court Magistrate George Kaoma that her husband David Kapila, 54, usually undresses in public when he gets drunk. Chibwe, who…...
Zesco busts Keta Metals’ ‘stolen’ copper wire melting operation
ZESCO, working in collaboration with the Zambia Police, has apprehended nine workers at Keta Metals in connection with theft of copper cables in various parts of the country. And Zesco has bust an operation at Keta Metals where criminals go and melt Zesco copper wires into copper bricks. Speaking after inspecting the scene at Keta…...
News Diggers! Lite Edition 022 Sunday February 18, 2024
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