News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1640 Thursday January 4, 2024
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3 Lsk men disrupt rape at Kamwala church
POLICE have detained a 28-year-old man who was caught raping a 13-year-old girl at a named church in Lusaka’s Kamwala area. According to a statement from police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga, three men heard the girl screaming and they saw Alex Phiri having unlawful canal knowledge of her. They then apprehended Phiri and took him to…...
Zambia records 16 cholera deaths in a single day
Zambia has recorded 16 cholera deaths and 257 new cases in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health National Cholera Update, the Cumulative number of cholera deaths now stands 128 while the cumulative number of cholera cases currently stands at 3,757. 16 becomes the highest number of cholera deaths recorded in a…...
HELSB gives loans to 2,672 UNZA students
THE Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) has given loans to 2,672 University of Zambia first year student for the 2023/2024 academic year. And HELSB Senior Corporate Communications Officer Chiselwa Kawanda has disclosed that the Board received 17 applications from students living with disabilities, all of whom were successful. In a statement, Wednesday, Kawanda…...
Vandal shoots Zesco security officer during anti-vandalism operation
A ZESCO Limited security officer, Inspector Misheck Siakambala, has been shot and seriously wounded by a suspected vandal during a joint patrol with the Zambia Police Service. And the suspected vandal, who also sustained a gunshot wound, was found stealing Zesco cables. According to a statement by Zesco Senior Manager – Corporate Affairs Caristo Chitamfya,…...
Rejecting PF offer to join cleaning exercise was petty and childish
THE alarming resurgence of cholera cases, particularly in the capital city, Lusaka, needs to be addressed sooner rather than later. We need concerted efforts to defeat this epidemic before it claims more lives. The escalating number of cases raises serious concerns and demands a united front from both the public and government in combating this…...
I doubt Nakacinda is knowledgeable on debt – Milupi
INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says he doubts PF faction secretary general Raphael Nakacinda’s academic qualifications make him an expert on issues of debt. Commenting on Nakacinda’s claim that UPND has actually borrowed more in two years than the former ruling party did in 10 years, Milupi said the new dawn government…...
PF MPs are abusing court by having multiple cases, Sampa tells ConCourt
PF faction president Miles Sampa and his secretary general Morgan Ng’ona have told the Constitutional Court that the petition against them by nine “expelled” PF MPs is an abuse of the court and it should be dismissed. The duo, who have filed a notice of motion to raise preliminary issues on a point of law,…...
I’m not looking for a job, party members want alliance with UPND – Nevers
MMD president Nevers Mumba says entering into an alliance with the ruling UPND was not a solo decision. And Mumba has refuted claims that he is positioning himself to be appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He was commenting on a Diggers editorial comment titled “Here we are, Nevers is shamelessly surrendering…...
Officers seen at PF secretariat were just conducting routine patrols – Police
POLICE Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says police officers who were seen near the Patriotic Front secretariat yesterday were just conducting routine patrols in that area. Addressing the media, Tuesday, PF faction Chairperson for Information and Publicity Emmanuel Mwamba said it was suspected that the police were alerted because a youth based in the United Kingdom posted…...
