News Diggers Weekend Edition 246 Sunday April 12, 2026
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Hubby changes UNZA students like clothes, he once had 6 girlfriends, woman tells court
A KALINGALINGA woman has told the court that her husband has a habit of dating University of Zambia students, saying he moves from one relationship to another like he is changing clothes. She adds that at one time, he managed to juggle six girlfriends at the same time. This is in a matter where Miyanda…...
Back then, adults and young people didn’t mix in drinking spots – Abel Chungu
GOSPEL artiste Abel Chungu Musuka says the culture around clubbing has changed today, with adults and young people now sharing the same spaces, unlike in the past when there was a clear separation between generations. He adds that society has lost its sense of community, where people once looked out for one another and helped…...
Music industry is a dark place – Bombshell
RAPPER Bombshell has opened up about the challenges of the music industry, describing it as a dark place that has sometimes made her feel like giving up. She says the harsh reality of the industry is that people will step on you and make you feel like you’re achieving nothing, and those moments hit her…...
Being deported helped me embrace my Congolese roots – Mumba Yachi
TAKE music out of my life and I’m gone; I can’t live without it and I’m unapologetic about that, says folk musician Mumba Yachi. Mumba Yachi has also reflected on his 2017 deportation, saying he never thought he was Congolese until his deportation by the Immigration Department, which made him embrace his roots and realise…...
S/Province police don school uniforms to raise funds for Sikanze hospital renovations
SOUTHERN Province police officers momentarily abandoned their service uniforms and donned their primary and secondary school uniforms to raise funds for the renovation of Sikanze Police Hospital in Lusaka. The Provincial Police Command Centre in Choma was transformed into a semblance of an educational institution on April 9, with Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Moono…...
Zambians don’t go back to vomit, Nalumango tells PF
VICE-President Mutale Nalumango has told the PF that Zambians don’t go back to their vomit. And Vice-President Nalumango says Zambia is blessed to be led by President Hakainde Hichilema. Responding to Kabwata UPND MP Andrew Tayengwa, who wanted her to advise citizens on people seeking to return to government using “deceptive means”, Friday, Vice-President Nalumango…...
We’ll not increase FISP beneficiaries – Govt
MINISTER of Agriculture Reuben Mtolo Phiri says government has no plans to increase the number of FISP beneficiaries, as the programme is not sustainable in its current form. He says FISP is merely a support mechanism to help farmers improve productivity, adding that government policy is to promote other initiatives like the Sustainable Agriculture Financing…...
Parley rejects motion to allow local authorities to have a portion of toll revenue
THE National Assembly has rejected a motion to enable local authorities to retain a percentage of toll revenue collected within their jurisdictions. The motion was moved by Chilubi PF MP Mulenga Fube and seconded by Kanchibiya PF MP Sunday Chanda, who argued that the motion was timely and necessary in advancing the decentralisation agenda and…...
CSOs petition court over govt’s failure to table Zambia-US health deal
LCK Freedom Foundation and Chapter One Foundation have jointly filed a petition in the Constitutional Court challenging government’s failure to submit the Zambia-USA Health Aid MoU and an associated Bilateral Compact Agreement to the National Assembly for approval. According to a joint statement issued by LCK Freedom Foundation Executive Director Linda Kasonde and Chapter One…...