All provinces will soon have universities – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government will ensure that girls who get pregnant at an early age go back to school by shielding them from early marriages. And President Hichilema says he would have been in the village with eight wives if it wasn’t for education. Meanwhile, the Head of State says after free education,…...
Tanzania mob kills Zambian over missing private parts
A ZAMBIAN has been killed by a mob in Tanzania over suspicion of disappearing private parts. The deceased, identified as Phillip Zvaipa Zimhinda, had crossed into Tunduma from Zambia. Zambia High Commissioner to Tanzania Mathews Jere confirmed the incident, further describing the matter as unfortunate. In an interview, Saturday, Jere said the circumstances which led…...
News Diggers Weekend Edition 244 Sunday April 5, 2026
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Dynamos, Wanderers charge into ABSA Cup quarter-finals
ZAMBIAN champions Power Dynamos and Mufulira Wanderers booked their places in the quarter-finals of the lucrative ABSA Cup after impressive victories in their round of 16 ties at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe yesterday. In the lunchtime kick-off, Mufulira Wanderers produced a commanding display to beat Forest Myooye 2-0, with Bartuel Tembo netting a superb…...
Nora Hauptle quits?
COPPER Queens head coach Nora Hauptle is reportedly on the verge of parting ways with the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) after allegedly filing a complaint with FIFA citing constructive dismissal. According to reliable source, the Swiss tactician is understood to have quit her role and is reportedly demanding close to US$1 million (about K18…...
Zambia U-15 teams fired up to defend CAF School Crowns
THE Zambia Under-15 boys’ and girls’ national teams have declared themselves ready to defend their CAF African Schools Championship crowns as they head to Zimbabwe for the 2026 continental showpiece. The tournament is scheduled to run from April 6 to 10 in Harare, where Zambia will compete as defending champions in both categories after last…...
ZPL cracks whip as Zesco United defends court move
THE Zambia Premier League (ZPL) has suspended ZESCO United Football Club from the MTN Super League with immediate effect after taking a football-related dispute to the ordinary courts, in a move league authorities say breached established regulations and governance principles. In a letter addressed to the club’s chief executive officer in Ndola, ZPL CEO Joseph…...
Only 172,000 properties out of over 500,000 pay property taxes in Lsk – Govt
MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Nicholas Phiri says only 172,000 out of over 500,000 properties in Lusaka pay property taxes. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on Chadiza Town Council, Wednesday, Phiri said the failure to capture all properties had resulted in councils hiking property taxes. “I also want to…...
My husband’s weakness is women: he had affair with my cousin, wife tells court
A WOMAN of Mtendere has told the court how her husband once called her to pick him up, only for her to discover he was picking him up at his girlfriend’s house. Poshia Katuta also revealed that her husband had an affair with her cousin, whom she had brought to help with household chores. This…...
She stopped shaving me after I lost my job, hubby tells court
A 40-year-old man of Kalikiliki has dragged his marital woes to court, complaining that his wife stopped washing his boxers and shaving him after he lost his job. This is in a matter in which Petronella Lukwesa, 36, of Mtendere East, is seeking a divorce from her husband, Aston Phiri, 40, of Kalikiliki, citing repeated…...