Let your husband loose, don’t be his security guard – Fr Chonde

Let’s face it, modern marriages are experiencing numerous challenges like never before due to evolving societal norms, social media, among other issues. Catholic Priest Fr Chalwe Chonde has observed an intriguing trend which is causing many marriages to crumble, saying wives have taken on the role of security guards, constantly interrogating their husbands about everyone…...
My husband suspects I ny**gesa somewhere because our neighbour calls me a prostitute, Lsk woman tells court

Joyce Namfukwe, a resident of Chipata compound in Lusaka, has told the Matero Local Court that her husband suspects her of engaging in promiscuous behaviour because their neighbour calls her a prostitute. Standing before Magistrate Harriet Mulenga, Namfukwe sued neighbour, Anna Phiri, seeking compensation for insults and accusations that she was fond of “ny**gesaling” anyhow…....
Wife seeks divorce: “The money I give him, he gives his girlfriends”

I want to divorce my husband because every time I give him money, he uses it on his girlfriends, the Matero Local Court has heard. 42-year-old Kasupe resident Bridget Phiri filed for divorce from her husband Kenan Mumba, 49, saying she was tired of inadvertently fending for his girlfriends. In his defence, however, Mumba called…...
We’ll invest $300m in Mingomba project by end of 2025 – Kobold

BY the end of 2025, we would have spent $300 million in discovery, resource characterisation, engineering studies, and preparing for shaft sinking in the first half of 2026 at Mingomba Mine, says Kobold Metals Africa Chief Executive Officer Mfikeyi Makayi. And President Hakainde Hichilema has asked Kobold Metals to consider starting its works slated for…...
Levy describes Saboi’s sexual harassment claims as nonsense

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s Political Advisor Levy Ngoma has described Saboi Imboela’s sexual harassment claims as nonsense. On Thursday, Imboela, who is NDC leader, accused Ngoma of sexual harassment, charging that he had a libido as high as that of a rabbit. “President HH (Hakainde Hichilema), for me also, I want to ask him, why are…...
Police block SP’s Kitwe rally

A BATTALION of police officers yesterday blocked Socialist Party (SP) officials from conducting their rally in Kitwe despite authorising them to go ahead a day before. SP General Secretary Dr Cosmas Musumali says UPND is running a failed and fearful government which cannot deal with facts. On Friday, Police had initially denied SP permission to…...
Use solar, leave Zesco for your poor brothers and sisters, Nzovu tells the rich

LAW Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Lungisani Zulu says a lot of challenges which citizens are currently facing like load shedding and drought are environmentally related. Meanwhile, former Green Economy and Environment Minister Collins Nzovu has advised the upper class to use alternative sources of energy like solar and leave the national grid for their…...
Once we verify Mnangagwa video authenticity, matter will be addressed diplomatically – Livune

A VIDEO has emerged in which Zimbabwean President Emerson Mnangagwa is seen telling his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the Americans are consolidating their power in Zambia and as such, his country feels lonely. But Zambia’s High Commissioner to Zimbabwe Derrick Livune says they are assessing the authenticity of the video, after which the matter…...
Police quiz Binwell over Jay Jay’s abduction

POLICE spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says some officers on Saturday “visited” Nkana Independent member of parliament Binwell Mpundu’s house because he ignored a police call out requesting him to avail himself to them on June 7. Meanwhile sources have told News Diggers that police questioned Mpundu in connection with the abduction of Petauke member of parliament…...
NPA seeks to remove itself from Zumani’s petition

THE National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has asked the Lusaka High Court to strike Gilbert Phiri and the authority from some proceedings in which Zumani Zimba and another have sued the state demanding K233,780,000 compensation for their arrest, detention, and prosecution. This is in a matter in which former president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor, Zimba, and…...
