Dirty money is finding too many open doors
THE National Risk Assessment report which the Attorney General and his institutional heads released last week should not be thrown out and forgotten so easily. When important data like that has been released into the public, we must take time to analyse the information and understand the impact it carries on our economy and daily…...
Aug polls will be a sham – M’membe
PEOPLE’s Pact presidential candidate Dr Fred M’membe says the August elections will be a “sham”. Dr M’membe says President Hakainde Hichilema is completing his five-year term without allowing him to hold a rally. Addressing party members in Nakonde last week, President Hichilema said the UPND would have lost the August polls if Bill 7 had…...
We need over 15yrs to settle K80bn owed to road contractors – Nkulukusa
SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says the country may need more than 15 years to settle the K80 billion debt owed to contractors in the road sector. And the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has proposed that some officers in the Department of Infrastructure be removed from the system because they are causing government to…...
I’m not coming into leadership for personal survival – Mundubile
TONSE Alliance leader Brian Mundubile says he is not coming into leadership for personal survival but to drive national transformation. Mundubile has insisted that he will continue engaging other political leaders to consolidate the opposition. Speaking on Diamond TV’s Costa, Sunday, Mundubile said he was entering leadership to tackle poverty and address other issues. He…...
Dot Com Zambia records K666m in revenue for 2025
DOT Com Zambia has revealed that it generated total revenue of about K666 million in 2025, compared to K529 million in 2024. Company Chief Financial and Operating Officer Chilufya Kangwa says the revenue represents an increase of 25.8 percent. Dot Com Zambia is a technology company that provides electronic tolling systems and levy payment platforms,…...
ERB approves K1.1bn energy projects
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has approved 24 licences, seven construction permits and inclusions to licences, representing an investment pledge of K1.1 billion towards energy service delivery and infrastructure development. In a statement, Tuesday, ERB Public Relations Manager Namukolo Kasumpa said the approvals reflected sustained investor confidence in the country’s energy sector. “The Energy Regulation…...
EU has pledged further support for Zambia Railways rehabilitation after €50m grant – MD
ZAMBIA Railways Limited has disclosed that the European Union has given a €50 million grant to the company for the rehabilitation of the rail line from Livingstone to Kapiri and from Kapiri to Ndola. Managing Director Cuthbert Malindi adds that the EU has already indicated that they are willing to support Zambia in phase two…...
We’ll pursue justice on behalf of Kalumbila mob victim, vows govt
GOVERNMENT has vowed that those responsible for the brutal killing of a woman in Kalumbila district on suspicion that she was behind the disappearance of private parts will face the full force of the law. Justice Minister Princess Kasune has disclosed that the deceased, Eneless Hellen Kamutumbe, 46, leaves behind a husband and six children,…...
News Diggers Edition 2218 Wednesday March 25, 2026
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Police nab 259 suspects in Kalumbila over mob killing
POLICE have apprehended 259 suspects in connection with the mob killing of a woman in Kalumbila over the alleged disappearance of a man’s private parts. Police say each suspect will face charges ranging from murder, assaulting police, malicious damage to property and riotous behaviour. And Police Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi says Grace Njapau, the…...