Kapasa Makasa students ask Bally to end long hours of load shedding at their university
KAPASA Makasa University Students Union president Mapalo Chime has lamented that their institution is the only public university in the country which experiences long hours of load shedding, asking President Hakainde Hichilema to intervene in the matter. And President Hichilema has counselled students to focus on education instead of engaging in relationships with old men…...
Kavindele will stop picking HH’s calls when he loses in 2026 – Zimba
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Chris Zumani Zimba has advised President Hakainde Hichilema to watch and pray because he is dancing, drinking and eating with wrong people at Community House. And Zimba says former vice president Enock Kavindele is eating with President Hichilema for the sole purpose of boosting his businesses. In an interview,…...
ZRA effects mandatory pre-clearance of commercial goods
THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has announced that it will start implementing mandatory pre-clearance of commercial goods effective May 1, 2024. In a statement, Tuesday, ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Oliver Nzala stated that the measure was meant to enhance efficiency and improve the turnaround time in clearance and movement of goods at all borders. He…...
KK’s centenary celebrations were poorly organised – Nakacinda
PF faction secretary general Raphael Nakacinda says the UPND government undermined Dr Kenneth Kaunda’s centenary celebrations, arguing that the event was not properly organised. On Sunday, the country commemorated late Dr Kaunda’s 100th birthday celebration in Chinsali District of Muchinga Province. But in an interview, Monday, Nakacinda said UPND could have done better by attracting…...
Twatwaibile; Lesa ewishibe, Esther laments
FORMER First Lady Esther Lungu says she is not guilty of any of the offences for which she is appearing before the Financial Crimes Court. And Lungu has wondered which other former First Lady has ever suffered as much as she is currently suffering. Addressing some sympathisers during a lunch break in the matter in…...
Mazabuka now looks like Joburg, you know how to choose leaders, Gary tells residents
MAZABUKA UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo says his constituency now looks like Johannesburg at night because the residents know how to choose their leaders. Speaking during the disbursement of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) loans and grants in Mazabuka, Tuesday, Nkombo said President Hakainde Hichilema had insisted that CDF was intended to combat poverty and…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1724 Wednesday May 1, 2024
… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
ERB hikes petrol price by K4.4, kerosene by K7.95
THE Energy regulation Board (ERB) has increased the price of petrol by K4, diesel by 0.8 Ngwee, kerosene by K7.95 and Jet A-1 by K3.30 for the month of May, 2024. In a statement, Tuesday, ERB Board Chairperson Reynolds Bowa attributed the increase to the hiked prices of petroleum products on the international market and…...
RTSA nabs 22 for drink driving during Mosi Day of Thunder
THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) says it apprehended 22 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol during an operation conducted over the Mosi Day of Thunder Music Festival weekend in Livingstone. In a statement, Tuesday, RTSA Acting Head of Public Relations Mukela Mangolwa disclosed that the Agency further recorded a total of…...
Lose appetite
