News Diggers Edition 2212 Tuesday March 17, 2026
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Police caution Saboi for giving false information to ECZ
THE Zambia Police has recorded a warn and caution statement from Saboi Imboela and Mambwe Zimba regarding allegations of creating a document without authority. In a statement, Monday, Police Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi stated that the duo provided false information to the Electoral Commission of Zambia by signing an adoption certificate for James Phiri…...
CDF Edition 012 Monday March 16, 2026
Mwandi teen credits CDF bursary for his 6 points
DESPITE writing his Grade 12 examinations last year while grieving the passing of his father, Mwandi’s Njolomba Malamo managed to bag six points. In an interview, Malamo said he was able to manage to get distinctions in all the subjects, and he credited the results to the CDF Secondary School Bursary component, which he first…...
CDF exists, says Sikumba as he commissions ablution block, solar lights in L/stone
SOME people may think that CDF does not exist, so today go and tell your parents that through the CDF we have a rehabilitated ablution block and a solar-powered water reticulation system, Rodney Sikumba told St Raphael’s Secondary School learners. And Sikumba says through the CDF’s 2024 and 2025 funding, a garbage skip loader truck…...
Kabwata cooperatives score big with K2.7m CDF grants
THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has empowered 120 cooperatives in Kabwata Constituency with grants totalling over K2.7 million, under the 2026 Constituency Development Fund (CDF). In a statement, the local authority said the initiative is aimed at helping cooperatives start and expand their businesses, create employment opportunities and contribute to the socio-economic transformation of the…...
Shibuyunji clubs receive over K10m in CDF support
SHIBUYUNJI Council Chairperson Adrian Mwanakayemba has revealed that since 2021, 221 clubs and cooperatives have benefited from CDF grants and loans totaling over K10 million in the district. Mwanakayemba says the Constituency Development Fund has continued to help many women start and grow their businesses. Speaking during the International Women’s Day celebrations, Mwanakayemba highlighted the…...
Local govt administrator hails CDF infrastructure, calls for construction of teachers’ houses
STATE-of-the-art infrastructure and services have ceased to be a phenomenon experienced only in urban parts of the country. With enhanced CDF allocations in recent years, many peri-urban and rural parts of Zambia now have standard classroom infrastructure, clinics and medical equipment aimed at improving local lives. Lusaka Province Local Government Administrator Charlstone Hamulyata has praised…...
Mufulira Council delivers K277,500 scan machine to Kamuchanga Hospital
MUFULIRA Municipal Council has handed over an ultrasound machine to Kamuchanga District Hospital, which was procured at K277,500 using the 2025 CDF allocation. The ultrasound machine will provide various services which include ECHO, antenatal care, prostate examination, and scans for internal organs such as the kidneys and heart, among other services. Speaking during the handover…...
Mwandi Ward gets first govt school since 1964, thanks to CDF
ESTABLISHED as a royal residence in 1902 by Lewanika during his journey to England, Mwandi later became a district in 2012 after separating from Sesheke District. Over the years, Mwandi, which means “plenty of fish” in Lozi, has greatly benefited from the work of the United Church of Zambia, which has provided education and health…...