HH dates Namibia for Geingob’s funeral
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema is today, February 24, expected to travel to Windhoek, Namibia, to attend the state funeral of late president Hage Geingob. President Geingob passed away on February 4, 2024 in Namibia at the age of 82, having served as President of that country from 2015 until his passing. In a statement, Friday, Acting…...
I chased leaders who engaged in corruption at Heroes Cholera centre – Masebo
MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo has disclosed that she chased some health supervisors at the Heroes Cholera Centre because they were engaging in corruption. And Masebo says although the President had directed that volunteers in cholera centres should be permanently employed, some of them would not qualify because of restrictions in the law. During a…...
News Diggers! Lite Edition 023 Saturday February 24, 2024
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Smokey Haangala’s sons sue administrator of their father’s estate
LATE Zamrock artist Edwin “Smokey” Haangala’s sons have dragged Laurian Haangala to court seeking an order for a full inventory and account for their father’s estate for the period between September 1988 to July 2001. Kaluwe Haangala and Mate Haangala also want an order compelling Laurian, who was acting in the capacity of administrator of…...
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Govt to send 65 athletes for All Africa Games
GOVERNMENT says only 65 athletes will represent the country at the forthcoming All-Africa Games to run from March 8-23 in Accra, Ghana. Initially, 115 athletes had been selected by various sports associations to compete at the Games, but the Ministry of Sports has now reduced that figure to 65. Last week, Permanent Secretary in the…...
Brace for tough economic times, Nkandu tells sports fraternity
SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu has tipped sports federations to brace themselves for tough financial times in 2024. He has explained that government support will be limited because the state has spent substantial amounts of money to contain the cholera pandemic over the last two months. He also noted that drought may add more pressure on…...
State opposes bail application by GBM’s nephew
THE State has opposed a bail application by former defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba’s nephew, Adolphus Mubanga, who is serving prison time. In November, 2023, the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court sentenced Mubanga to two years imprisonment with hard labour for possession of properties suspected to be proceeds of crime. However, Mubanga has appealed his sentence in…...
Copper Queens face Ghana
THE Copper Queens face Ghana at Accra Sports Stadium this evening in the third round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers. The Bruce Mwape-drilled side enters the fray following a walkover result in October against Mali, who withdrew from their second-round tie. The national team hasn’t played a competitive game since November, when it…...
HH’s reluctance to fire and replace makes ministers feel indispensable
IN December last year, Honourable Stanely Kakubo resigned from his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. This was after he was embroiled in a suspected illicit transaction where he received huge sums of cash from his Chinese partners. We gather that before his resignation, Honourable Kakubo was actually summoned to the President’s…...