Middle East war will hurt inflation if it is prolonged – Haabazoka
PROFESSOR Lubinda Haabazoka says if the war in the Middle East is prolonged, it will pose a risk to the single-digit inflation the country has attained thus far. The annual inflation rate for February dropped to 7.5 percent, down from 9.4 percent in January 2026. In an interview, Friday, Prof Haabazoka said the country was,…...
Washed-away Chingola-Kasumbalesa culvert to be rebuilt within 60 days – Govt
GOVERNMENT has directed the Road Development Agency (RDA) and the concessionaire to reconstruct a new culvert on the recently washed-away section of the Chingola-Kasumbalesa road. Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says the reconstruction works are expected to be completed within 60 days, adding that the concessionaire will bear all costs associated with…...
Govt releases K14.5bn for wages, debt servicing
THE Ministry of Finance and National Planning has announced that K14.5 billion was released in February 2026, to support public service delivery, meet debt obligations and settle other government programmes in various sectors. In a statement, Sunday, the Office of the Secretary to the Treasury stated that of the total amount released, K4.4 billion was…...
HH shames defilers: “You are cowards, why not approach mature women?”
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he is ashamed and takes responsibility for all the heinous sexual offenses committed by men in the country. President Hichilema has since labelled men who defile children as cowards, wondering why they can’t approach mature women who can say yes or no. He also says government can introduce laws against sexual…...
ZRA apologises for system outage, waives penalties
THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has apologised for the inconvenience caused by a recent technical outage that affected its tax and customs systems. The Authority says as part of remedial measures for the service disruption, it will waive penalties and interest directly related to the outage. Speaking at a press conference, Sunday, ZRA Commissioner General…...
News Diggers Edition 2206 Monday March 9, 2026
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ECZ extends physical inspection of voter register by 2 days
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia has extended the Physical Inspection of the Provisional Register of Voters, which was scheduled to close on March 8, 2026, by two days. In a statement, ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro said the exercise would now end on March 10, 2026. He said the extension was intended to provide…...
Faith, tears and an answered prayer: How Esther won sponsored wedding at Hustlepreneur Synergy
IMAGINE fasting and praying for something for months, believing it will happen, only to almost lose hope at the very moment your miracle is about to arrive. And when it finally does, the only thing you can do is break down in tears of joy. That was the emotional scene witnessed by attendees at the…...
Former minister breaks, as his church rejects his son’s ‘suicide funeral’
MOST traditional churches do not allow those who have died by suicide to pass through their doors, and that rule hit Mathew Nkhuwa painfully when the United Church of Zambia refused to receive his son’s body, using what he describes as oppressive rules and regulations to close their doors when he needed them most for…...
Lsk man seeks divorce after being demoted to ‘head of house chores’
A LUSAKA husband has told the court that ever since his wife took up a job as a bar lady at a nightclub against his wishes, he has been ‘demoted’ from head of the home to head of house chores. Mark Banda, 38, said the problems began last year during his short two-month spell of…...