News Diggers! ePaper Edition 001 Saturday December 9, 2023
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NPA secures forfeiture of over 2m
THE National Prosecution Authority (NPA) says it has successfully secured the forfeiture of over K2 million from a named Shadreck Bwalya Zulu’s account. NPA says Zulu used a forged National Registration Card to open an account with a premier banking institution and received funds from the Cayman Islands. In a statement, Friday, NPA Public Relations…...
Airtel to compensate customers following service disruption
AIRTEL Zambia says it will compensate customers who were affected by the network and service outage experienced on the night of December 7, 2023. And Airtel has assured customers that the money saved on its mobile money platform is safe as all the service provider’s network and IT systems are well integrated. This comes after…...
Netball Africa Cup
Barbra battles Oshoala, Kgatlana for CAF award
WOMEN’s national team captain Barbra Banda has been named among the final three nominees for the CAF Player of the Year award with the winner to be unveiled on Monday. Banda is competing with Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria and South Africa’s captain Thembi Kgatlana for the gong. The 2023 CAF Awards will take place at…...
Ex-Chipolopolo coaches back Grant to excel at AFCON
FORMER Chipolopolo coaches Wedson Nyirenda and Patrick Phiri say the Chipolopolo can count themselves among the surprise packages if they apply themselves well at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nyirenda and Phiri have welcomed Avram Grant’s decision to have all his players undergo rigorous physical tests before making the final AFCON training camp…....
Increase in newspaper cover prices and a plea for support
EARLIER this week, News Diggers announced an increase in the cover price from K10 to K15 for the print edition and from K7 to K10 for the ePaper edition. This development has not come as a surprise to a lot of people. It’s been long overdue and a good number of our readers actually wondered…...
WAFCON, AFCON qualification a sign of sporting growth – Nkandu
SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu says the country’s qualification to the WAFCON and AFCON tournaments is an indication that Zambia is experiencing growth on the sporting front. On Tuesday, the Copper Queens made its third successive WAFCON qualification after eliminating Angola with a 12-0 aggregate. The Chipolopolo will also be making a return to the continental…...
DPP appeals against Kambwili’s 5 month sentence
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gilbert Phiri has appealed against the Kasama Magistrate Court’s decision to sentence PF member Chishimba Kambwili to five months imprisonment after finding him guilty of using hate appeal against the people of Southern Province. In his notice of appeal filed in the High Court, Phiri, who has raised two grounds…...
Chinese firm gets K7.3m fine for tax evasion
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court has convicted Alaska Solution Limited and its director Zhang Weisheng on 36 counts of tax evasion and has fined them a sum of K7,308,000. In a statement, Thursday, Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Corporate Communications Manager Oliver Nzala said the authority, in its desire to crack down on tax evasion…...