We’ve secured 480 hectares for solar projects – Sialubalo
LOCAL Government Minister Gift Sialubalo says government has secured 480 hectares of land across 116 districts to support solar projects under the Presidential Constituency Energy Initiative (PCEI). Speaking during a courtesy call by the United Arab Emirates delegation, Monday, Sialubalo said in response to the 2024/2025 drought, his ministry had set aside $200 million through…...
Kwacha gains won’t hurt economy – Govt
COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says Kwacha gains will not hurt the economy, clarifying that they would only hurt exports for a short period. Mulenga has also explained the shareholding structure of Mulungushi Textiles, saying government owns about 36 percent shares, while another 12 percent is owned by other Zambians, with the majority…...
Opposition appreciates our work privately – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says although the opposition argues that mining companies don’t pay taxes, the truth is that government has made the mines contribute more to the national treasury. President Hichilema adds that this year, Zambia will succeed in crossing the psychological mark of one million metric tonnes of copper production. Meanwhile, President Hichilema says…...
MoH records 20 new cholera cases
HEALTH Minister Dr Elijah Muchima has disclosed that the country recorded 20 new cholera cases across four districts in the last 24 hours, with no deaths. Meanwhile, Dr Muchima says from January 2025 to date, Zambia has recorded 2,549 suspected measles cases. He says the country has since 2024 also recorded 2,261 suspected and 399…...
Maid gets 2 years for stealing employer’s $13,000
LUSAKA Magistrate Mwandu Sakala has sentenced a 30-year-old maid to 30 months’ simple imprisonment for stealing US$13,000 from her employer. In this matter, Violet Mwanza was charged with the offence of theft by servant, contrary to Sections 272 and 278 of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence…...
Dalitso Lungu loses over 70 vehicles, filling station
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court Division, has ordered the forfeiture of about 71 vehicles and 21 properties belonging to former president Edgar Lungu’s son, Dalitso. The order was issued following an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Gilbert Phiri, who was seeking the forfeiture of over 71 vehicles belonging to Dalitso,…...
News Diggers Edition 2188 Tuesday February 10, 2026
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DEC nabs 12 for drug trafficking
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested 12 suspects for the illegal cultivation and trafficking of cannabis. In a statement, Monday, DEC Deputy Public Relations Officer Theresa Mawere disclosed that officers in Central Province seized a total of 1,751.6 kilogrammes of fresh cannabis plants, 4.8 kilogrammes of cannabis seeds, and 90 grammes of loose cannabis…....
Dundumwezi gets K1.2 million mortuary
DUNDUMWEZI residents will no longer have to hurriedly bury their deceased loved ones or spend money to travel 48 kilometres to deposit bodies at Macha Mission Hospital Mortuary. This follows the successful completion of the K1,206,498.43 mortuary at Habulile Mini Hospital, a project funded under the 2024 Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Meanwhile, Chief Chikanta of…...
Gwembe divorcee turns electrician after skill training
A DIVORCED woman in Gwembe’s Munyumbwe area is now able to single-handedly support her two sons after pursuing electrical technology under a CDF Skills Development bursary. Meanwhile, Robert Ngubulu, a CDF Skills Development bursary student in electrical technology, has praised government for taking CDF closer to the people. In an interview in Munyumbwe, under Gwembe…...