Albatross hell bent on reviving Zamrock
ALTHOUGH it is no longer as popular as it once was in the late 1970s, Zamrock is making a comeback led by the Albatross Band, a Band that was founded in 1974 known as the Black Stones then, in Mufulira. Zamrock is a musical style that has recently grown in popularity among young people who […]
Some ministers are perpetually travelling, laments HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has lamented that some ministers and permanent secretaries are perpetually traveling when they have not even achieved their deliverables. And President Hichilema has directed the Secretary to the Cabinet to ensure that all brand new VX V8 motor vehicles bought after UPND formed government are sold. Meanwhile, President Hichilema says he is…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1461 Friday April 28, 2023
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Zambia edges Malawi at PacificAuS netball Series
THE national netball team has bounced back to winning ways after they edging neighbours Malawi 50-46 in a tightly contested crossover round at the ongoing PacificAuS netball Series. Speaking after the game, coach Lazarus Tembo described the victory as sweet but was quick to caution his players against complacency. “The game was very tight and…...
Lubinda sues state, demands fair trial in his corruption case
PF vice-president Given Lubinda has petitioned the Lusaka High Court, seeking a declaration that Lusaka magistrate Stanford Ngobola’s decision to allow the prosecution witness to only produce certain documents in his corruption case when he is put on his defence, violates his right to a fair trial. The documents in question relate to an ordinary…...
Japan grants Zambia K11.6m for Livingstone Museum equipment
ZAMBIA and Japan have signed an K11.6 million grant for improvement of equipment at the Livingstone Museum over a period of two years. The grant follows a request by the Zambian government for Japan to consider providing support for the improvement of the Livingstone Museum. Speaking during the signing ceremony, Tuesday, Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko…...
Venture into self-sustaining livelihoods, Fundanga urges UNILUS graduates
UNIVERSITY of Lusaka Chancellor Dr Caleb Fundanga has challenged graduates to broaden their minds and venture into self-sustaining livelihoods which go beyond side hustles. And Vice Chancellor Prof Pinalo Chifwanakeni says this year’s graduation has seen 948 graduating students. Meanwhile, Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Plc CEO Sonny Zulu has advised the graduates to run at their own pace, saying…...
CFZ K60,000 short, to stage Youth and Schools Chess Championships
THE Chess Federation of Zambia (CFZ) is scouting for K60,000 to stage the Zambia Youth and Schools Chess Championships set for the weekend. CFZ president Leslie Chikuse confirmed the development in an interview with Goal Diggers yesterday, adding that the federation had managed to secure a K40,000 from the K100,000 budget. Chikuse said the K60,000…...
Court unfreezes Kalandanya’s bank accounts
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court division, has discharged the seizure notices that DEC placed on bank accounts belonging to Lusaka businessman Bwalya Kalandanya, his record label Kalandanya Music Promotions and a company. High Court Judges Edward Musona, Pixie Yangailo and Kenneth Mulife have ordered that Kalandanya and others should be given access…...
I’ll take Lungu on if he contests PF presidency – Miles
MATERO PF member of parliament Miles Sampa says he will compete against former president Edgar Lungu if he decides to contest the party presidency because he fears no one. Speaking when he featured on Diamond TV, Tuesday, Sampa said democracy demands that anyone can stand when elections are called. “Democracy demands that when elections are…...