Mufulira woman dies after being electrocuted
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman of Mufulira has died after she was electrocuted while hanging her clothes on a drying line. According to police, the drying line had contact with the iron sheets, which also had contact with a live electricity cable on the roof, hence the incident. In a statement, Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said…...
Dear Zesco, lies have short legs, thanks for admitting, apologising
FINALLY, after eight editorial comments on the matter, we got what we wanted to hear from Zesco. The power utility, through its board chairperson, has admitted that it misled President Hakainde Hichilema by informing him that load shedding had been resolved. Speaking on radio two days ago, our friend Vickson Ncube owned up and took…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1385 Thursday January 12, 2023
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Kariba leakage only 20 litres per second – ZRA
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has revealed that the leakage at the Kariba Dam is allowing 20 litres of water per second, but says it has no effect on the safety of the dam wall. The Authority says the leakage on the dam has always been there, but people did not notice because the pool…...
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Musonda a good signing for Young African – Lwandamina
GEORGE Lwandamina has tipped Power Dynamos striker Kennedy Musonda to succeed in Tanzania should he move to Young Africans who are chasing his signature. Musonda is the leading Super League scorer and has attracted the interest of Young Africans, a team that Lwandamina once led to league glory. The player is already in Tanzania to…...
Mujembe takes Chambishi hotseat
SUPER League side Chambishi has appointed Lewington Mujembe as its new head coach after impressing in an interim capacity since October. Mujembe stepped into the interim coach role on October 26 last year after the club sent Kaunda Simonda on administrative leave pending the expiry of his contract. Since then, Mujembe has lifted the club…...
We should see a good quantity of fuel arriving via pipeline by March – ERB
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) says it expects a good proportion of fuel to start arriving in the country through a pipeline by the end of March. Speaking when he featured on Millennium TV’s “Pulse Nation” programme, Tuesday, ERB Board Chairperson Reynolds Bowa said plans to ensure delivery of fuel via a pipeline had advanced…....
Vehicle assigned to Kaizer was involved in accident – witness
A WITNESS has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that the motor vehicle which was assigned to former president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu was involved in a road traffic accident. Paul Lengwe, 44, a senior inspector of government transport at Ministry of Transport and Communications was testifying in a matter in which, Zulu, 52,…...
President’s reluctance to act against erring officials promoting mediocrity – Mpombo
FORMER defence minister George Mpombo has charged that President Hakainde Hichilema’s reluctance to take action against erring public officials is promoting mediocrity at the expense of meritocracy. On Monday, President Hakainde Hichilema directed Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa to ensure that top officials in various government institutions attended meetings when required. The President made…...