International tourist arrivals increased to 2.3m in 2025 – Sikumba
TOURISM Minister Rodney Sikumba has disclosed that the country recorded a total of 2.3 million international arrivals in 2025, indicating an increase of four percent compared to the previous year. Sikumba says there has also been a significant increase in non-tax revenue collection streams from casino licence fees, tourism enterprise fees, hunting and park fees…...
FIC should match ACC in salaries and infrastructure – ActionAid
ACTIONAID Country Director Faides Tembatemba is wondering why the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is having financial and office space challenges when there is a lot of money for CDF. She adds that the Centre should be treated the same as the Anti-Corruption Commission in both remuneration of workers and office space, as it is also…...
I’m ready for sanctions, says Mundubile as he backs Pule’s Tonse Alliance
IF the decision that I make today to serve the Zambian people should attract some sanctions, I am ready for that sanction, says PF presidential aspirant Brian Mundubile. And Mundubile says the only Tonse Alliance that is recognised is the one left by former president Edgar Lungu, which was led by Dan Pule. Mundubile further…...
Zambia misses 1m tonne copper production target for 2025
THE country has failed to reach the projected one million metric tonne copper production in 2025, producing 890,345 tonnes, representing an eight percent increase from 2024. Mines and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has attributed the failure to reach the target to the shutdown of Sino Metals leach plant following a pollution incident, as well…...
Govt to probe failed Ntumpa University project
MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has urged law enforcement agencies to establish how much funding was released for the construction of Ntumpa University in Northern Province. Dr Musokotwane says it is shocking that only a small wall fence has been constructed, despite funds being released by the previous government. In 2018,…...
Oasis Forum withdraws petition to halt constitutional amendments
LAZ and other civil society organisations have discontinued a case in which they sued the State in the Constitutional Court, demanding an order to quash all acts, consultations, findings, recommendations and draft Bills by the Technical Committee on constitutional amendments. LAZ, NGOCC, the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia, the Council of Churches in Zambia, the Zambia…...
Dialogue with us than talking through the media, HH tells diplomats
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he acknowledges that aid is important for Zambia, but the focus should be on countries investing together for the benefit of their people. Speaking when he received credentials from Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to Zambia at State House, Tuesday, President Hichilema urged the new appointees to dialogue with government over…...
ConCourt to rule on Matero seat today
THE Constitutional Court has set today as judgment day in a case where PF faction secretary general Morgan Ng’ona dragged the National Assembly to court, seeking a declaration that its failure to declare Miles Sampa’s seat vacant is in direct contravention of Article 72(1) of the Constitution. In this matter, Ng’ona was seeking an order…...
Govt launches revised Social Cash Transfer
THE Ministry of Community Development and Social Services has launched the revised Social Cash Transfer (SCT) and Public Welfare Assistance Scheme (PWAS) guidelines. Key improvements contained in these revised guidelines include strengthened targeting and enrolment processes to ensure that the right households are identified and supported, as well as enhanced payment systems with stronger safeguards…...
News Diggers Edition 2179 Wednesday January 28, 2026
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