ZCCB wishes Pope Francis a quick recovery
THE Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has wished Pope Francis a quick recovery. Pope Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital last week with a respiratory infection. He has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs. In a letter addressed to the Pope dated February 20, 2025, ZCCB president Ignatius Chama stated that…...
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Heritage Homes gifts Women’s National Athletics Team K400,000
HERITAGE Homes Construction has gifted the Women’s National Athletics Team a sponsorship package worth K400,000 for the 2025 season. The generous donation follows the company’s recent reward of a house worth K850,000 to 2024 Paris Olympics bronze medallist Muzala Samukonga. Speaking during the official handover ceremony held at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka yesterday, Heritage Homes…...
Chilanga man gets 9 months for stealing items worth K30,000 from father’s farm
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 40-year-old man of Chilanga to nine months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing assorted items valued at K30,000 belonging to his father. This is in a matter where Barton Simfukwe is accused of theft Contrary to Section 272 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of…...
FAZ urges fans to behave well during the Zambia-Malawi games
FAZ has urged soccer fans to exhibit their best behaviour during the upcoming international friendly matches against Malawi’s Scorchers. Zambia will host Malawi in the first friendly match tomorrow, with the second fixture set for Tuesday, February 25. Both matches will take place at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka. FAZ Communications Manager Sydney Mungala said both…...
ZPL embraces introduction of VAR
THE Zambia Premier League (ZPL) in collaboration with the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has taken a major step toward improving officiating standards with the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system. The development has been welcomed by league stakeholders, including ZPL Chief Executive Officer Joseph Chimpampwe, who believes the move will enhance the…...
Trade kings flies Zambian flag high at Dubai exhibition
TRADE Kings Group has become Zambia’s first manufacturing company to exhibit independently at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Gulfood 2025, the world’s largest annual food and beverage trade event. The Dubai World Trade Centre, Gulfood 2025, marks its 30th edition under the theme “The Next Frontier in Food.” The trade centre has over 5,500 exhibitors…...
Private sector led economic growth key to addressing poverty – WB
WORLD Bank Country Director Nathan Belete says government must strengthen its efforts in supporting a private sector led economic growth if it is to achieve meaningful poverty reduction. Speaking during the launch of the Zambia Poverty and Equity Assessment report for the period 2010-2022, Thursday, Belete noted that the increase in urban poverty incidence had…...
CBU explains delay in offering some courses at Mpika campus
THE Copperbelt University (CBU) says some lessons that have not yet been conducted physically at Mpika Satellite Campus are scheduled to commence in the coming week. This week, a concerned student wrote to News Diggers expressing his displeasure with how CBU students were being treated at Mpika campus. The student complained that students at the…...
Lusambo opposes forfeiture of his properties
FORMER Lusaka Province minister Bowman Lusambo has asked the High Court to dismiss a matter in which ACC wants the court to forfeit to the state five properties belonging to him and his wife, Nancy, for lack of merit. Lusambo says the state’s application for forfeiture must fail for lack of substantive evidence as it…...
