ERB extends Zesco’s emergency tariffs by 3 months
The Energy Regulation Board has extended Zesco’s emergency tariffs for an additional three months, from February 1 to April 30, 2025. In a statement, Friday, ERB Board Chairperson James Banda said the tariffs applicable for Residential, Commercial and Maximum Demand customer categories for the emergency period would be maintained at the rates approved by the…...
News Diggers! Lite Edition 122 Sunday February 2, 2025
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Hillcrest G12 pupil sodomises G9 juvenile
A GRADE 12 pupil at Hillcrest Technical Secondary School has sodomised a Grade 9 juvenile who was resting in his dorm room as everyone else had gone for preparation classes because he was unwell. In a statement, Southern Province Police Commissioner Auxensio Daka revealed that after the incident, the victim went to the ablution block,…...
Call me Mr Shuga, when I’m much older, I’ll be Zaddy – CQ
Netizens with “red floors and funny-looking backgrounds” need to stop bashing artistes and advising them to retire, says CQ, or should I say, Mr Shuga. In case you missed it, CQ Muzukulu is making a come back to the music scene, after years away from the spotlight. This time, however, he is introducing us to…...
I’m done with utuputula twabanakashi, says Y-Celeb as he goes for Pilato
ARTISTE Y-Celeb alias Webster Chikalaba recently featured on The ZMB Talks podcast and he had a lot of feisty things to say about Pilato, Simon Mwewa Lane and “artistes who show fake love”. But because I am not as feisty, I’ll start this article from the naughty side of life, because it is laced with…...
I avoid diluting my craft with partisan politics – Drimz
Although the ruling UPND heavily used his “Ba Mwankole” song in the 2021 election campaigns, Drimz says he avoids diluting his craft with partisan politics. The Ba Mwankole (pied crows) song, performed in Bemba, describes how people tend to change the way they speak and how they carry themselves the moment they rise to positions…...
Yo Maps steps in hot soup after “feeding broke artistes” at Dandy’s funeral
“You Zambian artistes are broke yet you want to talk nonsense behind my back!” Yo Maps exclaimed in a recent live video on his Facebook page. What started out as a fun live stream, in which he was dancing to some of his beats that some fans were requesting for, slowly turned into a roasting…...
Meet Director Lo, the mastermind behind Yo Maps’ visuals
Zambian music videos have come a long way. If you take a walk down memory lane, you’ll realise that while the sounds have always been lit, the picture quality, video concepts and wardrobe were usually facing the opposite direction. But don’t get me wrong, we still loved them. However, it is so satisfying to witness…...
Fuel price up
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has increased the pump price for petrol from K34.67 to K34.98 and diesel from K32.43 to K32.54. The board has also adjusted upwards the price of Kerosene from K28.67 to K29.56, while Jet A-1 has been increased from K31.49 to K32.51. In statement, Friday, ERB Board Chairperson James Banda attributed…...
We have enough ARVs, assures Govt
THE Ministry of Health has assured the public that there is no immediate risk of the country running out of HIV treatment medication, as the nation has five months’ stock of the life-saving medicines in warehouses. And government says the second order issued by the U.S. Department of State to waive the freeze on humanitarian…...
