Comply with ATI Act, HRC orders entities
THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) has urged public and private entities to intensify efforts towards fully complying with the Access to Information Act, No. 24 of 2023. HRC Chairperson Dr Pamela Towela Sambo says by the end of the progressive compliance period on June 25, the Commission will begin to impose administrative penalties on information…...
American tourist dies at Victoria Falls
A 48-YEAR-OLD American tourist from Arizona, identified as Christopher Erick Gibbs Daniel, has drowned in the Victoria Falls. A police source in Livingstone revealed that Livingstone Police Station on January 7, received a message via WhatsApp of a missing person from Zimbabwe’s Matebeleland North Police Officer-in-Charge of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Kenneth Mpofu. The…...
Over 1m farmers redeem inputs under FISP
GOVERNMENT says 1,020,739 farmers, representing 99.64 percent, have successfully redeemed their farming inputs under the FISP e-voucher system out of a total of 1,024,434 targeted beneficiaries. In a statement, Thursday, Ministry of Agriculture Principle Public Relations Officer Balewa Zyuulu said the Ministry was confident that the remaining farmers would redeem their farming inputs within the…...
Govt abandons IMF ECF programme, plans to apply for successor facility
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government will not proceed with the one-year Extended Credit Facility under the IMF programme but will instead engage them on another successor programme. And Bank of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya says having met objectives under the IMF Extended Credit Facility, priorities have changed as the…...
We are not rushing to contest elections, Sangwa tells Milupi
JOHN Sangwa State Counsel says those who reduce the movement to the logic of party politics misunderstand its purpose, as it is not rushing to contest elections before building national organisation. On Sunday, Sangwa, who is Movement for National Renewal (MNR) leader extended his target to reach one million supporters to February 28, 2026, explaining…...
We cannot allow a party cadre to manage elections – ECZ
ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis says the Commission won’t allow any party cadre to manage elections. Zaloumis adds that the Commission has appointed over 600 poll staff to undergo a five-day intensive training programme to manage the 111 polling stations in Chawama constituency ahead of the by-election scheduled for January 15, 2026. Speaking at the opening…...
It is an offence for PF to continue insinuating that HH is not well – Muchima
HEALTH Minister Dr Elijah Muchima says it’s cheap propaganda for anyone to insinuate that President Hakainde Hichilema is not well. And Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president Antonio Mwanza says the sustained use of rumours and personal attacks as a substitute for policy debate weakens the credibility of the Opposition. Recently the PF page had been…...
Archbishop Banda surrendered vehicle after he was told it was dirty – Fr Chama
ARCHBISHOP Ignatius Chama of the Archdiocese of Kasama has charged that the “persecution” of Archbishop Alick Banda by government is like food to those people who do not want to be told that things are not okay. And Archbishop Chama says Archbishop Banda had returned the said Hilux vehicle to government after it was believed…...
News Diggers Epaper Edition 2166 Friday January 9th, 2026
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Zambian soldier dies in Central African Republic
THE Ministry of Defence has announced the death of peacekeeper Staff Sergeant Alick Banda in the Central African Republic. In a statement, Thursday, the Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Maambo Haamaundu said Staff Sergeant Banda’s remains were expected to arrive in the country ahead of the burial. Haamaundu added that Staff Sergeant Banda’s dedication to…...