2 vehicles collide at Shimabala Toll Plaza
TWO public service vehicles yesterday collided at Shimabala Toll Plaza along Kafue Road in Lusaka. In a statement, Sunday, Police Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi confirmed the incident adding that the accident happened when the driver of a Toyota Hiace carrying six passengers, who was driving at an excess speed, lost control and veered off…...
We aim to maintain healthy international reserves in 2026 – MoF
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government aims to maintain healthy international reserves of more than four months of import cover in 2026. In a statement, issued by the Ministry, Sunday, Dr Musokotwane stated that government’s macroeconomic objective for 2026 also included sustaining economic growth, returning inflation to a single digit and…...
Expect continuous improvement in electricity availability – ZESCO
ZESCO says Zambians should expect continuous improvement in electricity availability based on the projects that have been put in place. The utility has further stressed that it will tread carefully in assuring citizens on the available power distribution, indicating that it will continue to communicate on the improvements made. Appearing on Millennium Radio, Friday, ZESCO…...
Taking Chinese Yuan for mine taxes will help us save – govt
COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says accepting the Chinese currency for mining taxes will enable the country to save costs. According to a report by Bloomberg, Zambia has started accepting China’s Yuan for mining taxes and royalties, becoming the first African nation to do so. Meanwhile, economist Trevor Hambayi said the country should…...
Planned solidarity march to DEC illegal – Govt
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says the planned solidarity march for Archbishop Alick Banda from the Cathedral of the Child Jesus to the Drug Enforcement Commission without a police permit is illegal. Mwiimbu, has described the march as a political procession, but says government has no intention to interfere with the prayer…...
Archbishop Banda shouldn’t hide behind Church – State House
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s Political Advisor Levy Ngoma says the summoning of Archbishop Alick Banda has nothing to do with the Catholic Church and that he should go and answer the questions as an individual. And Ngoma has wondered how the summon of Archbishop Banda involves President Hakainde Hichilema. Ngoma adds that President Hichilema is busy…...
News Diggers Epaper Edition 2162 Monday January 5th, 2026
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Being Sick Is Expensive
There is a quiet assumption built into many modern healthcare systems, particularly when it comes to long-term conditions such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other non-communicable diseases. That assumption is not written into policy documents, but it shapes how care is priced, delivered, and accessed. It assumes steady income, predictable work, and the ability […]
Upclose with Mathews Tembo: as he explains what led him to discover his own sound
MATHEWS Tembo, widely known for his songs Konkha and Mwenikana, which feature on the drama series Mpali, has quietly built a unique musical identity. While performing reggae in Denmark, a professor mistook him for a Jamaican and asked why he didn’t play Zambian music. He says from that day he was determined to find his…...
Tempers flare in court as tenant accused landlord of sleeping with ‘cheap prostitutes’
TEMPERS flared in the Chelstone Local Court after the landlord’s wife told the court that their female tenant accused her husband of sleeping with cheap prostitutes and has evidence on her phone of the other women he sleeps with. This is a matter in which Tazilipa Namwila, 31, of Chalala Apex, has dragged her landlord’s…...