CDF Edition 001 Monday December 29, 2025
We’ll tap into CDF to repair damaged Libuyu and Ngwenya bridges – L/stone MP
LIVINGSTONE UPND MP Rodney Sikumba has disclosed that the district will tap into the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to rehabilitate the Libuyu and Ngwenya bridges, which were recently damaged by floods. Meanwhile, Sikumba, who is also the Minister of Tourism, says there had been wasteful expenditure on the Ngwenya Bridge, which was rehabilitated in 2022…...
Currency directives on domestic transactions will stabilise economy – Haabazoka
ECONOMIST Dr Lubinda Haabazoka says the Central Bank’s decision to require domestic transactions to be settled exclusively in local currency should be understood as a stabilisation measure rather than a restriction on economic activity. Recently, the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) issued Currency Directives, reinforcing the legal requirement that all domestic transactions be settled in Zambian…...
2025 has been a good year – Kawana
Bill 7 divided the nation politically, but what was healthy about it was that it served as a hallmark of democracy, says Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana. Meanwhile, Kawana says 2025 has been a good year and urges Zambians to continue loving each other. In an interview after gracing the Livingstone Press Club…...
Your patience, sacrifice has earned us global recognition, HH salutes citizens
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has attributed his recognition by the UK newspaper The Telegraph as one of the world’s top leaders to the patience, resilience and determination of the Zambian people. On Saturday, The Telegraph named President Hichilema among the top world leaders of 2025, describing him as Africa’s “pretty girl” caught in the Trump-Xi power…...
Govt pledges to tackle visa overstay risks
GOVERNMENT has announced that it is implementing measures to address visa overstay risks following the United States government’s travel restrictions affecting Zambian B1/B2 visitor visa holders. The United States government recently announced that effective January 1, 2026, entry into the US for Zambian citizens on B1/B2 visitor visas will be suspended. The restrictions were imposed…...
CCPC bought K25m office building without Attorney General’s approval – AG
THE 2024 Auditor General’s report on parastatal bodies has revealed that the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) procured an office building for K25,410,000 without approval from the Attorney General. According to the audit, the move was contrary to the provisions of the Public Procurement Act No. 8 of 2020. Meanwhile, the report reveals that…...
ZNS officers shoot dead woman at Monze Milling Plant
A 46-YEAR-OLD woman of Zambia Correctional Service Compound in Monze has died after being shot by Zambia National Service (ZNS) officers at the Monze Milling Plant. Zambia Police Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi, confirming the death of Stella Mwanza, said she was in a vehicle that had parked near the plant exit gate around 00:30…...
News Diggers Epaper Edition 2157 Monday December 29th, 2025
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Zambia dispatches 20 tonnes of essential medicines to assist Botswana
GOVERNMENT has dispatched a consignment of essential medicines to Botswana to assist with a public health emergency in that country caused by critical shortages of medicines. The Ministry of Health says these challenges have led to stock-outs of medicines for conditions such as HIV, cancer and diabetes, necessitating urgent intervention. In a statement, Sunday, Ministry…...