Govt sets Dec 15 for second reading of Bill 7
GOVERNEMENT has set December 15, 2025 as the date for the second reading of the Constitution Amendment Bill No. 7 of 2025. Government has also scheduled Bill No. 7 of 2025 to proceed to Committee stage on December 16, 2025. Delivering a business statement in Parliament, Friday, acting Leader of Government Business Ambrose Lufuma announced…...
Bluetooth speaker exposes cheating hubby
THE Chelstone Local Court has heard how a man rushed outside to answer a call from his girlfriend, forgetting that his phone was still connected to the Bluetooth speaker, allowing his wife to hear the entire conversation. Grace Nkhata revealed that her husband keeps a list at home of all the women he is seeing…...
Lobola is not for a woman who’s been married before – Counsellor
BRIDE price and lobola were once simple tokens like chickens, a goat, or a few Kwachas, meant to show a man’s sincere intent. But the reality on the ground is that they have now spiraled into elaborate and costly demands. Titus Mulenga, a Shibukombe and marriage counselor, laments that this commercialization has chipped away at…...
My husband raped me, but I was told there’s no rape in marriage
AFTER 13 years of marriage, actress Chungu Chintelelwe, who plays Soneka in Mpali, faced a horror she never imagined when she was raped by her husband. When she confronted him, he beat her violently. Seeking support from her family, she was told that rape cannot happen within marriage and was advised to tell the police…...
Direct aid to govt may create state capture, says Action Aid
ACTIONAID Zambia Country Director Faides Tembatemba says the United States government’s plan to start funding governments directly, as opposed to providing aid through NGOs, may promote state capture. Meanwhile, Health Minister Elijah Muchima says dealing with aid on a government to government basis will help reduce bureaucracy, stating that sometimes dealing with third parties may…...
Increase MPs to over 276, technical committee recommends
THE Technical Committee on Constitutional Amendments has submitted that by-elections should be maintained. The committee has further recommended that the number of members of Parliament should increase from 156 to over 276 seats. Meanwhile, Constitutional Lawyer Mehluli Batakathi says the committee has recommended maintaining by-elections because removing them would erode democracy. According to the report…...
2-year-old child dies in unclear circumstances
POLICE in Central Province are investigating a suspected murder of a two-year-old child of Serenje district, who died in unclear circumstances. In a statement, Saturday, Police Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi said the child’s body was found on the bank of a nearby stream with multiple facial bruises and visible bleeding from both eyes. “The…...
ECZ records over 1.6m new voters
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has disclosed that it captured 1,615,922 new voters during the mass registration exercise, giving a provisional overall total of 8,861,918 registered voters. And according to the mass voter registration exercise statistics released by ECZ, Southern Province has recorded the highest registrations at 243,247 representing 63 percent. Speaking at a…...
News Diggers Epaper Edition 210 Sunday December 7th, 2025
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Zesco appoints Mutafu CEO, Siwale confirmed as head coach
ZESCO United FC has ushered in a new era of leadership with the appointment of seasoned football administrator Kelvin Mutafu as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Ponga Liwewe, who departed the club in October following a brief stint. The Ndola giants also confirmed the long-awaited elevation of Emmanuel Siwale to the position of head coach. Siwale…...