We’ve adjusted power supply to protect the remaining water – Zesco
ZESCO Limited says it reduced power supply to three hours to protect the remaining water and avoid a complete shutdown. And the utility says the current load-shedding situation is better than last year’s experience, when the country would go for up to two days without power. Speaking on Hot FM on Thursday, ZESCO Corporate Affairs…...
Submit your views to CRC, Mweetwa urges Catholics
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says those opposing Bill 7 should make formal submissions on what they believe the bill should contain. On Wednesday, the Archdiocese of Lusaka argued that the Constitution review timeframe was inadequate, further stating that there was no urgent need to amend the current Constitution. The Archdiocese also contended that the…...
Many youths haven’t registered to vote because they don’t have NRCs – Archbishop Chama
ARCHBISHOP Ignatius Chama of the Archdiocese of Kasama says many Christian youths have not registered to vote because they do not have National Registration Cards (NRCs). Archbishop Chama says even if the voter registration was to be extended, people in Kasama have now shifted their attention to collecting caterpillars, digging for gold and fighting to…...
Chieftainess Chiawa calls for delimitation of constituencies
CHIEFTAINESS Chiawa of the Goba people in Kafue district has welcomed the constitutional amendments, saying her chiefdom should be delimitated into its own constituency. She argues that her chiefdom, being over 100 kilometers from Kafue’s constituency capital, makes it difficult for residents to access services and limits their voice in governance. She has also welcomed…...
ECL’s family supported NCP’s decision to leave Tonse – Chanda
NEW Congress Party (NCP) president Peter Chanda says former president Edgar Lungu’s family commended his decision to leave the Tonse Alliance following wrangles in the grouping, because Lungu’s legacy would have been ruined. Chanda also says his decision to cut ties with the PF and Tonse Alliance was motivated by PF acting president Given Lubinda,…...
Moyo cautions Kapyanga against dragging State into PF differences
SECOND Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Moyo has urged Mpika PF MP Francis Kapyanga to desist from bringing the State into his party’s differences without proof. This was after Kapyanga, while debating the report of the Zambian Delegation to the 54th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region Conference, charged that the PF had…...
LCC orders Chinese factory to build toilets, stop use of buckets
THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has directed Ziyang Manufacturing Company Limited to implement corrective public health measures before it is allowed to resume operations. The Council says the company must ensure proper sanitation around the premises, construct adequate sanitary facilities for both male and female workers, and remove buckets that were being used as toilets…....
Namwala police nab juvenile accused of raping, killing aunt
POLICE in Namwala have apprehended a juvenile who went into hiding after allegedly raping and murdering his aunt. In a statement, Thursday, Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Auxensio Daka disclosed that the 17-year-old would be released to his parents or to Social Welfare as per the Children’s Code Act, because the Namwala Police Station had…...
News Diggers Epaper Edition 2121 Friday November 7th, 2025
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State House invites Mudolo to invest in energy sector
STATE House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says South African-based presidential aspirant Willah Mudolo is welcome to invest in the country’s energy sector. On Monday, Mudolo urged President Hakainde Hichilema to immediately convene a national indaba on energy, saying his recent admission of failure in the sector was a desperate call for help. In an…...