ZPPA directs NATSAVE to re-tender a bid
THE Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) says it conducted an investigation into a tender for the provision of service maintenance of 12 Automated Teller Machines for the National Savings and Credit Bank (NATSAVE) following a complaint from a bidder. ZPPA Acting Director General Justin Matimuna says the Authority carried out 16 investigations into various procurement…...
Opposition should be allowed to hold rallies to encourage voter registration – UKA
UNITED Kwacha Alliance (UKA) Chairperson Sakwiba Sikota says opposition political parties should be allowed to hold rallies to encourage citizens to register as voters. On Friday, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) announced that mass voter registration for the 2026 general election would commence on October 13, 2025 and would last for 30 days. In…...
Leaders should mean what they say – Mundubile
MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile says in dealing with conflicting interests, leaders must address the promises they make to citizens as people approach the President with legitimate expectations. And Mundubile says when vying for the presidency, people must mean what they say. On Saturday, President Hichilema said when vying for the office of…...
ZCS must stop deflecting and answer the real questions
THE premature release of convicted sex offender Winston Kabinda has rightly raised questions among members of the public, and the statement from the Zambia Correctional Service distancing the current government from the matter is an act of shameless betrayal of the victim, and the nation at large. Kabinda’s release is not just another bureaucratic footnote…...
News Diggers Epaper Edition 2062 Monday August 18, 2025
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Chronic Pain
Dear Aka-Monde My husband was involved in an accident about a year ago. Since then, he has been suffering from pain in the hip which comes and goes. On some days, when its very severe, I do not know what to do as a wife as he becomes very short tempered. This has left a…...
If Funding Cuts, How Can Health Stay?
There’s a storm brewing in our health sector, and it’s not one we can afford to ignore. Recently, major international partners, the same ones who have long bankrolled our fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, have slashed their funding. Now, at first glance, you might shrug. “That’s bad, sure, but how does it affect my […]
Veep to represent HH at TICAD IX
VICE President Mutale Nalumango will represent President Hakainde Hichilema at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IX), scheduled to take place from August 17 to August 25, 2025. In a statement issued by her office’s Press Aide Njenje Chizu, Saturday, Nalumango is scheduled to travel for the TICAD IX today. “The Office…...
Chipolopolo play for pride against Kenya
THE Chipolopolo boys will be playing for pride when they face hosts Kenya today in their final Group A clash of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. Despite having been eliminated from the competition after suffering three consecutive defeats, head coach Avram Grant insists that the Zambian…...
Arrows name Chamanga striker coach
RED Arrows has appointed James Chamanga as its new striker coach ahead of the 2025/26 Super League season. Chamanga, who retired from professional football last season after an illustrious career that spanned nearly two decades across Africa, Asia and Europe, will now channel his wealth of experience into grooming the next generation of Arrows’ forwards…....