News Diggers! ePaper Edition 2007 Monday June 2, 2025
… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Fathered outside of marriage
Mutinta felt betrayed, rejected, and lost. But she didn’t feel hopeless. It was during Easter period that she was learning that her husband of 20 years had a 4-year-old daughter in the outskirts of Lusaka. Is this how Jesus felt when he was carrying the cross to Golgathas hill? She cried to God that this […]
Fast Food, Big Job, Big Blood Pressure
In recent years, Zambia has seen a worrying rise in lifestyle-related diseases, particularly hypertension. Often referred to as the “silent killer,” hypertension creeps in quietly, and many people don’t know they have it until it causes a heart attack or stroke. And yet, despite its growing presence in hospitals and communities, few want to talk […]
When HR is the bully
Dear Aka- Monde, Most institutions have introduced what is deemed as a resourcing policy, the policy among other things requires that one should have relevant post qualifying experience in order to be promoted or recruited. However, HR practitioners have been using this policy selectively. For example, I was employed with only a Diploma and have […]
If I can get 2 PhD’s with one leg, anyone else can – Kafwabulula
The University of Zambia campus was a sea of green and black last week as graduates, draped in their gowns, walked proudly across the stage to receive their degrees. Laughter, ululations, and flashing cameras filled the air, capturing joyful moments as friends and families came together to celebrate academic achievement. From bachelor’s and master’s degrees…...
Kayula Foundation pushes to complete K7m transit home for children with cancer
On an ordinary day, the Kayula Child Cancer Foundation looks like any other house in the city. But step inside, and you’ll find a lifeline of children recovering from cancer treatment, mothers clutching clinic cards, and stories of survival hanging in the air. The home, tucked in Kabwata not far from the Cancer Diseases Hospital…...
Sometimes a conversation heals more than Panadol, Mutati tells doctors
Do not, as a matter of routine, offer Panadol as a cure to the person who comes to you. Sometimes, a conversation can heal more than any drug you can prescribe. Just touching the person, connecting with their heart, and listening can be more effective than all the medications we have, says Technology and Science…...
Judges aren’t free, safe – PF
PF faction deputy secretary general Brenda Nyirenda says the country will never heal if everyone who worked with former president Edgar Lungu is jailed. On Thursday, Ministry of Information Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana dispelled reports that President Hakainde Hichilema had suspended High Court Judge Emelia Phiri Sunkutu on tribal grounds. He said the President was…...
It’s ill advised to spend money on extra parliamentary seats – Simutanyi
POLITICAL analyst Neo Simutanyi says the country has no financial capacity to handle the proposed increase in parliamentary constituency seats, especially with the huge foreign debt that Zambia is grappling with. Simutanyi says he does not see the logic in increasing the number of seats at this particular time, emphasizing that the timing of this…...
ERB pegs diesel price at K25.12 for June
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has reduced the price of diesel to K25.12, petrol to K31.36, kerosene to K24.79 and Jet A-1 to K27.08 per litre. The ERB has reduced the fuel prices by K0.78 for petrol, diesel by K2.26, kerosene by K2.09 and K2.36 for Jet A-1 for the month of June, 2025 from…...
