Chileshe hails success of the 2024 Inter-Company Relay
The 24th edition of the Inter-Company Relay (ICR), held at the Lusaka Showgrounds on Saturday, saw an impressive turnout of 1,200 participants. Organised under the theme “Mitigating Climate Change,” the event aimed to raise funds for Zambian athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The relay featured a variety of categories, including the 21Km…...
Chililabombwe man axes wife after catching her in threesome
A 29-YEAR-OLD man of Chililabombwe has been arrested for allegedly axing his wife on both legs after he found her having sex with two unknown men. In a statement, Copperbelt Province Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said the suspect, identified as Alex Chola, allegedly found his wife in bed with two men at a certain location,…...
ECZ condemns cadres for disrupting by-elections, spraying pepper spray at election officials
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it recorded two serious incidents involving suspected political cadres disrupting the electoral process at two polling stations during the ward by-elections held on Friday. ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro says the commission will summon all parties that took part in the by-elections in the two affected wards,…...
Man weeps after wife divorces him
A 42-YEAR-OLD man of 15 Miles has wept after Matero Local Court Two Magistrate, Harriet Mulenga, dissolved his marriage with 30-year-old Sara Phiri of George Compound. This is a matter in which Phiri sued Benson Mbewe for divorce after she discovered that her husband had married a third wife. When the matter came up for…...
Police arrested our youths in Chirundu, thinking they had blocked a road – UPND
UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says police arrested three UPND supporters in Chirundu during the by-elections after mistaking them for blocking a road. Mweetwa adds that the UPND’s victory in eight ward by-elections is a vote of confidence in President Hakainde Hichilema. And State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says President Hichilema has commended the…...
Investigations show Jay Jay’s abduction didn’t take place, claims Kawana
MINISTRY of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana says preliminary investigations so far show that the alleged abduction of Emmanuel Jay Banda either did not take place or was a self-abduction. And Kawana says the Patriotic Front is spreading lies by accusing the Ministry of Finance of transferring K13 million to his account. Speaking…...
Govt has embarked on a nationwide NHIMA registration exercise – Masebo
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says government has embarked on a nationwide NHIMA registration exercise in line with its mandate of taking care of the most vulnerable in society. Masebo says the scheme has for the month of July introduced a special waiver, where those who register and pay their monthly contributions will not have to…...
Simukonda praises govt for granting Maamba Collieries lithium exploration licences
MINING Expert Edward Simukonda says the granting of two large-scale exploration licences for lithium and other minerals to Maamba Collieries Limited shows that Zambians are now waking up to develop their mineral resources. On Monday, ZCCM-IH announced that its investee company, Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL), had been issued two large scale exploration licences for lithium…...
News Diggers! Lite Edition 64 Sunday July 14, 2024
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DEC foils currency smuggling syndicate at KKIA, nabs 2 foreign nationals
DEC has apprehended two foreign nationals found in possession of significant amounts of Malawian Kwacha totaling MK 42,184,000, concealed in eight wooden boxes, during an operation conducted at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA). In a statement, Saturday, DEC Public Relations Officer Allan Tamba said the search was later extended to a hotel in Lusaka where…...
