Chilanga man gets 9 months for stealing items worth K30,000 from father’s farm
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 40-year-old man of Chilanga to nine months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing assorted items valued at K30,000 belonging to his father. This is in a matter where Barton Simfukwe is accused of theft Contrary to Section 272 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of…...
FAZ urges fans to behave well during the Zambia-Malawi games
FAZ has urged soccer fans to exhibit their best behaviour during the upcoming international friendly matches against Malawi’s Scorchers. Zambia will host Malawi in the first friendly match tomorrow, with the second fixture set for Tuesday, February 25. Both matches will take place at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka. FAZ Communications Manager Sydney Mungala said both…...
ZPL embraces introduction of VAR
THE Zambia Premier League (ZPL) in collaboration with the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has taken a major step toward improving officiating standards with the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system. The development has been welcomed by league stakeholders, including ZPL Chief Executive Officer Joseph Chimpampwe, who believes the move will enhance the…...
Trade kings flies Zambian flag high at Dubai exhibition
TRADE Kings Group has become Zambia’s first manufacturing company to exhibit independently at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Gulfood 2025, the world’s largest annual food and beverage trade event. The Dubai World Trade Centre, Gulfood 2025, marks its 30th edition under the theme “The Next Frontier in Food.” The trade centre has over 5,500 exhibitors…...
Private sector led economic growth key to addressing poverty – WB
WORLD Bank Country Director Nathan Belete says government must strengthen its efforts in supporting a private sector led economic growth if it is to achieve meaningful poverty reduction. Speaking during the launch of the Zambia Poverty and Equity Assessment report for the period 2010-2022, Thursday, Belete noted that the increase in urban poverty incidence had…...
CBU explains delay in offering some courses at Mpika campus
THE Copperbelt University (CBU) says some lessons that have not yet been conducted physically at Mpika Satellite Campus are scheduled to commence in the coming week. This week, a concerned student wrote to News Diggers expressing his displeasure with how CBU students were being treated at Mpika campus. The student complained that students at the…...
Lusambo opposes forfeiture of his properties
FORMER Lusaka Province minister Bowman Lusambo has asked the High Court to dismiss a matter in which ACC wants the court to forfeit to the state five properties belonging to him and his wife, Nancy, for lack of merit. Lusambo says the state’s application for forfeiture must fail for lack of substantive evidence as it…...
Media is the watchdog, defending govt is Hon. Mweetwa’s job
IN this last installment of our disagreement with our Minister of Information and Broadcasting, we would like to turn down his call for the media to speak on behalf of the government. Speaking during the commemoration of World Radio Day, Honourable Mweetwa said the government expects the media to correct misinformation on their platforms, as…...
Citizens may appear quiet but they’re bitter – Catholic Bishop
AUXILIARY Bishop of Chipata Gabriel Msipu Phiri says the UPND government may see people dancing or quiet, but the reality is that they are not content with the way things are happening. He further says certain positions in government departments are awarded on tribal lines, questioning whether this is a deliberate plan. And Chipata Diocese…...
UPND MP demands apology from Mopani
KANKOYO UPND MP Hearston Mabeta is demanding an apology and retraction from Mopani Copper Mines PLC over what he terms as a defamatory statement against him. On Wednesday, Mopani refuted and described as fake and baseless a statement attributed to Mabeta. The mine stated that the lawmaker was claiming that a meeting had been arranged…...