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Mweemba dates Canada for FIFA CongressBy Diggers CorrespondentFAZ president, Keith Mweemba has departed for Canada, lead...
28/04/2026

Mweemba dates Canada for FIFA Congress

By Diggers Correspondent

FAZ president, Keith Mweemba has departed for Canada, leading a three-man Zambian delegation to the 76th FIFA Congress scheduled to take place in Vancouver later on Thursday.
Mweemba is accompanied by vice-president Mutale Ng’andu and Acting Deputy General Secretary Iva Lengwe. The trio left from Kenneth Kaunda International Airport yesterday,

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FAZ president, Keith Mweemba has departed for Canada, leading a three-man Zambian delegation to the 76th FIFA Congress scheduled to take place in Vancouver later on Thursday. Mweemba is accompanied by vice-president Mutale Ng’andu and Acting Deputy General Secretary Iva Lengwe. The trio left from ...

FAZ directs nationwide commemorations for Gabon Air Disaster heroesBy Diggers CorrespondentTHE Football Association of Z...
28/04/2026

FAZ directs nationwide commemorations for Gabon Air Disaster heroes

By Diggers Correspondent

THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has directed all its provincial offices to hold commemorative activities today in honour of the victims of the Gabon Air Disaster, as the nation remembers one of the most painful chapters in Zambian football history.
The directive follows an instruction issued by FAZ president Keith

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THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has directed all its provincial offices to hold commemorative activities today in honour of the victims of the Gabon Air Disaster, as the nation remembers one of the most painful chapters in Zambian football history. The directive follows an instruction issue...

Zambia poised to defend IHF Trophy Zone VIBy Diggers CorrespondentTHE long awaited IHF Trophy Zone VI scheduled to take ...
28/04/2026

Zambia poised to defend IHF Trophy Zone VI

By Diggers Correspondent

THE long awaited IHF Trophy Zone VI scheduled to take place in Lusaka from April 28th to May 2nd, 2026, at the OYDC Zambia kicks off today, with eight Southern African nations set to battle for ultimate glory and a qualification slot to the continental championship slated for later this

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THE long awaited IHF Trophy Zone VI scheduled to take place in Lusaka from April 28th to May 2nd, 2026, at the OYDC Zambia kicks off today, with eight Southern African nations set to battle for ultimate glory and a qualification slot to the continental championship slated for later this year.

I’ll win with a landslide, my people are not looking for a new MP – TayaliBy Ivy MwansaNDOLA Central UPND MP Frank Tayal...
28/04/2026

I’ll win with a landslide, my people are not looking for a new MP – Tayali

By Ivy Mwansa

NDOLA Central UPND MP Frank Tayali says he is confident that he will retain his parliamentary seat because his people are not looking for a new MP.
Tayali, who is also Transport and Logistics Minister, says he is the best-performing MP Ndola Central has ever had, adding that his covenant with

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NDOLA Central UPND MP Frank Tayali says he is confident that he will retain his parliamentary seat because his people are not looking for a new MP. Tayali, who is also Transport and Logistics Minister, says he is the best-performing MP Ndola Central has ever had, adding that his covenant with his pe...

Lungu burial standoff would've been avoided if we had a religious ministry - MundubileBy Elijah MunkombweTONSE Alliance ...
28/04/2026

Lungu burial standoff would've been avoided if we had a religious ministry - Mundubile

By Elijah Munkombwe

TONSE Alliance president Brian Mundubile says former president Edgar Lungu’s burial standoff would have been avoided if the country had maintained the ministry of religious affairs and national guidance.
Asked on Millennium TV, Sunday, how he intends to restore the “Christian Nation” theme, Mundubile insisted that he would re-establish the ministry

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TONSE Alliance president Brian Mundubile says former president Edgar Lungu’s burial standoff would have been avoided if the country had maintained the ministry of religious affairs and national guidance. Asked on Millennium TV, Sunday, how he intends to restore the “Christian Nation” theme, Mu...

HH is dreaming, he can’t get 5 million votes – KBFBy Ivy MwansaZAMBIA Must Prosper (ZMP) leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya (KBF)...
28/04/2026

HH is dreaming, he can’t get 5 million votes – KBF

By Ivy Mwansa

ZAMBIA Must Prosper (ZMP) leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya (KBF) says President Hakainde Hichilema is dreaming if he thinks he can secure five million votes in the August elections.
On Saturday, President Hichilema urged UPND members to recruit more people into the party, stating that he is targeting to secure over five

https://diggers.news/local/2026/04/28/hh-is-dreaming-he-cant-get-5-million-votes-kbf/

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ZAMBIA Must Prosper (ZMP) leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya (KBF) says President Hakainde Hichilema is dreaming if he thinks he can secure five million votes in the August elections. On Saturday, President Hichilema urged UPND members to recruit more people into the party, stating that he is targeting to se...

Opposition can unite even a day before polls - KampyongoBy Angela MuchinshiSHIWANG’ANDU PF MP Stephen Kampyongo says opp...
28/04/2026

Opposition can unite even a day before polls - Kampyongo

By Angela Muchinshi

SHIWANG’ANDU PF MP Stephen Kampyongo says opposition unity can happen even a day before the elections.
Responding to a question of whether the Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu factions would not disadvantage themselves if they decided to maintain the status quo of not working together, Kampyongo said in a recent interview

https://diggers.news/local/2026/04/28/opposition-can-unite-even-a-day-before-polls-kampyongo/

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SHIWANG’ANDU PF MP Stephen Kampyongo says opposition unity can happen even a day before the elections. Responding to a question of whether the Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu factions would not disadvantage themselves if they decided to maintain the status quo of not working together, Kampyongo sa...

Sean Tembo hands party presidency to KatotobweBy Elijah MunkombweTHE Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) has unveiled L...
28/04/2026

Sean Tembo hands party presidency to Katotobwe

By Elijah Munkombwe

THE Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) has unveiled Luapula PF MP Chanda Katotobwe as the party’s presidential candidate for the August 13 general elections.
Making the announcement yesterday, PeP leader Sean Tembo said Katotobwe’s candidature positions him as the party’s vehicle into the general elections, while he, Tembo, takes up the

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THE Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) has unveiled Luapula PF MP Chanda Katotobwe as the party’s presidential candidate for the August 13 general elections. Making the announcement yesterday, PeP leader Sean Tembo said Katotobwe’s candidature positions him as the party’s vehicle into the ge...

Suspension of Tazama Open Access may disrupt fuel supply - MukangaBy Ivy MwansaFORMER Energy minister Yamfwa Mukanga say...
28/04/2026

Suspension of Tazama Open Access may disrupt fuel supply - Mukanga

By Ivy Mwansa

FORMER Energy minister Yamfwa Mukanga says the suspension of the Tazama Open Access framework may result in disruptions to fuel supply in the country.
Meanwhile, former Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga has described the move as disastrous, saying it will result in many players withdrawing

https://diggers.news/local/2026/04/28/suspension-of-tazama-open-access-may-disrupt-fuel-supply-mukanga/

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FORMER Energy minister Yamfwa Mukanga says the suspension of the Tazama Open Access framework may result in disruptions to fuel supply in the country. Meanwhile, former Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga has described the move as disastrous, saying it w...

Clergy endorsing politicians must leave the pulpit - CCZBy Precious DakaTHE Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has cond...
28/04/2026

Clergy endorsing politicians must leave the pulpit - CCZ

By Precious Daka

THE Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has condemned men of God who are endorsing political candidates, saying those who wish to do so must take leave from the pulpit.
Meanwhile, CCZ has urged government and late former president Edgar Lungu’s family to bring the burial impasse to a respectful and

https://diggers.news/local/2026/04/28/clergy-endorsing-politicians-must-leave-the-pulpit-ccz/

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THE Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has condemned men of God who are endorsing political candidates, saying those who wish to do so must take leave from the pulpit. Meanwhile, CCZ has urged government and late former president Edgar Lungu’s family to bring the burial impasse to a respectful an...

Happy KK Day. One Zambia, One Nation, One People! But are we truly One People?By Diggers EditorPRESIDENT Hakainde Hichil...
28/04/2026

Happy KK Day. One Zambia, One Nation, One People! But are we truly One People?

By Diggers Editor

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema is right to remind the country that Kenneth Kaunda Day is not just another date on the calendar but a moment to reflect on the values of unity, service and peace which Zambia’s founding president embodied. Dr Kenneth Kaunda was not merely the first man to occupy

https://diggers.news/opinion/2026/04/28/happy-kk-day-one-zambia-one-nation-one-people-but-are-we-truly-one-people/

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PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema is right to remind the country that Kenneth Kaunda Day is not just another date on the calendar but a moment to reflect on the values of unity, service and peace which Zambia’s founding president embodied. Dr Kenneth Kaunda was not merely the first man to occupy State ...

Children born in Zambia to refugee parents are citizens - ConCourtBy Taonga TemboTHE Constitutional Court has ruled that...
28/04/2026

Children born in Zambia to refugee parents are citizens - ConCourt

By Taonga Tembo

THE Constitutional Court has ruled that children born within the territory or to Zambian parentage are, by operation of law, members of the national community.
The Court further held that the definition of the word “ordinarily resident” as contained in Section 2 of the Citizenship of Zambia Act is inconsistent with

https://diggers.news/courts/2026/04/28/children-born-in-zambia-to-refugee-parents-are-citizens-concourt/

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THE Constitutional Court has ruled that children born within the territory or to Zambian parentage are, by operation of law, members of the national community. The Court further held that the definition of the word “ordinarily resident” as contained in Section 2 of the Citizenship of Zambia Act ...

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