CHINESE OFFICIAL WARNS AGAINST TOUCHING FOREIGNERS AFTER MONKEYPOX
A top Chinese health official has warned locals against touching foreigners, a day after China recorded its first monkeypox infection. In a post on Weibo, the chief epidemiologist at the…
PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN NEW YORK FOR UNGA
President Hakainde Hichilema has arrived in New York, United States of America for the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Head of State is on the sidelines…
ZTTA SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES TRAINING WITH A TOP 20 TOURNAMENT
After a successful week of the umpires and referees training, Zambia Table Tennis Association organized a top 20 table tennis tournament that was held today at OYDC. This was in…
CRIMINALS TERRORIZE LIVINGSTONE SAKUBITA RESIDENTS
Residents of Sakubita compound in Livingstone have cried foul over increased crime rate in the area. They have told Diamond News that suspected criminal gangs are on the rise with…
RETIRED UNZA WORKERS DEMAND BENEFITS
Some University of Zambia (UNZA) retirees are demanding the immediate release of their terminal benefits. The retirees who are still on payroll pending the release of their package say government…
PERSONS WITH CONCERNS RELOCATE TO SHOW GROUNDS
Persons with concerns who have been camping at the Zambia Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD) offices in Lusaka have now been relocated by the police to Showgrounds. The people had setup…
DRUGS SHORTAGE HITS MAZABUKA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Some patients in the Mazabuka District, Southern Province are concerned over the shortage of medicines at Mazabuka General Hospital. The patients disclosed to Diamond news that currently, medicines such as…
LUSAKA WOMAN TURNS INCOMPLETE HOUSE INTO FEE-PAYING DUMPSITE
A 40-year-old woman of Chipata Compound in Lusaka has turned her incomplete house into a dumpsite. Ms. Maria Bwalya charges neighbors K5 each to dump garbage at her house which…
NDOLA COUNCIL CHALLENGED OVER REFUSE COLLECTION
Traders at Pamodzi Market in Ndola say the commemoration of world cleanup day is meaningless if the council cannot maintain garbage collection. The traders have told Diamond News that the…
JCC UNFAIRLY TREATED DPP SIYUNYI – EX HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER
Former Home Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani says the Judicial Complaints Commission have unfairly treated suspended Director of Public Prosecution, Lilian Siyunyi. Mr. Mangani says the Judicial Complaints Commission is not…