ZAMBIA IMPROVES ITS SCORE ON CORRUPTION
Zambia has improved it’s corruption perception index score for the first time in a decade. This is according to the 2023 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) that has been released by…
GOVT FURTHER POSTPONES REOPENING OF SCHOOLS
The Ministry of Education has further postponed the reopening of schools across the country from the 29th of January 2024 to 12th February 2024. Speaking during a press briefing in…
FALSE CHAINDA ABDUCTION SPARKS RIOT
Chainda residents this evening protested over an alleged abduction of an unknown person whom they claim was kidnapped. Some eyewitnesses spoken to have told Diamond News, that an unknown man…
ASANTE GOLD: UK TO LOAN BACK GHANA’S LOOTED ‘CROWN JEWELS’
The UK is sending some of Ghana’s “crown jewels” back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king. A gold peace pipe is among 32…
YOU WILL ONLY WORSHIP FOR TWO HOURS, CHURCHES TOLD
Government has guided churches to limit worship to two hours, as part of measures to curb the spread of cholera. National Guidance and Religious Affairs Division, Permanent Secretary, Ndiwa Mutelo,…
SIMON MWEWA’S COMPLAINANT SEEKS COMPENSATION
A Lusaka businessman Benjamin Chalamuka wants a convicted vlogger Simon Chitambala, alias Simon Mwewa Lane, to compensate him for loss of his business. In this matter, Mr. Mwewa deflated tyres…
HICHILEMA TALKS UPGRADING SLUMS TO PREVENT CHOLERA
President Hakainde Hichilema says poor sanitation in slums is good breeding ground for cholera. The president says going forward, authorities must prevent the mushrooming of unplanned settlements and upgrade existing…
THERE IS NO LOADSHEDDING – ENERGY MINISTER
Energy Minister Peter Kapala says Zambians should not mistake spells of power outages being experienced in some parts of the country for load-shedding. Mr. Kapala says there is no loadshedding,…
GRANT SUSPECTS BOND AMIDST CHOLERA, URGES RIGHTS BODY
The Human Rights Commission has urged authorities to grant bond and bail to suspects to decongesting police cells and preventing cholera from spreading to the deprivation of liberty facilities. The…
ZAMBIA TO RECEIVE CHOLERA VACCINES ON JANUARY 14
The Zambian government has disclosed that the country is expected to receive cholera vaccines on January 14, 2024 to contain the disease. Republican President Hakainde Hichilema says this will be…