By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on News Diggers
Bright Saili, a 23-year-old illegal miner, died after a pile of laterite collapsed at the KCM OB13 site in Chingola, Zambia. Another miner was hospitalised after the accident on 2 November, according to Zambian police cited by News Diggers.
Zambia’s electoral commission is investigating the absence of ballot papers for the 5 November 2026 by-elections after learning they were not on the expected flight. It is in contact with UAE printer Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing and Emirates Airline to establish the cause of the delay, according to director general Brown Kasaro, quoted by News Diggers.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: News Diggers ·
Eleven suspects, including ten facing murder charges, escaped from Lufwanyama police station after a power cut in Zambia. They cut through window bars between 10.45pm on 30 October and 1.10am on 31 October, according to Copperbelt police commissioner Edwin Kaluba, quoted by News Diggers.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: News Diggers ·
Zambia’s U15 team won the FIFA World Cup’s second-tier tournament by beating Portugal 5-2 in the final in Baku. The Football Association of Zambia wants to support their progression to the senior teams, its president Keith Mweemba said, according to News Diggers.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: News Diggers ·
A woman, Mariya Abdullahi, is suspected of giving a toxic substance to her co-wife’s two children in Takuti, Niger State, Nigeria, causing the death of one of them. Nigerian police confirmed the incident on 7 November and announced an investigation.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Joseph Sitali joins Kitwe United coaching staffJoseph Sitali joins Kitwe United as assistant coach after twenty years away from the club where he began his playing career. He will assist interim coach Chisala Mwandama during the 2026 transitional National League season, according to Lusaka Times.
Malawi struggles to persuade men to take HIV testsMalawi's National AIDS Commission has raised concerns about many men's reluctance to undergo voluntary HIV testing, delaying diagnosis and access to treatment. In Lilongwe, Tione Chilambe called on the media to step up awareness campaigns as the country aims to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, according to Malawi24.The week in Africa
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