CHIPOLOPOLO coach Aljosa Asanovic has named a 27-member squad for the September FIFA window international friendly matches against Mali and Libya. The Croatian gaffer has named a mix of foreign-based players led by skipper Enock Mwepu and locals among them Joshua Mutale, and Ricky Banda while South Africa-based goalie Toaster Nsabata and Clatous Chama have...

KAFUE Celtic football club proprietor Lee Kawanu says the country has lagged behind in football because it has prioritized talent, forgetting that modern football has become more scientific. Speaking in an interview, Monday, Kawanu said football had become more scientific hence we are lagging behind as a country because we have focused much more on...

LEADERSHIP Movement Kwacha aspiring candidate Oliver Silumbe has threatened to withdraw his candidature from the upcoming by-elections slated for September 15 if ACC or any individual disturbs his campaign. In a statement addressed to Kwacha constituents, Silumbe said he was questioned by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Kitwe, which he said was just a waste...

FORMER Chilanga PF member of parliament Maria Langa has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates' Court on a charge of false swearing. Langa is facing one count of false swearing contrary to section 109 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. It is alleged that Langa, 58, on September 29, 2016, in...

OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga says citizens should expect a slight increase in fuel pump prices once tax waivers on the commodity are removed. The Ministry of Energy recently announced that it would not extend any waivers on fuel beyond September 30, 2022. In a letter addressed to all...

UPND Alliance chairperson Charles Milupi says he is a bit disappointed that a "supposedly intelligent person" like Zambia Must Prosper leader Kelvin Bwalya Fube can continue issuing disparaging remarks against the UPND government. In an interview, Milupi said he expected Bwalya to articulate what he would do for the country instead of fighting individuals and...

GOVERNMENT has unveiled the new National Biosafety Authority (NBA) board, comprising Rose Sakala as chairperson and Webster Shabusale as vice chairperson. Others on the board are Dr Richard Chanda, Fishani Gondwe, Doreen Sianjani and Dr Moola Mutondo. And Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu has cautioned the board members to be wary of...

KABUSHI Independent aspiring candidate Alfred Yombwe says his decision to withdraw from the race was necessitated by the unlevel playing field created by UPND like dishing out of money by the Vice-President and the President's presence in the province. And Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Corporate Affairs Manager Patricia Luhanga says the Commission is yet...

TECHNOLOGY and Science Minister Felix Mutati says the new dawn government wants to create capacity among Zambian firms by allowing them to compete, arguing that if they are treated with kids' gloves, local entrepreneurs can’t be built. STARTECH Communication director Progress Kapula recently accused ZICTA of sidelining Zambian companies from participating in the installation of...

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says President Hakainde Hichilema will probably get more votes in 2026 than he did in 2021 because of what he has done so far. In an interview, Kasanda described President Hichilema as a man of action who always believed in hard work rather than cheap talk. “The people of Zambia...