THE Zambia Hockey Association (ZHA) has unveiled a budget of K765,870 ahead of the Oman 2024 Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifiers slated for Egypt in December this year for both the men's and women's national teams. ZHA general secretary Elvis Bwalya said the budget will cater for a delegation of 30 that will include the...

STRIKER Ricky Banda has been ruled out for the upcoming U-23 AFCON qualifier first leg fixture against Sierra Leone set for October 22 in Liberia. Team manager Lombe Chipupu confirmed the development in an interview, Monday, stating that the striker was released from camp yesterday after he reported back with a knee injury. "We resumed...

THE Zambia Women’s National team will next month be participating in a three Nations tournament in Philippians as part of their preparations for the 2023 Australia/New Zealand World cup. FAZ president Andrew Kamanga hinted in his weekly column that the Copper Queens would be in action during the FIFA window next month. “The Copper Queens...

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says opposition members who are baselessly attacking the government can go to hell. Recently, Patriots for Economic Progress leader Sean Tembo accused the UPND government of being behind the abduction of 13 girls and using them for rituals. But in an interview, Mweetwa said government was not concerned about members of...

UPND National Youth Chairman Gilbert Liswaniso has advised police to consult the ruling party leadership when handling political matters because they have no option but to abide by the party's manifesto. And Liswaniso says ministers, permanent secretaries and other government officials must attend to him when he visits their offices because he is their boss....

ECONOMIC Front leader Wynter Kabimba says the Director of Public Prosecutions DPP Lilian Siyunyi has the constitutional right to offer immunity to suspects. But Katombola UPND member of parliament Clement Andeleki says Siyunyi was supposed to be arrested for abuse of office when she had offered immunity to Milingo Lungu and Amos Chanda, among others....

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema's political advisor Levy Ngoma says the increase in commodity prices is only happening within a certain limit, unlike what was witnessed under PF's reign. In an interview, Ngoma said price increases would always be there, arguing that people shouldn’t expect something which is costing K10 today to continuously reduce in the following...

ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) acting chief electoral officer Bob Musenga says there is no vacuum at the institution despite not having a substantive Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and chief electoral officer. And Musenga says the Commission will ably handle logistics for the Kabushi and Kwacha by-elections once it is clear on how to proceed. Speaking at...

MINISTER of Community Development and Social Services Doreen Mwamba says she will not be distracted by a clique of stupid selfish men trying to distract her from carrying out her mandate. Recently, government, through the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, took over the welfare of the 13 girls following the completion of their...

PF aspiring presidential candidate Brian Mundubile says his supporters are confident that he is the right candidate for that position. In an interview, Mundubile said his supporters had pledged to give him all the support to ensure that he won the PF presidency. "Like I said, it is not about me, it is about the...