Archive: 8 November 2022

8 Nov 2022 | Godfrey Dube

Zambia settles for a fifth-place finish at squash championship

ZAMBIA squash national team coach Paul Chanda says the team settled for a fifth-place finish at the 2022 Squash Federation of Africa Senior Championship in Harare, Zimbabwe due to a lack of preparatory time. Team... […]

8 Nov 2022 | Agnes Musonda Munalula

Our Extreme National Poverty is the Blessing we Need to Reinvent Ourselves into a Happy Prosperous People!

It is true that most desperate people resort to desperate means, to escape their desperation. Until life escapes our bodies, we humans have the capacity to manufacture infinite options to escape suffering, pain and death. […]

8 Nov 2022 | Godfrey Dube

Samukonga competes with Mane, Adesanya for AEAUSA award

400m Commonwealth Games and African Champion Muzala Samukonga says being nominated for the athlete of the year in the African Entertainment Awards is a big motivation to continue working extra hard on the track. Samukonga... […]

8 Nov 2022 | Godfrey Dube

CAA confident Zambia will successfully stage Athletics championships

THE Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) has expressed confidence that Zambia will host a successful 2023 Africa Championship owing to a strong political will from the government. Speaking in an interview after touring the National... […]

8 Nov 2022 | Godfrey Dube

Colombia friendlies a good test for World Cup – Mwape

ZAMBIA Women’s national team coach Bruce Mwape says the two international friendly matches against Colombia are good to gauge the team as they kick start preparations for the 2023 Australia/New Zealand World Cup. The Copper Queens... […]

8 Nov 2022 | Godfrey Dube

FAZ will be transparent in selecting Chipolopolo coach – Kamanga

THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says transparency will be the guiding principle throughout the recruitment process of the next Chipolopolo coach. And FAZ has thanked FIFA for having shown great concern for the welfare... […]

8 Nov 2022 | Chamuka Shalubala

We released K1.4 bn towards debt service in Oct – Govt

MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government released K13.9 billion in October to finance public service delivery, out of which K1.4 billion was for debt service and other liabilities. In a... […]

8 Nov 2022 | Elias Banda

Media owners petition HH against VAT on newspaper sales, Topstar double dealing

THE Media Owners Association (MOAZ) has asked President Hakainde Hichilema to intervene through the Zambia Revenue Authority and reverse the introduction of VAT on newspaper sales. The media owners have also asked President Hichilema to... […]

8 Nov 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

I won’t apologise, it’s not my problem if some MPs don’t shave – Munir

LUMEZI independent member of parliament Munir Zulu says he will not apologise for his pubic hair comment in Parliament because he was just stating facts. And Zulu says Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti... […]

8 Nov 2022 | Philip Chisalu

80% of FISP on C/Belt should benefit new cooperatives – Matambo

COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo has directed agricultural officers in the province to ensure that 80 percent of the farming inputs benefit new cooperatives. Matambo recently suspended the distribution of farming inputs on the Copperbelt Province... […]