FORMER national team coach Wedson Nyirenda says Mamelodi Sundowns' appointment of 2012 AFCON winner Kennedy Mweene to their bench is the best retirement gift to a player who has been a stalwart for both his club and his country. At the weekend, Sundowns confirmed the appointment of Mweene as their new goalkeeping assistant coach and...

SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu has told the newly appointed local organising committee for the forthcoming Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Under-18 and Under-20 championships to succeed in its mission. Zambia hosts the U18 and U20 athletics championships set to run from April 29 to March 3, at the National Heroes Stadium. Speaking when he unveiled...

ACTING PF secretary general Nickson Chilangwa says it's humiliating that President Hakainde Hichilema can receive the kind of reception he did in Mandevu, less than two years of being in power. Commenting on the recent incident in which some residents of Mandevu chanted “Unga, fuel! Unga fuel!” as the President was leaving the area after...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says it is hoping that the relationship between President Hakainde Hichilema and Diego Casili, as revealed by the latter, is a clean one and won't attract unclear contracts. And governance activist Brebnar Changala says Casili should not complain when people question certain business engagements that may come his way following his...

THE Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that 175,000 hectares of farm fields have been affected by fall armyworms. Meanwhile, the ministry's Department of Agriculture Director Dr Chizumba Shepande says the attack will not however have a major impact on the projected harvest due to government’s quick response to the worms. Dr Shepande says the armyworms...

THE Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) says government should be very careful as it deals with Total Energies for reducing its imported volumes of fuel. Energy Minister Peter Kapala recently revealed that the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) will administratively deal with Total Energies for failing to import fuel despite having a permit. In...

FORMER Eastern and Central Province deputy permanent secretary Patrick Mwanawasa says the private sector is forcing decisions upon government with the aim of maximising profit at the expense of social welfare. And Mwanawasa says it is surprising that the country had to go to the IMF for a bailout package while implementing tax holidays for...

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says government is not executing new projects because part of its revenue is used to repay the country's debt. And Mweetwa says contrary to public sentiments, there is money in circulation within the country. In an interview, Tuesday, Mweetwa said government was sorting out the debt issue which had incapacitated government...

SOCIALIST Party Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says it's regrettable that the UPND government is asking Zambians to remove nshima from their menu after failing to deliver its promise of reducing mealie meal prices. On Monday, Food Reserve Agency (FRA) Board Chairperson Kelvin Hambwezya advised citizens to also eat rice, saying the problem in Zambia is that...

ALBINISM Foundation Technical Advisor John Chiti has commended the police for thwarting a ploy to sell a 17-year-old albino but urges the officers to uncover the purported buyers. Police in Mongu recently arrested 12 suspects who attempted to sell a 17-year-old male albino student of Sefula Combined School for the Blind. In a statement, Deputy...