ZAMBIA's Ambassador to Egypt Major General Topply Lubaya has tipped the Uneder-20 national team to make the country proud as they prepare for the TotalEnergies Egypt AFCON tournament that kicks off this weekend. The Zambian mission in Egypt visited the team yesterday in Ismailia with Lubaya urging the team to die a little for Mother...

THE Cycling Association of Zambia (CAZ) says it needs a K5 million budget to carry out programmes on its calendar which includes hosting international races and opening a cycling school. Speaking in an interview yesterday, CAZ president Andrew Chibuye said his organisation had an ambitious activity calendar which required funds and called on the corporate...

Minister of Sport, Youth and Art Elvis Nkandu says government is aware of the state of sports infrastructure dilapidation in most universities. When he toured and donated sports equipment at Chalimbana University, Wednesday, Nkandu said most universities needed a push to upgrade their sports infrastructure and allow students to pursue sporting careers. "Indeed we are...

Zambia 1-0 Macedonia SHEPOLOPOLO coach Bruce Mwape was unimpressed with the scoreline yesterday after a narrow 1-0 victory over North Macedonia in the opening game of the Turkish Cup. Grace Chanda's stoppage time goal was the difference of the day despite the Copper Queens creating numerous scoring opportunities. Speaking during the post-match interview at the...

SOCIALIST Party Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says UPND officials have conveniently forgotten that they were elected into office because they said Bally was going to fix the problems that Zambia had. In an interview, Bwalya said when UPND kept talking about how the economy was run down by PF, they were basically trying to say they...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has told the Copperbelt University students that he has delivered on his promise of reinstating meal allowances in public universities. Speaking when he made an impromptu visit to the University, President Hichilema wondered why those that scrapped meal allowances wanted to bounce back in power. "We promised that when you put us...

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the audit being undertaken which has led to some controlling officers being transferred is not targeting the Auditor General. And Dr Musokotwane says by 2024 the country will no longer be importing fertiliser. Meanwhile, Information and Media Minister Chushi Kasanda says government will only work well...

MINISTER of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga says the country is witnessing an increase in the number of businesses being registered because of favourable conditions. The Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) recently disclosed that it exceeded its 2022 annual registration target of 28,620 by registering 48,305 businesses, showing a 45.7 percent increase, compared...

LUSAKA Central UPND member of parliament Mulambo Haimbe says everyone is affected by the high cost of living, but people should avoid finger-pointing. And Haimbe has described the PF as irresponsible characters, saying they celebrate every crisis despite leaving the country in a mess. In an interview, Haimbe assured that people's fortunes will soon improve....

HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says the country has not recorded any new Cholera deaths. And Masebo has disclosed that the ministry will assume the Polio campaign on 16th February 2023 in the Copperbelt, Luapula, Central and North-Western provinces. In a statement, Wednesday, Masebo revealed that the cumulative incidences of Cholera in the current outbreak stands...