FORMER Zambian international Kenneth Malitoli hopes that Zambian players will impress at the 2023 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations and earn moves to European clubs. And Malitoli has urged stakeholders to avoid football politics as the Chipolopolo prepare for the January tournament. Meanwhile, 2012 AFCON winning skipper Christopher Katongo says hard work and perseverance...

THE Copper Queens' credentials will be tested today when they face the Republic of Ireland in an international friendly at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin. Coach Bruce Mwape will get a preliminary overview of the team's readiness for the 2023 World Cup in today’s friendly which is part of the squad's final preparations with two more...

PF vice-president Given Lubinda has been dragged to court for allegedly failing to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges and Absences. Lubinda is facing one count of failure to appear before the committee or assembly contrary to Section 11(a) of the National Assembly Act (Powers and Privileges) Chapter 12 of the Laws of Zambia...

NATIONAL Olympic Committee (NOC) Secretary General Boniface Kambikambi has challenged athletes representing the country at the 2023 Africa Beach Games in Tunisia to qualify for the World Championship. Zambia is sending a contingent of 26 athletes from four disciplines for the games that get underway today. Zambia will be represented in teqball, volleyball, air badminton,...

THE Zambia Strongman Federation (ZSF) will host this year's Africa Strongman championship in Livingstone from October 27-29. ZSF president Patterson Muzondiwa says the federation is delighted that the African Strongman Union granted Zambia hosting rights for the prestigious tournament. Zambia will be the first country, other than South Africa, to host the competition is 15...

MURDER-accused PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) director Tonderai Luwisi has narrated to the Lusaka High Court how he stabbed his wife with a knife several times. Luwisi said on the material day, he had a heated argument with his wife after she told him that their two children were not his and that she was in love with...

A FEW days ago, disturbing pictures were shared on social media, showing Patriotic Front presidential aspirant Emmanuel Mwamba in bad shape. According to Mr Mwamba, some people abducted him, beat him up before bundling him into a car and delivering him to Woodlands Police. Those pictures were horrifying, and it is sad that some people...

ACTING Finance and National Planning Minister Charles Milupi says the Auditor General’s management letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission which questioned the whereabouts of Faith Musonda’s forfeited funds was written because of a misunderstanding. Meanwhile, Milupi says investigative offices have been tasked to ascertain which banks provided the forfeited funds, in response to Bweengwa UPND member...

PF National Chairperson Davies Chama says he has worked with former president Edgar Lungu and, therefore, knows that he hasn't stolen any money or hidden funds anywhere. And Chama says he doesn't understand the UPND government's excitement, warning that whatever they are doing to others now might also be done to them in future. Recently,...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says Zambia's debt needs to be resolved soon because "we simply have no headroom" and Cabinet is having to think outside the box in order to meet certain expectations. And Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he doesn't mean to belittle some African leaders' recent peace visit to Ukraine and Russia, but he...