Archive: 3 October 2023

3 Oct 2023 | Diggers Editor

3 Oct 2023 | Godfrey Dube

Gillan on course for podium finish at Moja Extravaganza chess tourney

INTERNATIONAL Master (IM) Gillan Bwalya is in joint second at the ongoing 2023 Moja Extravaganza Open Chess Championship in Kimberly, South Africa, making him a strong contender for a podium finish. Bwalya started the campaign... […]

3 Oct 2023 | Godfrey Dube

Kamanga eyes 2029 AFCON bid

FAZ president Andrew Kamanga says rather than cry about the lost 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) bid, the association will look to the window that 2029 presents. And Kamanga is encouraging soccer fans to... […]

3 Oct 2023 | Godfrey Dube

FAZ rues elimination of Power, MUZA from CAF games

FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga says the elimination of Power Dyanmos and FC MUZA from CAF inter-club games highlights the need for serious improvement in the Zambian game. Kitwe giants Power were eliminated from the... […]

3 Oct 2023 | Godfrey Dube

Kalumba wins Munkonge Memorial Scrabble Championships

TEN-time national scrabble champion Paul Kalumba scooped the Mwenya Munkonge Memorial Scrabble Championship after amassing 16 wins and a whooping spread of +2427 at the weekend. The tournament played at the Bank of Zambia Sports... […]

3 Oct 2023 | Diggers Editor

The crookedness of defending an illegality when it suits you: Part 2

STRANGE happenings in the recent past have motivated us to write more about how our leaders are not only hypocritical but also manipulative in their conduct. Yesterday, we wrote about instances when our leaders chose... […]

3 Oct 2023 | Mwenya Mofya

National Assembly forms caucus to promote disability rights

THE newly-formed Parliamentary Caucus on Disability Inclusion and Rights says it will use members of parliament to influence legalisation and budgeting which will support persons with disabilities. And Finnish Ambassador to Zambia Saana Halinen has... […]

3 Oct 2023 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

It’s hard to appreciate CDF increment, we’ve only received K6m of 2023 allocation – Kampyongo

SHIWANG’ANDU PF Member of Parliament Stephen Kampyongo says it is challenging to appreciate the increment in CDF allocation because only a quarter of the 2023 funds have been disbursed to most constituencies. Finance and National... […]

3 Oct 2023 | Esther Chisola

Musukwa challenges seizure of his properties without charge

FORMER mines minister Richard Musukwa has dragged the state to the High Court seeking an order that the search and seizure of his properties without being charged or tried for any offence violates his rights... […]

3 Oct 2023 | Philip Chisalu

We seriously thought about putting tax on mobile money – Govt

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government seriously thought about introducing tax on mobile money transfers as a way of broadening the tax base. And the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)... […]