GOVERNMENT has enacted the Sports Council of Zambia (Amendment) Act, 2026, introducing sweeping reforms to the governance structure of national sports administration, with a newly reconstituted Executive Board at the centre of the overhaul. The amendment restructures the Council’s governance, establishing a broader Executive Board that now includes representatives from four key ministries: youth, sport and arts; local government; health; and education, alongside a representative from the Attorney-General’s office and four representatives from registered sports associations. In a statement, National Sports Council of Zambia noted that the expanded composition is designed to enhance corporate governance and operational transparency across the sector. “This amendment introduces key structural reforms designed to enhance corporate governance and operational transparency across the sector: Restructured Executive...