COSAFA endorses Kamanga for FIFA Council Seat
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga’s bid for a FIFA Council seat has received a significant boost following the decision by COSAFA Member Association Presidents to support his candidature. Kamanga is set to face stiff competition as he battles for one of the five FIFA Council seats designated for male representatives from CAF. A total of 10…...
Forest signs Mugalu
FOREST Rangers has strengthened its squad with the acquisition of Congolese striker Chris Mugalu, a seasoned goal-scorer known for his lethal finishing abilities. The 34-year-old former Lusaka Dynamos forward returns to Zambia on a free transfer after being unattached since June 2024, following his departure from Saudi Arabian side Al Washm SC. Mugalu, who also…...
PF vs UPND: Fooling the UN human rights ‘inspector’ with lies and deceit
THERE is no rule of law in Zambia under President Hakainde Hichilema, laments former president Edgar Lungu. He says his successor has only succeeded to apply selective justice, vengeful weaponisation of the Zambia Police Service and the courts. The former president told Irene Khan, the UN Human Rights Rapporteur, that when it comes to human…...
Court sets March 3 for judgement in K2.5m theft case involving 4 MoH workers
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has set March 3, 2025, as date for judgement in a matter in which four Ministry of Health employees are charged with theft involving over K2.5 million. In this matter, Malama Nkata, 45, Judith Dzekedzeke, 47, Hilton Kasanyika, 29, and Langson Kampango, 54, are facing two counts of theft by servant…....
Sugilite has only depleted at Muombe Mine – Kabuswe
GOVERNMENT says Sugilite has not depleted in Luapula Province as a whole, or anywhere else where manganese is mined across the country. In an interview, Tuesday, Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe said sugilite had only depleted at Moumbe Mine in Luapula Province. “What the director geological survey was referring to, and this is the true correct…...
Use PPP model to address students’ heart breaking living conditions, Musokotwane tips public universities
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says public universities should embrace public private partnership opportunities in order to address the heart breaking conditions students live in. Speaking at the Town Hall Forum on the 2024 Budget Performance and Economic Developments recently, Dr Musokotwane observed that the conditions which students were living in…...
We’re engaging US govt to understand 90-day moratorium on foreign aid – Kanyama
ZAMBIA’S Ambassador to the United States Chibamba Kanyama says the Embassy is engaging authorities in that country in order to understand the nature of the 90-day moratorium on federal aid to poor countries. And Foreign Affairs and International Corporation Minister Mulambo Haimbe has called for calm among citizens as government engages the US Embassy in…...
My visit an indication that govt places importance on freedom of opinion – Khan
UNITED Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan says her visit to Zambia shows the importance which government places on advancing the right to freedom of opinion. And First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Malungo Chisangano has urged the Executive to amend, repeal and replace some old pieces of legislation so that necessary freedoms are guaranteed…....
Siliya endorses UPND’s Severian Lungu for Petauke
FORMER Petauke Central MP Dora Siliya says she will support UPND candidate Severian Lungu ahead of the Petauke parliamentary by-elections. And Siliya says former president Edgar Lungu will only live in peace once there is unity between he and President Hakainde Hichilema. Speaking in Nsenga when she featured on PASME FM, Tuesday, Siliya said she…...
Opposition alliances lack ideas, they’re just gathering around Lungu – Milupi
UPND Alliance Chairperson Charles Milupi says opposition alliances like Tonse and UKA have no ideas, but are just gathering around one individual who is former president Edgar Lungu. On Monday, Zambia Must Prosper leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya announced, through a Facebook post, that his party had officially joined the Tonse Alliance. Commenting on this in…...