I’m not happy that our players don’t play regularly – Grant
AVRAM Grant says he desires to see Chipolopolo players play at good clubs in Europe to have a competitive squad. Grant has named a 24-man squad ahead of the Four-Nations tournament set for Malawi next week. Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka yesterday, Grant said he wasn’t happy that many Chipolopolo players were not…...
Mia Phiri into African Games finals
SWIMMER Mia Phiri has qualified for the 50m backstroke finals at the All Africa Games after clocking a time of 29.41 seconds. This came barely 24 hours after she qualified for the finals in the butterfly category, where she she narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fifth. Phiri finished second in the 50m…...
Celebrate Youth Day by empowering the driving force of change
ZAMBIANS today commemorate a special day for the youths. It is a day that our country reflects on the plight of the young people and the role they play in our society. Youth Day also reminds us of the day in 1962 when young people were killed during the independence movement. How should we celebrate…...
Deputy police IG sues Ndola man for defamation
DEPUTY Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations Milner Muyambango has sued a Ndola man in the Lusaka High Court demanding damages for defamation of character. Muyambango, who has sued Floyd Malembeka, says the defendant defamed him by accusing him of issuing threats over his life after a foiled agreement for the purchase of…...
Kasanda’s aggravated robbery charge relates to the $5m allegedly stolen from Egyptian – State
THE State has told the Lusaka High Court that it followed all necessary procedures in the arrest and detention of Lusaka businessman Sedrick Kasanda, adding that a docket was sent to the National Prosecution Authority to facilitate his court appearance. Zambia Police Service Deputy Inspector under the Airport’s Division Unit Arnold Kawangu has also told…...
Govt spends K4.3bn on Feb wage bill, K3.1bn on debt service
THE Ministry of Finance and National Planning says it released K11.7 billion last month to finance public service delivery, of which, K2.1 billion went towards transfers, subsidies and social benefits. In a statement, Monday, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa disclosed that K3.1 billion was spent on debt service and arrears, while the public service…...
HRC confirms suspension of its director
THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) has confirmed that it suspended its Director Sindiso Sichone in order to facilitate an independent disciplinary process against her. And the commission says its Chairperson, Dr Pamela Sambo, was acting on behalf of all Commissioners in all communications and decisions against the suspended Director. Last week, News Diggers reported that…...
No one will starve – Govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says no one will starve despite the drought because government has a programme to make maize accessible and affordable. And Mweetwa says government has not exported the FRA Maize stock, adding that Southern Province alone has 47,000 metric tonnes of maize. Meanwhile, Southern Provincial Agricultural Coordinator Dr Max Choombe says…...
If we’d advised farmers on drought, crop damage would’ve been avoided – HH
I THINK if we had been able to advise our farmers a little bit better on a timely basis, I think we would have ameliorated the damage to the crop that we have experienced, says President Hakainde Hichilema. And President Hichilema has since called for collaboration with the Finnish government in areas of forestry and…...
We’re not the ones who caused the drought, load shedding – UPND
UPND National Chairman Collins Maoma says the ruling party won’t lose popularity because people understand that load shedding has not been brought by the ruling party. And Maoma says UPND has not ferried any youths to Chipata in readiness for President Hakainde Hichilema’s address today. In an interview, Maoma said UPND sympathises with small scale…...
