Mupopo returns to Copper Queens setup
FORMER women’s national team skipper Kabange Mupopo has returned to the Copper Queens setup after making Coach Bruce Mwape’s 30-member provisional squad preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifiers against Ghana. Mupopo, who is also a runner, last featured for the Copper Queens in 2014 before deciding to focus on her athletics career at…...
UPND will still blame Lungu for next year’s cholera outbreak, shame!
IT IS good that cholera cases have started to recede in Lusaka which has been the epicentre of the epidemic. According to official statistics, 630 people have died of cholera in less than five months. This is an alarming figure and it’s actually an indictment on the government. Cholera, unlike Covid, is a very easy…...
January signings will help us challenge for league title – Kabwe Warriors
KABWE Warriors General Manager Charles Chakatazya says the team is ready to challenge for the league title as the second round of the MTN Super League resumes on February 17. He says the players that were signed during the January transfer window will help the team to be more competitive and challenge for the league…...
There’s no basis for truck drivers to strike – Govt
LABOUR Commissioner Givens Muntengwa says there will be no basis for truck drivers to start a strike as the process to address their plight was underway. Truck drivers have announced their intention to go on an infinite strike, starting March 1, 2024, in a move to protest against poor working conditions. Earlier this week, the SADC…...
Govt isn’t mopping up unutilised CDF money – Hamaundu
MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Maambo Hamaundu says the 2023 Constituency Development Funds (CDF) that were not utilised have not bent sent back to the central government. Hamaundu says standard procedure calls for money that has not been utilised to be sent back to the central government, but explained that CDF…...
Anti-Retroviral and Anti Malaria drugs stock levels sitting at over 94% – ZAMMSA
THE Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) says it has intensified the distribution of medicines and medical supplies in public health facilities across the country, with 32 percent of the distribution routes covered to date. And ZAMMSA says it currently has Intravenous Fluids (IV Fluids), which are critical in the treatment of Cholera sitting…...
Fire non-performing ministers, Ng’oma prods HH
POLITICAL Scientist Dr Alex Ng’oma says President Hakainde Hichilema should consider firing and reshuffling some of his cabinet ministers who are not performing. In an interview, Thursday, Dr Ng’oma stressed the need for the Head of State to replace non-performing ministers with those that have capacity to deliver to people’s expectations. “It is important for…...
Drug and alcohol abuse by minors worries minister
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has noted with concern that majority of the clients accessing counselling services for alcohol and illicit drug dependence are aged between 12 and 35 years. And UN Resident Coordinator in Zambia Beatrice Mutali says globally, the number of people who suffer from drug use disorders has skyrocketed…...
We’re working hard to find ways for our drivers to thrive amid high fuel prices – Yango
YANGO Country Manager Kabanda Chewe says the ride-hailing company is aware of the increase in fuel pump prices and is working hard every day to find ways for its drivers to thrive. Chewe, however, notes that ride-hailing can only exist as a sustainable business when the price is appealing, arguing that price fluctuations deter customers…....
Solochi’s boyfriend pleads not guilty
SOCIAL media blogger Florence Solochi’s boyfriend yesterday appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and denied charges of going armed in public and threatening violence. Meanwhile, a visibly angry Solochi lashed out at journalists who were taking pictures of her in the premises of the court after the matter was adjourned. Peter Kambuleki, 30, a customs…...
