News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1663 Tuesday February 6, 2024
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Grant distances himself from remarks against FAZ
CHIPOLOPOLO coach Avram Grant has distanced himself from remarks which were attributed to him, saying he was unhappy with his team’s travel arrangements prior to the AFCON tournament. The Chipolopolo gaffer’s statement follows an online publication that purported that he was disappointed with the FA’s travel and training arrangements in the build-up to the ongoing…...
FAZ suspends Referees Manager Aziph
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has suspended its Referees Manager Aziph Banda with immediate effect. In a statement FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga said the suspension was to paveway for investigations into lingering matters around match officiating. Kamanga said the decision was arrived at after a meeting by the FAZ emergency committee following the…...
FAZ urges U17 to finish off Tanzania
FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga says the association is confident the U17 women’s team will finish off the job in Tanzania and progress to the final round of the 2024 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Meanwhile, Coach Carol Kanyemba says the team has immediately shifted attention to the reverse fixture set for the weekend. Zambia thrashed…...
CAZ names four athletes to compete at All-Africa Games
THE Cycling Association of Zambia (CAZ) has named four athletes to represent the country at the fourth coming All-Africa Games set for March 8-23 in Accra, Ghana. Kansanshi Cycling Club’s Michael Olokani and Leu Butts of Nakambala will represent the country in the various men’s categories, with Vanessa Matende of Red Arrows and Luwi Chikomba…...
The death of the third force and the rise of the impotent opposition – Part 1
IF Hakainde Hichilema has failed, whom should he be replaced with in 2026? This is the question lingering on the mind of the voter already. A section of Zambians is not happy with the current state of affairs in the country. According to them, what was promised has not been delivered. The cost of living…...
Zambians risk being malnourished due to high cost of living – ZACA
ZAMBIA Consumer Association (ZACA) Executive Secretary Juba Sakala says food and nutrition security at household level remains a risk due to the increased cost of living. And Sakala says the recent fuel pump price hike will have a negative impact on the pricing of essential commodities. On Wednesday last week, the Energy Regulation Board (ERB)…...
High cost of living overshadows any achievements, notes EAZ
THE CSO Debt Alliance says while it recognises the efforts and challenges surrounding the debt restructuring process, it is concerned about the delay to finalise the deal – especially with private creditors. And Economics Association of Zambia Secretary General Gibson Masumbu says the many achievements which the country recorded last year were overshadowed by issues…...
Govt must stop paying people for doing nothing at Cabinet Office – Lifuka
GOVERNANCE Activist Rueben Lifuka says he is concerned with the number of people who are being paid at Cabinet Office for doing nothing because of failure to decide their fate. Speaking on Hot FM’s Hot Breakfast Show, Friday, Lifuka said there was a lot of wastage of public resources in the country. “As a country,…...
Hiked fuel prices will affect transport sector growth – Mbewe
THE Public Passenger Transport Drivers Association in Zambia says the minimal upward adjustment in bus fares after the recent substantial increase in fuel pump prices will affect transport sector growth. In an interview, Sunday, Association National Secretary Sydney Mbewe lamented that bus owners would increase the cashing threshold upon hearing there was an upward adjustment…...
