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Mwale wins ABU title
“THIS is for every Zambian out there. I am glad to have delivered the title, and this is just the beginning of more accolades to come” were the words of Davy Mwale after being crowned African Boxing Union (ABU) bantamweight champion on Saturday night. Mwale outsmarted South African boxer Innocent Mantengu in an enthralling 12-round…...
Zambia mints 7 medals at Africa League championships
THE World Fitness Federation – Zambia has bagged seven medals at the just-ended 2023 Africa League Championship held in Cape Town, South Africa over the weekend. Zambia was represented by two athletes, bodybuilders Moses Phiri and Japhet Mukena who minted two gold, four silver, and one bronze medal at the championship. Phiri won five medals…...
Chipolopolo players shine abroad
ZAMBIAN players abroad have had a good weekend with several of them helping their clubs to victory. Chipolopolo forward Lameck Banda assisted a goal to help Lecce edged Frosinone 2-1 in the Italian Serie A. Banda set up Roberto Piccoli for the opener as Lecce returned to winning ways, ending an eleven-match winless run. The…...
Bakala demands January reinforcements after latest Nkana loss
NKANA boss Ian Bakala has called on the club to procure reinforcements after his team suffered its ninth loss of the Super League season yesterday. The Kitwe giants were undone by Kabwe Warriors at Nkana Stadium, and sunk deeper into the relegation zone. Ocean Mushure’s 45th-minute penalty was all that Kabwe Warriors needed to collect…...
Lungu ordered govt not to build him a house
AFTER announcing his grand return to active politics and vowing to take on President Hakainde Hichilema, Mr Edgar Lungu is back at the door of government, knocking and begging for his retirement benefits to be reinstated. This is a very bizarre move considering the confidence and determination that the former president demonstrated when he declared…...
Friday hands Mataya 1st MMA career defeat
ZAMBIA-BASED Nigerian fighter Godwin Friday has handed Zimbabwean Lewis ‘The Porcupine’ Mataya his first defeat of his MMA career after outwitting him during the Zambia National Armature League (ZNAL) held at the Scream Disco Club in Lusaka over the weekend. Friday put up a splendid fight in a tightly contested bout, which saw the Zimbabwean,…...
UPND is solid, claims that we’re not united are fiction – Mweetwa
UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says assertions that the ruling party is not united are nothing but fiction. Mweetwa says it epitomizes intra party democracy when party members complain about not being satisfied with certain things. Mweetwa was reacting to News Diggers’ Editorial comment titled, “A United Party that is not united: Weaknesses that will cost…...
Some revelations in latest AG report have been dealt with – Hamaundu
THE Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development says some of the revelations in the latest Auditor General’s report on local authorities have been dealt with administratively, while other cases are before the police. The Auditor General’s report on the Audit of Accounts of Local Authorities for the financial year ended 31st December 2022 revealed,…...
Loss making State-owned companies need ultimatum to improve or shut down – Economist
ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says the key issue contributing to the non-profitability of most state owned companies is political interference. Hambayi has, however, urged government to give such companies a three-year ultimatum for them to turn around and start generating profits or risk being shut down. The latest Auditor General’s report on the Accounts of Parastatal…...
