Chitangala explains delay in rehabilitating OYDC facilities
OYDC-Zambia Sports Development Centre Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Fredrick Chitangala says the arrival of the artificial floor for the multi-purpose hall has been delayed due to logistical issues at the border. And Chitangala says OYDC-Zambia has stopped asking for handouts but preferred doing business with companies. In an interview with Goal Diggers, Chitangala said changing…...
Zambia will surprise rivals at hockey Olympic qualifiers – Bwali
HOCKEY men’s national team striker Philemon Bwali says the team is ready to cause an upset at the 2024 Paris Africa Olympic qualifiers that swing into action this Sunday at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. The Africa Hockey Road to Paris qualifiers are set for the University of Pretoria Hockey Stadium from October 29…...
Daily Mail and the shameful dismissal of photojournalist over a news picture
THE tagline for the Zambia Daily Mail newspaper is “without fear or favour”, but that could not be further from the truth. The newspaper’s treatment of photojournalist Stafrance Zulu stands is stark contrast with its famous tagline. It is falsehood at its worst. Zulu’s dismissal makes sad reading. We understand that this is a matter…...
Bring back Chama, he has contributed a lot to PF, demands Mukanga
PF member Yamfwa Mukanga has asked the party leadership to lift Davies Chama’s suspension, arguing that this is not the time to suspend or expel people from the party. On Sunday, the Patriotic Front suspended its party National Chairman Davies Chama and the Matero, Chama South and Mafinga members of parliament for alleged indiscipline. But…...
Journalist narrates how he got dismissed from Daily Mail over mealie meal photo
A FORMER Zambia Daily Mail photojournalist Stafrance Zulu has narrated how he was dismissed from Zambia Daily Mail after taking a photograph depicting Ndola residents queuing up to buy mealie meal. Zulu has further accused Simate Simate, the acting managing director at the State owned newspaper, of abusing his position to punish journalists in an…...
ZCCM-IH hands over K436m dividend cheque to IDC
ZCCM-IH has handed over a dividend cheque of K436 million to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Speaking during the handover ceremony, Wednesday, ZCCM-IH Board Chairperson Kakenenwa Muyangwa said the declared amount comprised dividends for the financial years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022. “I am a bearer of good news. I am delighted to be…...
Court jails woman who cleared ZIALE with forged law degree
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 38-year-old woman to 2 years imprisonment for forging a Zambian Open University Bachelor of Laws degree, which she used to sit the ZIALE bar examinations. Kitwe Resident Magistrate Betty Malupenga who sat in Lusaka noted the prevalence of such cases in the country. She said the convict, Clare…...
We’ve so far arrested 148 officials from PF govt for corruption – ACC
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has disclosed that it has in the last two years arrested 148 officials from the former PF government for corruption. And the commission says it has concluded investigations in the matter in which it arrested Margaret Chisela Musonda alias Faith Musonda for being in possession of property worth over K17 million suspected…...
FRA commences sale of soya beans
THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has announced that it has started selling the 100, 000 metric tonnes of soya beans on the Zambian Commodity Exchange (ZAMACE) platform. In May this year, the agency revealed that it did not intend to buy soya beans during this year’s crop marketing season because it was sitting on 100,000…...
Miles is a sponsored stooge – Lubinda
PF vice-president Given Lubinda says the Patriotic Front regrets embracing Miles Sampa after his first suspension because he is just a sponsored stooge. And the Lusaka High Court has restrained Sampa from holding himself out as a member or leader of the Patriotic Front pending determination of a matter in which Raphael Nakacinda, as PF…...
