Heritage Home Construction gives Muzala a house
HERIATGE Home Construction Limited has presented Commonwealth and African Champion 400m champion Muzala Samukonga, with a house in recognition of his gold medal win in Birmingham last year. Sports Minister Elvis Nkandu, his Permanent Secretary Kangwa Chileshe, Zambia National Service representatives, Heritage Construction officials, and other government officials, witnessed the official handover of the house…...
Power hunger is the issue at ZMSA, and SCZ has been sleeping
THE rift in the Zambia Motor Sport Association (ZMSA), if not well-handled will badly hamper the development of the sport that has enjoyed some peace in recent years. ZMSA is engulfed in a power struggle between the current leadership of the association and members who would like to contest positions in the executive. It is…...
Wada gives Power vote of confidence ahead of Simba game
FORMER Chipolopolo coach Wedson Nyirenda believes Power Dynamos’ battle against hosts Simba is attainable and has given FC MUZA a rich insight on Diables Noir after encountering them with his ex-Mozambique club. Power faces SC Simba in the CAF Champions League preliminary round, second leg in Dar es Salaam following a 2-all draw in Ndola,…...
Defending Cosafa title won’t be easy – Katongo
WOMEN’s national team midfielder Evarine Susan Katongo says defending the Cosafa title will require extra effort from players. Meanwhile, FAZ has announced changes to the U-20 women’s team technical bench ahead of the Colombia 2024 FIFA World Cup qualifier against DR Congo. Speaking in an interview upon arrival at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA)…...
NGOCC, Women’s Lobby must do more to encourage women’s participation in politics
REACTING to the demand from Chapter One Foundation that President Hakainde Hichilema must appoint more women into Cabinet, UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda has explained that the Head of State does not have many options because the ruling party did not do a good job at adoption stage. Madam Imenda adds that civil society…...
Siyunyi loses case in which she challenged her dismissal
THE Constitutional Court has dismissed, in its entirety, a matter in which former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lillian Siyunyi was challenging the process which led to her removal from office. The court has ruled that Siyunyi’s removal from office was not null and void and was, therefore, of legal effect. Siyunyi filed a petition…...
MP says strange disease affecting babies has claimed 4 in Bangweulu
BANGWEULU Member of Parliament Anthony Kasandwe says a strange disease affecting babies under the age of five years has broken out in his constituency, and has since claimed two lives in the last 48 hours. Rising on a matter of urgent public importance in Parliament, Thursday, Kasandwe disclosed said the strange disease broke out in…...
External forces putting pressure on our food basket – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says various external forces have resulted in pressure on the country’s food basket. And President Hichilema says people must not always look at life from a point of competition but from a complementary perspective. Speaking when he officiated at the launch of the 2023 Wheat Harvest season in Mpongwe District, Thursday, President…...
‘Drunk’ student attacks Mutati during event
A National Technology Business Centre (NTBC) student on Thursday attacked Technology and Science Minister Felix Mutati as he was giving a speech during the Lusaka Slush’D event, shouting “give me my money!” Albert Kapilila, who is one of the Technology Business Development Fund (TBDF) award candidates, stormed Mutati’s session and went to the podium, demanding…...
Lungu said he is retired, but people change – Chama
PF National Chairperson Davies Chama says former president Edgar Lungu said he has retired from politics, but people always change their positions. Last week, UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda said even if Lungu contested for presidency in 2026, UPND would still win, adding that Lungu would be the easiest candidate to beat. Commenting on…...
