We took a political break to re-energise, give UPND a chance – Andyford

PAC president Andyford Banda says he stayed away from politics to re-energise and give the UPND government a chance to work. Banda, however, says most of the things the UPND administration has implemented have not resulted in a good life for the majority of citizens. In a recent interview, Banda said his time away from…...
Frank Bwalya influencing our members on the C/Belt to resign – SP

SOCIALIST Party National Youth Chairperson Kelvin Kaunda has accused former party spokesperson Frank Bwalya of influencing members on the Copperbelt Province to resign from the party. But Bwalya says the opposition party should focus on why people resigning from the party instead of blaming him. In the recent past, several Socialist Party officials on the…...
Chomba challenges players to be aggressive

WOMEN’s hockey national team coach Floyd Chomba has challenged his players to be hungry and aggressive for success ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers slated for South Africa next month. The Zambia Hockey Association (ZHA) last week named their final 18-member squads ahead of next month’s qualifiers. Zambia will be looking to qualify for…...
HAZ appoints Kjaer as national team coach

THE Handball Association of Zambia (HAZ) has appointed Danish expatriate coach Tonni Stentoft Kjaer to help drill the national teams ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations set for January next year in Cairo, Egypt. HAZ president Victor Bwalya Banda revealed the development in an interview on Wednesday, saying the Danish coach had already started…...
We’ve no immediate intensions of phasing out FISP – Mtolo

AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri says government has no immediate intentions of phasing out the Farmers Input Supply Programme (FISP) but will rather work on improving its operations. Giving a Ministerial Statement in the National Assembly, Wednesday, Phiri said government had not cancelled any Urea contracts, adding that delivery of urea had since commenced. “The government…...
Judiciary corruption is too complicated for the passive JCC

In a candid and courageous revelation, Chief Registrar and Director of Court Operations Exnobert Zulu has shed light on an uncomfortable truth within our judicial system – admitting that some people have been engaging in corrupt practices. He admits that the Judiciary is not an assembly of saints and that the institution has had to…...
Nkana survives MUZA onslaught, Power cruises

NKANA coach Ian Bakala described the 1-all draw against FC MUZA as a relief and a good start to his reign at the club. A Royd Katuta header proved to be vital for the 13-time champions as they came from behind to register their first point and goal of the season at Woodlands Stadium yesterday…...
Morocco games will help us know where we’re lacking – Kundananji

WOMEN’S national team striker Racheal Kundananji says the Morocco friendlies will help expose the team’s weaknesses ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier against Mali. The Copper Queens face Morocco on Friday in an international friendly, a game which coach Bruce Mwape will be using to gauge the readiness of the team ahead of the…...
D/Speaker reprimands Kapyanga for displaying a sachet of cooking oil

SECOND Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo on Tuesday reprimanded Mpika PF member of parliament Francis Kapyanga for pulling a small sachet of cooking oil from his jacket and displaying it in order to support his argument that the cost of living has gone up. Debating the presidential speech, Kapyanga said that Zambians were duped to believe that UPND…...
ConCourt’s judgement on appointment of judges lacks constitutional analysis – Kaaba

CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer Dr O’Brien Kaaba says the reasoning of the ConCourt on appointments of judges is not convincing because the judgement lacked constitutional analysis. On Tuesday, The Constitutional Court refused to nullify the appointment of the 20 judges and ruled that the appointment of judges did not require advertisement to be made or interviews to…...