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…...
I don’t have a barometer to measure tension in PF, I’m busy – Chama
PF National Chairman Davies Chama says he is not sure if there is any tension in the opposition political party. Last Wednesday, Chama stormed a caucus which was being chaired by acting party president Given Lubinda and told him that the appointments he had made were illegal. Asked what was causing the tension in PF…...
HH and Lungu should put their pride aside, reach out to the other – Telesphore
EMERITUS Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says President Hakainde Hichilema and his predecessor Edgar Lungu should both put their pride aside and reach out to each other. Commenting on recent calls by Paramount Chief Mpezeni who asked President Hichilema and Lungu to find a common ground and reconcile, Archbishop Mpundu said the two leaders should put the…...
ERB hints at fuel price hike this month end
ENERGY Regulation Board (ERB) Chairperson Reynolds Bowa says price indications of petroleum products on the international market are not good, heading into fuel pump price reviews next weekend. In an interview, Wednesday, Bowa said international price of petroleum products had continued to rise over the past one month and this was a concern. “The indications…...
