I can win gold at Dakar championships – Chinyemba
PATRICK Chinyemba has expressed confidence in his abilities to triumph over other boxers at the Dakar championships in Senegal which is serving as a Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier. Chinyemba is one of Zambia’s nine boxers taking part in the championships. The rest of the Zambian crew comprises of Margret Tembo, Mary Mwango, Hildah Ng’andwe, Felistus…...
Comoros game an opportunity to sustain winning mentality – Kamanga
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga believes that the game against Comoros presents an opportunity for Chipolopolo to end the AFCON qualifiers on a high note and maintain a winning mentality heading into the finals. The Avram Grant tutored side faces Comoros this Saturday in a dead rubber AFCON qualifier, having already secured qualification with a game…...
Zambians can’t rely on donations, they want capacity to feed themselves – Telesphore
EMERITUS Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says the ruling party’s donations to mark its two years in office are meaningless because Zambians want to have the capacity to feed themselves. As part of UPND’s 10 days of activism in commemoration of its two years in office, President Hakainde Hichilema has visited several constituencies in Lusaka to interact…...
Using nolle to pardon foreign criminals: Part 2
THE international gold mafia incident that happened at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka last month has left a bitter taste in the mouths of many Zambians, given the unexpected turn that it has taken. About five, or is it six, Egyptians flew a private jet from Cairo, entered our airspace and landed at…...
World Cup draw pleases women’s hockey coach
WOMEN’S hockey national team coach Floyd Chomba has described the 2024 FIH Fives World Cup as fair but says will require hard work and sacrifice from the team. Zambia has been placed in group B alongside rivals South Africa, Australia, and Ukraine ahead of the World Cup set for January in Oman. The top two…...
IG needs some education on POA – Makebi
LUSAKA Lawyer Makebi Zulu says he wishes Inspector General of Police Grapheal Musamba could have a little more education on the Public Order Act as he appears not to understand it. Musamba recently said UPND members usually don’t need a permit from the Police to hold a public gathering because they met under the auspices…...
I’m paying the price for leading SADC observation mission to Zim, laments Nevers
FORMER vice president Nevers Mumba says he is paying a high price for leading the SADC Observer Mission in Zimbabwe, lamenting that there are even some people who have come into the country to create stories and investigate his church. And Mumba says politicians have become reckless by trying to divide the country. After the…...
HH isn’t acting on high-ranking officials involved in scandals – KBF
ZAMBIA Must Prosper Leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya says the country has had a lot of scandals which implicate high ranking public officials who are very close to President Hakainde Hichilema and yet he has not taken any action. And Bwalya says Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha must desist from compensating President Hichilema’s friends when they do…...
ECZ launches continuous voter registration in 10 more districts
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has disclosed that it has registered a total of 20,758 new voters since the Continuous Voter Registration exercise was launched. And ECZ says it will today launch the Continuous Voter Registration exercise in 10 additional districts, which will bring the total number of CRV centres to 20 across the…...
Govt hands back KCM to Vedanta
THE government will today announce the handover of Konkola Copper Mines back into the hands of Vedanta Resources Limited, after over four years of operations as a going concern, but under provisional liquidation. According to a notice of media engagement issued by ZCCM-IH, Minister of Mines Paul Kabuswe will be holding a press conference today…...
