U17 girls will work hard to defeat Morocco – Kanyemba
UNDER-17 women’s national team coach, Carol Kanyemba, says her team will work hard to defeat Morocco and qualify for the Dominican Republic FIFA U17 World Cup. The Copper Princesses face Morocco in the final round of the qualifiers, having eliminated Uganda 2-1 on aggregate to progress to the final qualifying phase. Speaking in an interview…...
KCM creditors have endorsed proposed scheme of arrangement – Vedanta
VEDANTA Resources has disclosed that 99 percent of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Class 2 creditors have voted in favour of the proposed scheme of arrangement. Vedanta Resources Zambia Director for Corporate Communications, Masuzyo Ndhlovu, has expressed gratitude over what he terms a “decisive support” that the firm received at a Class 2 creditors scheme of…...
Blades will fight to survive relegations – Chambeshi
KONKOLA Blades coach Beston Chambeshi says his team will do everything possible to beat Prison Leopards with four unanswered goals to ensure it survives relegation this Saturday as the league comes to a close. Three teams, namely; Kansanshi Dynamos, Prison Leopards, and Trident have been relegated to the National Division One, with another set to…...
Be united, Nkandu tells Chipolopolo players
SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu has called for unity in the Chipolopolo camp ahead of the back-to-back World Cup qualifiers against Morocco and Tanzania next month. And Nkandu says government remains committed to clearing debt owed to Chipolopolo players despite the re-alignment of the 2024 national budget. The Chipolopolo will be away in Agadir on June…...
Politicians by nature are divisive figures, don’t allow them to campaign in church
FATHER Gabriel Mwanamwalye, a renowned Catholic priest at St Maurice of the Archdiocese of Lusaka has voiced a critical concern that resonates deeply within the Zambian community. He is calling on the Church to cease allowing politicians to address congregants during services. His issue is not that it is wrong for political leaders to address…...
Court denies jailed judiciary employee bail
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has denied bail to former Judiciary Stores officer Precious Nkunika and her mother, pending their appeal against five- and two-year sentences, respectively. Nkunika was recently sentenced to five years for stealing a baby at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), while her mother, Grace Siska, received a two-year sentence for harbouring the…...
Govt can’t turn a blind eye to Lungu stealing from Zambians – Nkandu
SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu says there is no way government can turn a blind eye to what former president Edgar Lungu did, especially stealing from the country. Nkandu was reacting to Lungu’s Facebook post, in which he fumed that “this failed regime is now after my family after failing to fix the economy”. In an…...
Shikapwasha’s crime scene might have been contaminated, officer tells court
A STATE witness has told the Lusaka High Court that there is a possibility that the crime scene of the late former Home Affairs minister Lt Ronnie Shikapwasha was contaminated, as relatives had access to his room prior to his passing. Detective Inspector Jeff Sitali, 46, a scenes of crime officer, also told the court…...
Inflation rises to 14.7%
THE Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) has disclosed that the annual inflation for May 2024 has increased to 14.7 percent from the 13.8 percent recorded in April 2024. And ZamStats has revealed that the country recorded a trade surplus of K2.4 billion in April 2024 compared to a surplus of K2.6 billion in March 2024. Addressing…...
HH must first cleanse UPND leaders, cadres who promote tribalism – Lifuka
GOVERNANCE activist Rueben Lifuka says hate speech and tribal remarks should not only be against opposition political leaders but also their UPND counterparts. And Lifuka says President Hakainde Hichilema should start by cleansing his party leaders and cadres who knowingly and willingly promote tribalism and hate speech against opponents. On Tuesday, President Hichilema warned that…...