Zambia to face Malawi in Four Nations tourney
THE Chipolopolo Boys have been drawn against the Flames of Malawi in the Mukuru Four Nations tournament scheduled to take place between March 28 and March 31 in Botswana. Zambia will play their first game against their Southern African neighbors, Malawi in the opening fixture. The match is scheduled for March 28 at Obed Itani…...
Esther Phiri’s final bout postponed
THE highly anticipated farewell bout for Zambia’s boxing icon Esther Phiri has been rescheduled, with the event now set to take place on April 24, 2026, at Scream Night Club. The boxing clash, originally slated for this Friday, March 27, was to see Phiri face South Africa’s Sandra Leigh Almeida in what has been confirmed…...
Playing against Argentina is a lifetime opportunity – Patson
CHIPOLOPOLO Boys striker, Patson Daka has described the game against Argentina as a lifetime opportunity, assuring that the team will do it’s best to avoid having regrets at the end of the game. The Chipolopolo boys are gearing up to face Argentina on March 31, 2026 with internationally based player, among them, the Leicester city…...
W/Province deserves more constituencies than those who rejected Bill 7 – BRE
THE Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE), through His Right Honourable Ngambela Mukela Manyando, says that Western Province deserves a minimum of nine new constituencies. Meanwhile, BRE Senior Induna Mutwaleti says the Western Province chiefdom respected Bill 7 and the delimitation process, therefore, it deserves to be allocated more constituencies than those chiefdoms that expressed dissenting views…...
Mundubile is not above the law – Mwiimbu
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says the recent arrest of Tonse Alliance president Brian Mundubile does not mean that government is targeting him because of his popularity. Mwiimbu says the police work professionally and do not arrest opposition members of parliament by virtue of them being opposition leaders. His remarks come after…...
I will contest in Bwacha North after delimitation – Chato
BWACHA Constituency UPND aspiring candidate Percy Chato says he will still contest in the forthcoming election because he is confident that Bwacha will be delimitated. Last week, President Hakainde Hichilema announced that the incumbent Bwacha PF MP Sydney Mushanga would contest on the UPND ticket in the forthcoming elections. Commenting on that in an interview,…...
Zambia’s business establishments rise to over 480,000
THE 2025 Economic Establishment Census (EEC) Report has revealed that business establishments increased to 485,034 in 2025 from 66,743 in 2010. The report, launched on Tuesday by Zambia Statistics Agency Statistician General Sheila Mudenda, disclosed that Lusaka recorded the highest distribution of establishments, with 143,125, from 19,054 in 2010. “2025 EEC provided a comprehensive snapshot…...
Mwamba urges Makebi to unite PF, opposition ahead of polls
EMMANUEL Mwamba says PF faction president Makebi Zulu should use his election win to foster unity within the party and the opposition ahead of the August polls. Mwamba has also dismissed claims that the convention held by the party was illegal. Speaking in an interview, Tuesday, Mwamba said Zulu’s election had brought renewal to the…...
Cadreism is worse under UPND than PF, claims Sumaili
FORMER religious affairs minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili claims that there is worse cadreism under the UPND than there was under the PF. And Reverend Sumaili says she supports recently elected PF faction president Makebi Zulu because he has what she describes as special grace, adding that people actually see Edgar Lungu in him. Speaking when…...
Stop depending on foreign aid for lifesaving drugs – ActionAid
ACTIONAID Country Director Faides Tembatemba says the country needs to stop depending on foreign aid when it comes to its lifesaving social programming. Tembatemba also says government needs to be transparent and provide clear information on the stage negotiations have reached regarding the US$1.5 billion health sector pledge. Last week, the New York Times reported…...