CFZ to stage Youth and Schools Closed Championship
THE Chess Federation of Zambia (CFZ) will next month stage the Zambia Youth and Schools Closed Championship to select a National Youth Team that will represent the country in world and continental events for the 2023 Campaign. The competition set for April 28 to May 1, at OYDC-Zambia in Lusaka will attract players under the…...
Wada backs U23 to come good at home
FORMER Zambia coach Wedson Nyirenda says the U23 squad has a mountain to climb to overturn the tables and book a slot at the Morocco Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after losing to Egypt 2-0 in the first leg of the final qualifiers. Nyirenda said the uphill battle ahead of the U23 squad can be…...
Banda brace sinks Lesotho
WINGER Lameck Banda came off the bench to help the Chipolopolo seal a 3-1 victory over Lesotho in the Ivory Coast 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. A brace from Banda and a goal from Rangers forward Fashion Sakala were enough for the Avram Grant tutored side to collect maximum points and go top…...
If Egypt can score 2, so can we – Mutapa
UNDER-23 Coach Osward Mutapa is adamant that his team can still qualify for the 2023 U23 AFCON despite a damaging 2-0 loss to Egypt in Cairo on Wednesday. Mutapa says if Egypt can score two goals at home, there is nothing stopping Zambia from recording a similar score line or better when the two teams…...
We need increased space for people to enjoy their liberties in full – LAZ
LAZ president Lungisani Zulu says as the country co-hosts the Democracy Summit, it needs to reflect on how it can increase the space for people to fully enjoy their liberties. And the Law Association of Zambia leader says there is nothing unusual about ZIALE’s low pass rate, arguing that what people should be more concerned…...
High Court judge denies writing judgements in advance, countersues ex-research advocate
LUSAKA High Court Judge Kenneth Mulife has denied defamation allegations levelled against him by former Judiciary research advocate Bright Kaluba in the High Court. Judge Mulife has further denied Kaluba’s claims that he prepares judgements even before parties appear before him or make submissions. The High Court judge has submitted that judges’ case management and…...
HH receives prestigious VIP Global Water Changemaker Award
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has been awarded the prestigious VIP Global Water ChangeMaker Award at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. According to a statement issued by First Secretary for Press and Public Relations at the Permanent Mission of Zambia to the United Nations, Namatama Njekwa, Thursday, the inaugural award was received by Zambia’s Permanent…...
I suspect an invisible hand in my arrest for corruption – Mpepo
FORMER National Association of Small and Medium Scale Contractors president Mutale Mpepo says he suspects that an invisible hand is involved in his recent arrest for corrupt practices. On Tuesday, the Anti-Corruption Commission arrested Mpepo and former Secretary General of the association Danny Simumba for corrupt practices involving K79,000. In a statement, ACC head of…...
The value of democracy is felt by those who don’t have it
AHEAD of the Summit for Democracy coming up in a week’s time, Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Lungisani Zulu says the country should look into increasing space for people to enjoy their freedoms and liberties. Mr Zulu says the country has scored some progress in upholding democratic tenets, but observed that there are still…...
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