Police launch manhunt for Sinazongwe man who sodomised 3-year-old boy
POLICE in Sinazongwe say have launched a manhunt for a man, believed to be between 25 and 35 years old, who is alleged to have sodomised a 3-year-old boy In a statement, Sunday, Assistant Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi said the incident happened on march 16 around 21:00 hours. “Police in Sinazongwe District of Southern…...
HH sets up a Presidential Delivery Unit
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has set up a Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) in order to accelerate the implementation of high priority government programmes and projects. In a statement, State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka said President Hichilema had appointed Permanent Secretary Management Development Division Kusobile Kamwambi to Head the unit and she would be deputised…...
Grant names team to face Lesotho
ZAMBIA coach Avram Grant believes he has picked the best team possible for his debut matches in the back-to-back AFCON qualifiers against Lesotho. Grant has unveiled a 27-man squad that is highlighted by USA-based defender Aime Mabika who will be making his competitive debut following his naturalisation and a year after his first call-up for…...
Zambia provides K20m in humanitarian assistance to Malawi
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has announced that the country has provided K20 million in humanitarian assistance to Malawi after Cyclone Freddy hit that country, leaving several dead. The death toll in Malawi as a result of Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, with many others displaced. In a post shared on his Facebook page, President Hichilema…...
ACC arrests Auditor General, Accountant General, 16 others in MOF saga
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says it has arrested 18 individuals in a financial scandal at Ministry of Finance, among them Auditor General Dick Sichembe, former Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba and Accountant General Kennedy Musonda. In a statement, Friday, ACC Head of Corporate Communications Timothy Moono said the commission had also arrested two Deputy…...
HH to receive FIFA World Cup trophy during tour parade
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema is expected to receive the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy on March 23 when it lands in Lusaka during the African countries tour. The Women’s national team will be making its maiden appearance at the 2023 World Cup which will be hosted in Australia and New Zealand this June. Yesterday, FAZ Communications…...
PacificAus series an opportunity to improve our netball world ranking – NAZ
NETBALL Association Zambia (NAZ) president Martha Sichone says Zambia’s participation in the PacificAus series will help improve its World rankings as the country targets qualification for the 2024 Commonwealth Games. Zambia has been invited to take part in the PacificAus Sports Netball Series to be held in Queensland, Australia from April 24-28 at Gold Coast…...
I want to win U17 AFCON – Mbesuma
UNDER-17 striker Linecker Mbesuma says his ambition is to win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and help Zambia qualify for the World Cup. The South African-based youngster is among 48 players summoned by Ian Bakala for the 10-days camp ahead of the Algeria 2023 AFCON set for next month. And Bakala has urged…...
Preview: Zambia U23 faces Niger
THE Zambia Under-23 men’s national team’s AFCON credentials will be tested this afternoon when they face off with Niger in friendly match. Both Zambia and Niger are using the game to prepare for their final-round qualifiers against Egypt and Sudan respectively. Zambia will be away to Egypt for the first leg at the Air Defense…...
We’ve noticed increased interest from IPPs – Kapala
ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says there is increased expression of interest from Independent Power Producers (IPPs) because of cost reflective tariffs. In an interview, Thursday, Kapala encouraged more IPPs to come on board. “There is a lot of interest now, look, it is all about confidence there is so much confidence that the tariffs are now…...
