“I Have Something to Tell You: I am Pregnant!”
More than the father, every mother of a school going teenage girl dreads, every day, to be told two heart wrenching bad news from their little daughter: “I have been raped” and “I am pregnant”. Sadly, these days, this happens all too often. The day suddenly acquires a new disorienting quality about it, an unreal […]
CFZ to host a women’s international chess tournament
CHESS Federation of Zambia president Leslie Chikuse says five countries have confirmed participation in the Zambia Women’s Open Chess tournament set for March 10 at the Fair View Hotel. In an interview, Wednesday, Chikuse said the federation was expecting more countries to confirm before the close of business this week. The countries that have confirmed…...
Postponement of African Games devastating – ZA
THE Zambia Athletics (ZA) says the postponement of the All-African Games is devastating and would greatly reduce chances of qualifying more athletes for the World Championships. Speaking in an interview Wednesday, ZA president Elias Mpondela said many athletes were not just preparing to qualify for the African Games but getting ready to participate having already…...
Benin draw was a positive result – Mbewe
ZAMBIA Under-20 coach Chisi Mbewe has described young Chipolopolo’s 1-all draw against Benin as a positive start despite the team failing to live up to his expectations. Substitute Rickson Ng’ambi cancelled an Adoflo Aloko strike to rescue a point for Zambia in a match that saw the Mbewe tutored side fail to string coordinated passes…....
Kundananji wins Best Striker award as Copper Queens gets bronze at Turkish Cup
SHEPOLOPOLO forward Rachael Kundananji has won the “BEST STRIKER” award at the just ended Turkish Cup where the Copper Queens finished third behind champions Slovenia and runners-up South Africa. Meanwhile, midfielder Evarine Katongo says the team will continue working towards perfection and gaining momentum ahead of the global tournament. The Bruce Mwape tutored side finished…...
Lungu must say if he’s still active in politics – Prof Phiri
POLITICAL Historian Professor Bizeck Phiri says former president Edgar Lungu needs to come out in the open and declare if he is still actively involved in politics. Meanwhile, PF Information and Publicity Chairperson Raphael Nakacinda has refuted allegations that Lungu is still actively controlling the former ruling party. In an interview, Tuesday, Prof Phiri said…...
We inherited rigidities, but it’s not an excuse anymore – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says there is need to move away from the narrative that Zambia is against another country when State House holds a meeting with certain investors. And President Hichilema says his government would like to get the job done, saying the rigidities it inherited in the economy shouldn’t be an excuse anymore. Meanwhile,…...
43 feeder road contracts valued over K2.4bn have expired – Nkombo
LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says 43 contracts for feeder road rehabilitation valued at over 2.4 billion Kwacha have expired. Delivering a ministerial statement in the National Assembly, Wednesday, on the status of contracts for rehabilitation of feeder roads in Zambia, Nkombo disclosed that the 43 expired contracts are part of 240…...
HH, Xi Jinping meeting must be explored to resolve debt – JCTR
THE Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says there is need to explore all available avenues to restructure Zambia’s debt to China even if it means President Hakainde Hichilema meeting his Chinese counterpart. The Zambia-China Friendship Association (ZCFA) recently said that Zambia should take a two-track approach to resolve its debt to China, one, through…...
Govt concerned that landscapes are being degraded at alarming rates – Nzovu
GOVERNMENT has expressed concern at what it terms as alarming rates of landscapes degradation in the country. And government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Wildlife Worldwide Fund (WWF) for the sustainable Luangwa project. Speaking during the signing ceremony, Tuesday, Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu said the MOU was…...
