Nkandu progresses at Joy Heyball pool tourney
ZAMBIA’s top pool player Kelvin Nkandu has progressed to the next round of the ongoing Joy Heyball tournament in China. Nkandu has qualified for the next round after defeating Nguyen Hoang of China 7-3, having earlier lost 1-0 on penalties after his game ended in a 6-6 draw against Omid Veirani. In the first preliminary…...
Barotse Induna shot dead at his residence
LIMULUNGA Police Station says it has received a report that Barotse Royal Establishment Induna Mwangelwa Akapelwa was shot dead by unknown persons at his residence on Sunday night. According to a statement, Monday, Western Province Commissioner of Police Chileshe Mukuka said Akapelwa was shot dead while he was trying to lock up his motor vehicle…....
8 athletes make African Games semis
EIGHT Zambian athletes led by Commonwealth and African 400m champion Muzala Samukonga stormed the semi-finals of the All-Africa Games in Accra, Ghana. Samukonga qualified after winning the 400m heat six with a time of 46:11:101s ahead of second-placed Dair Hamza of Morocco, who clocked 46:11:102s. Finishing third was Congo Brazzaville’s Gilles Afoumba, who managed a…...
Court dismisses Lusambo’s suit against Lake Oil Group
THE Lusaka High Court has dismissed a matter in which former Lusaka Province minister Bowman Lusambo sued Lake Oil Group of Companies demanding payment of US$600,000, being facilitation fees for the company’s various investments. In his statement of claim filed on November 17, 2022, Lusambo stated that sometime in 2017, he was approached by the…...
Kennedy set to retain ZHA presidency
HAZEL Kennedy is set to retain the presidency of the Zambia Hockey Association (ZHA) as she is running unopposed at the association’s elective annual general meeting this weekend. According to the lists of successful nominees released by ZHA General Secretary Elvis Bwalya, Kennedy will return to the position she has held since 1995 when she…...
U21 netball team loses to Zimbabwe in World Cup qualifiers
THE Zambia U21 netball national team has suffered its second consecutive defeat at the ongoing World Cup qualifiers in South Africa, falling 42-37 to Zimbabwe. In an entertaining encounter that saw both sides go toe-to-toe, Zimbabwe started strongly, scoring three quick goals before Zambia responded through Nelly Lutambo. Zimbabwe dictated play and finished the first…...
Institutions of government have been compromised – Mwila
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila has wondered which democracy President Hakainde Hichilema was referring to in his State of the Nation Address, when opposition political parties were not free to hold rallies. And Mwila says the only hope for the country is for Jesus to come and save it because all institutions of government…...
Sadly, our Zambia Police operates as judge and jury
WE agree with Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba that police are not lawfully obliged to release suspects from custody until they satisfy the conditions of police bond. It is also true that the issuance of police bond is not an automatic entitlement to everyone who is arrested for a bailable offence. Indeed, people should…...
Reasonable trips can’t be avoided, but excessive travel is what needs curtailing – Mbula
FORMER secretary to cabinet Leslie Mbula says government is expected to manage trips even when the country is not experiencing a national emergency. Mbula, however, says reasonable trips cannot be avoided, but excessive travel is what needs to be curtailed. On Wednesday, President Hakainde Hichilema said there was need to curtail trips and workshops for…...
Sean Tembo’s complaint against Batuke’s “lucifer” remark dismissed
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has thrown out a matter in which PeP leader Sean Tembo dragged UPND Secretary General Batuke Imenda to court for the alleged offence of hate speech. This follows Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri’s refusal to grant Tembo consent to privately prosecute the matter. In this matter, Imenda was facing one…...