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Zambia loses to SA in Badminton
ZAMBIA suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat against South Africa to be eliminated in the quarter-finals at the ongoing 2023 Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) All Africa Mixed team championship in Johannesburg. This was Zambia’s second defeat having suffered another humiliating loss at the hands of Egypt in the previous game. Zambia started the first game…...
UNZA owes MoF K5 billion – AG’s report
THE Auditor General’s report has revealed that the University of Zambia (UNZA) has not been liquidating the $2,200,000 loan it got from the Ministry of Finance in 1993 to acquire land, causing the loan amount to accumulate to US$51,649,437.19 as at December 31, 2021. And the report has revealed that the University’s total debt stood…...
Defamation of the President is Gone, but Criminal Defamation Still Exists
Since 2022, Zambia has made significant steps towards consolidating democracy through law reforms. The decades-long debate about the constitutional legitimacy of the crime of defamation of the President was resolved by the National Assembly through the amendment of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia, and the Criminal Procedure Code, Chapter 88 […]
Gen Lubaya visits U20 Chipolopolo in Egypt
ZAMBIA’s Ambassador to Egypt Major General Topply Lubaya has tipped the Uneder-20 national team to make the country proud as they prepare for the TotalEnergies Egypt AFCON tournament that kicks off this weekend. The Zambian mission in Egypt visited the team yesterday in Ismailia with Lubaya urging the team to die a little for Mother…...
We K5 million budget for 2023 – CAZ
THE Cycling Association of Zambia (CAZ) says it needs a K5 million budget to carry out programmes on its calendar which includes hosting international races and opening a cycling school. Speaking in an interview yesterday, CAZ president Andrew Chibuye said his organisation had an ambitious activity calendar which required funds and called on the corporate…...
Govt aware of sports infrastructure dilapidation in universities – Nkandu
Minister of Sport, Youth and Art Elvis Nkandu says government is aware of the state of sports infrastructure dilapidation in most universities. When he toured and donated sports equipment at Chalimbana University, Wednesday, Nkandu said most universities needed a push to upgrade their sports infrastructure and allow students to pursue sporting careers. “Indeed we are…...
Zambia edges North Macedonia
Zambia 1-0 Macedonia SHEPOLOPOLO coach Bruce Mwape was unimpressed with the scoreline yesterday after a narrow 1-0 victory over North Macedonia in the opening game of the Turkish Cup. Grace Chanda’s stoppage time goal was the difference of the day despite the Copper Queens creating numerous scoring opportunities. Speaking during the post-match interview at the…...
UPND officials forgetting that they were elected because they said ‘Bally will fix it’ – SP
SOCIALIST Party Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says UPND officials have conveniently forgotten that they were elected into office because they said Bally was going to fix the problems that Zambia had. In an interview, Bwalya said when UPND kept talking about how the economy was run down by PF, they were basically trying to say they…...
We promised to reinstate meal allowances, we’ve delivered – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has told the Copperbelt University students that he has delivered on his promise of reinstating meal allowances in public universities. Speaking when he made an impromptu visit to the University, President Hichilema wondered why those that scrapped meal allowances wanted to bounce back in power. “We promised that when you put us…...
