Nkandu hails futsal team for AFCON qualification
SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu has implored the Zambia Futsal National Team not to relent but to stay fully focused after qualifying for the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations set for Morocco. Zambia beat Mozambique 2-0 at home in Lusaka on Saturday to qualify via a 4-3 aggregate, having suffered a 3-2 defeat in the first…...
Copper Princesses march on despite loss
THE Under 17 women’s national team has advanced to the third round of the 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers despite losing 1-0 away to Tanzania in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Tanzania needed to win by a six-goal margin in order to progress to the next round, having suffered a 5-0 defeat at Nkoloma…...
Changes at NRFA are welcome after the unexplained overpayment to contractors
ONE of the scandals coming out of the recent Auditor General’s report on parastatals and government institutions points to the abuse of public resources at the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA). The Auditor General’s Report revealed that between 2018 and 2022, 27 contracts with total Contract values of over K1.6 billion were overpaid by NRFA…....
Hamukale slams officers facilitating mealie meal smuggling
AGRICULTURE economist Edify Hamukale says it’s an insult to the country for any Zambian charged with responsibility of transacting at the border to facilitate mealie meal smuggling at a time like now. On Tuesday, Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu revealed that officers working at Chirundu border were facilitating the smuggling of mealie…...
When my time was needed, I stepped up – Patson
CHIPOLOPOLO striker Patson Daka says he helped Leicester City by not playing when everyone else was in top form, and when it was time for him to play, he stepped up. Daka, who set Leicester City on course for a 2-1 win against Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday, maintained his team’s 11-point lead atop…...
Huge strides have been made in corruption fight – Nkulukusa
SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says government has made huge strides in fighting corruption as evidenced by the various efforts and the enactment of legislation aimed at promoting transparency. According to a statement issued by First Secretary Press and Public Relations at the Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Washington, D.C., USA, Charles…...
Injectable PrEP not a passport to engage in reckless sexual behaviour – ZMA
THE Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) has cautioned that the injectable PrEP should not be taken as a passport to engage in reckless sexual behaviour. Last week, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo launched the injectable PrEP called Cabotergravir Long Acting (CAB-LA) which she said provides clients with two months of HIV protection between doses. In an interview,…...
We’ll register our group as United Kwacha Alliance – Saki
UNITED Liberal Party (ULP) president Sakwiba Sikota has announced that the Edgar Lungu-led opposition alliance will be called United Kwacha Alliance (UKA). Meanwhile, Golden Progressive Party leader Jackson Silavwe has urged government to have a dialogue with the Barotse Royal Establishment which will resolve issues surrounding Barotseland. Speaking during the opposition alliance media briefing, Sunday,…...
Govt evacuates Kambwili to SA
PF member Chishimba Kambwili’s lawyer Kennedy Mambwe has confirmed that government has evacuated his client to South Africa for medical treatment. On Saturday, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo said Kambwili would be evacuated to South Africa for medical treatment either Sunday or Monday because he was in bad condition upon his return from Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, Home…...
Masebo didn’t fire supervisors at Heroes – Kalangwa
MINISTRY of Health Spokesperson Dr Kalangwa Kalangwa says supervisors who were allegedly involved in corrupt activities at the Heroes Stadium Cholera Centre have not been dismissed. Yesterday, reports on the web suggested that Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo spent Saturday night at the National Heroes Stadium and dismissed several supervisors involved in a scheme to…...