It’s time Zambia won gold at the Olympics – Moyo
FORMER National Olympic Committee (NOC) president Miriam Moyo has challenged sports associations to deliver the first Olympic gold medal for the Country. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, Moyo said it was about time associations got down to work and put up specific achievable programmes that will finally bring a gold medal to Zambia. Moyo said…...
FAZ, Police round up 5 fake Kopa replica dealers
OVER 150 counterfeit KOPA replicas have been confiscated at Comesa Market and Kamwala Shopping Centre following a raid by the Zambia Police and the FAZ. According to a joint statement issued by FAZ and the police, the operation was conducted to raid vendors of fake replica jerseys and other counterfeit products. FAZ general secretary Adrian…...
Kayonde loses first game at Cape Town Masters
INTERNATIONAL Master (IM) Andrew Kayonde started the 2023 Cape Town Masters Challenge IM Norm on a losing note to South Africa’s IM Watu Kobese in round One. Kayonde who had taken a long break from competitive chess before heading for the Masters Challenge could not stand the pressure applied by Kobese. The defeat sees Kayonde…...
Nkwazi cannot win the league – Mutapa
NEWLY appointed Nkwazi coach Osward Mutapa says his target is to survive relegation as he returns at the helm of the struggling police outfit. The Zambia Police command turned to Mutapa to help improve their fortunes after the team’s head coach, Tenant Chilumba, abandoned his sinking ship to join Zesco United as George Lwandamina’s assistant…....
I sympathise with HH, people will insult him without fear – Mwila
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says the UPND government will regret abolishing the criminal defamation of the President law looking at its performance. Commenting on remarks by UPND Lusaka Province Chairman Obvious Mwaliteta in which he urged the opposition to desist from abusing the abolishment of the said law, Mwila said the move had…...
Immigration nabs cop for smuggling migrants
THE Department of Immigration has apprehended five Ethiopian nationals and a Kasama-based paramilitary police officer attached to the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) for illegal entry and aiding and abetting, respectively. In a statement, Wednesday, Immigration Department acting Public Relations Officer Josephine Malambo said the Ethiopians were nabbed on December 29, 2022, in Chisamba. She said…...
Emoluments Commission approves 10.5 % salary hike for civil servants
EMOLUMENTS Commission Chairperson George Kawatu says the commission has approved the 10.5 percent salary increment for civil servants for 2023. And Commission Acting Director General Mwamba Peni says civil servants will now be paid according to their contribution, arguing that gone are the days when they drew salaries for simply reporting for work. Meanwhile, the…...
Transport Minister escapes lynching by angry online taxi drivers
TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali was nearly clobbered yesterday by some angry online taxi drivers who were incensed after he allegedly failed to address their grievances at a meeting held at Government Complex. The angry taxi drivers attempted to charge at Tayali after the meeting ended but security and other ministry officials were quick…...
There’s a separation between what politicians promise and what’s practiced – Chikoya
COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says Zambians are learning the hard way that there is a separation between what politicians promise during campaigns and what they practice while in power. Fr Chikoya says government should walk the talk and show Zambians that it will be accountable by introducing lifestyle…...
Masaiti man hacks friend after catching him with his wife
A 40-YEAR-OLD man of Masaiti District is nursing a deep cut on the head after his colleague, who suspected him of having an affair with his wife, hacked him with an axe. According to police, Joseph Mulenga allegedly hacked his colleague Enock Kaswaswa on the head after he found him with his wife, Ruth Kalyelye,…...
