U17 won’t wear Kopa jersey at Malawi games – FAZ
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says Under-17 teams taking part in the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region V / COSAFA Games will not use the KOPA branded jerseys. Meanwhile, Under-17 Women’s national team defender Esther Musialela says she is confident her team will defend the COSAFA Women’s Championship at the Region 5 Games…....
Don’t underrate yourselves, Matete tells young athletes
FORMER 400m hurdle World Champion Samuel Matete has urged Region Five bound athletes not to underrate themselves but go out there and prove they are the best. Speaking in an interview, Tuesday, Matete urged athletes to believe in themselves and go out of their way in order to achieve what they have never achieved. “To…...
Malawi bound athletes delay as plans to charter plane hit snag
ZAMBIA’s delegation to the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region V Games has been delayed following plans to charter a flight hit a snag. The delegation of more than 300 athletes and officials were set to leave on Sunday via a chartered plane but the flight failed due to undisclosed reasons. By press time, Monday,…...
I bought the 2 TVs stolen from Lungu’s house in Jan at K19, 950 – witness
A LUSAKA businessman has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how Angel Chipasha, who is accused of breaking into former president Edgar Lungu’s house, sold him a 55-Inch television set at K6,250. And Shimbinzyani Chavula, who manages Lungu’s residence, has testified that he bought the two television sets which were stolen at K19, 950 in…...
PAC hears how works and supply ministry purchased office building valued at $1.5m for $2.5m
THE Ministry of Works and Supply (in dissolution) on Monday struggled to justify to the Public Accounts Committee why it purchased an office building with a leaking roof at $2.5 million. The latest Auditor General’s report indicated that on July 14, 2021, the ministry entered into a contract with Messrs Kusum Lata Yadav (vendor) for…...
Life after politics is good, after chewing bone, you leave it for others – Yaluma
FORMER commerce, trade and industry minister Christopher Yaluma says politicians should always bear in mind that at one point they need to leave the stage for new people. In an interview, Yaluma said life after politics was going well for him. “Life after politics is always good. It is good because you must remember that…...
Chipata not to blame for recent fuel contamination- ERB
ENERGY Regulation Board chairperson Reynolds Bowa says no one in Chipata can be faulted for the recent fuel contamination because the commodity was already contaminated when it was delivered. Earlier this month, Bowa said ERB had instituted investigations to establish the circumstances which led to fuel being contaminated at two Mount Meru filling stations in…...
Chief whip cautions MPs against attacking Speaker outside the House
GOVERNMENT Chief Whip Stafford Mulusa has expressed concern that some MPs are now discrediting presiding officers outside Parliament despite having the privileges to exhaust all their grievances internally. Last week, Chiengi independent member of parliament Given Katuta went live on her Facebook Page where she accused Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti of being…...
Kaizer has started appearing before Courts – Police
POLICE say former president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu has started appearing before the Magistrate Court for various offences he has been charged with. On Friday, police arrested Zulu for another offence of Conversion not Amounting to Theft in relation to a Toyota Land Cruiser VX, worth K955,000, assigned to him while serving at…...
Chipenzi qualified, applauding govt’s efforts doesn’t make him UPND – Ngoma
PRESIDENTIAL political advisor Levy Ngoma says the fact that newly appointed ECZ Commissioner, McDonald Chipenzi has commended government’s efforts in the past doesn’t mean he is a UPND member. In an interview, Ngoma argued that the appointment of Chipenzi had nothing to do with him being linked to the ruling party. “The appointment of McDonald…...
