Green Buffaloes wins 2024 LPCA chess title
GREEN Buffaloes Chess Club has dethroned Nkwazi to claim the 2024 Lusaka Province Chess Association (LPCA) title. The Zambia Army Sponsored side played 22 games of which they managed to win 19, drew two, and lost one to end Nkwazi’s chase for a 10th LPCA title. In an interview with Goal Diggers on Thursday, Buffaloes…...
We found Congo very tough – Daka
CHIPOLOPOLO striker Patson Daka has admitted that the team struggled in the 1-1 draw against DR Congo on Wednesday night. The Chipolopolo were lucky to come out of the Congo game unscathed after being dominated for the entire 90 minutes. Kings Kangwa opened the scores after a defensive mix-up on the Congolese side in the…...
Grant shifts focus to Tanzania game
CHIPOLOPOLO Coach Avram Grant says his technical bench will put in place another tactic to seek victory against Tanzania. Despite taking the lead in the 23rd minute through Kings Kangwa who lashed the ball into an empty net after Patson Daka’s quick throw-in when Congolese goalkeeper Lionel M’Pasi N’Zau had dashed out of the penalty…...
By-Elections are costly, candidates who withdraw must be punished
THE cancellation of the Kayo ward by-election in Mwansabombwe District due to the withdrawal of a candidate has once again brought to light the financial burden that citizens have to carry as a result of the self-serving nature of politicians. It is not the first time that this is happening. In June 2021, the Commission…...
Police pick up Kasanda and co-accused after nolle
THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has entered a nolle prosequi in a matter in which Lusaka businessman Sedrick Kasanda was jointly charged with three others for obtaining over US$500,000 by false pretense. Police, however, picked up Kasanda and his co-accused immediately after they were discharged and took them in their custody, pending further investigations…....
Lubambe’s move to sell 80% stake raises panic among suppliers
MINE Suppliers and Contractors Association president Coster Mwaba has appealed to government to urgently engage Lubambe Copper Mines’ management to ensure all suppliers and contractors are paid their dues. Mwaba says the mine owes suppliers and contractors over U$100 million in unpaid arrears, hence news that JCHX will take over the mine is concerning as…...
SME Minister, others seek default judgement against State in false imprisonment case
SMALL and Medium Enterprise Minister Elias Mubanga, Permanent Secretary Special Duties Patrick Mucheleka and three other UPND members have asked the Lusaka High court to enter judgement in default of appearance and defence against the State in a matter in which they are demanding damages for false imprisonment. In this matter, Mubanga, Mucheleka, Samuel Ngwira,…...
We’re only giving one cholera vaccine dose to cover more people – Masebo
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says only one dose of the cholera vaccine will be administered to those in high-risk areas so that more people can benefit. And Masebo says Chinese investors are free to come to Zambia and partner with government in the creation of a cholera vaccine manufacturing plant. Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia…...
Zambia needs policies that regulate AI – Open Spaces
USAID Open Spaces Zambia has called for the creation of a policy framework that regulates the activities surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Zambia. Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines or software, as opposed to the intelligence of humans or other animals. It can be looked at as a field of study in computer science…...
We can’t pinpoint person behind Shikapwasha’s death before investigations are over – Police
POLICE Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says investigations into the death of former home affairs minister Lt Ronnie Shikapwasha are going well. Shikapwasha died on Monday, January 15, at Maina Soko Hospital after a shooting incident at his residence in Ibex. But police have not yet named a suspect. In an interview, Thursday, Hamoonga said police were…...