Mutapa leaves Nkwazi
NKWAZI head coach Osward Mutapa has left the club after a year in the dugout. Nkwazi has released a statement announcing the gaffer’s departure after a mutual agreement with the club. Mutapa, who joined Nkwazi in December 2022, leaves the club fifth on the log table, and is romoured to have agreed a deal with…...
I was happy with the boys – Grant
ZAMBIA coach Avram Grant has expressed happiness with the attitude and performance of his players in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw against Cameroon. And striker Patson Daka says Zambia doesn’t expect an easy-going at the AFCON, but promised that the team will give everything to make the country proud. The Leicester City forward gave Zambia the lead…...
FIFPRO, Copper Queens sign $100,000 image rights deal
THE 25 Copper Queens players who represented Zambia at the 2023 World Cup have signed a four-year image rights deal with FIFPRO worth $100,000. The deal was negotiated by the Footballers and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (FAWUZ), and will last until the next FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027. Every year, FIFPRO will pay…...
UPND gave citizens false hope, a good lesson to voters
PATRIOTIC Front member of parliament for Lunte Constituency, Mutotwe Kafwaya, says President Hakainde Hichilema should apologise and admit to the Zambian people that he was ignorant about leadership before being elected. Honourable Kafwaya who is also a former minister in the PF regime reminds President Hichilema that his rhetoric while campaigning ahead of the 2021…...
HH urges citizens to avoid stereotyping beer investments
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday commissioned the Zambian Breweries PLC upgraded plant valued at US$ 80 million, further commending the company for embracing government’s challenge to upgrade its plant. According to a statement shared on President Hichilema’s official Facebook page, the Head of State urged citizens to respect investment and avoid stereotyping it as it was…...
SuperSport to broadcast AFCON
SUPERSPORT has acquired the rights to broadcast the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament which will be staged in Côte d’Ivoire from January 13 to February 11. Multichoice has confirmed the development in a post shared on its Facebook page last night. The Television service provider shared an advert with the words “AFCON Yafika…...
UPND govt has scored on CDF – PF MP
CHAMA South PF member of parliament Davison Mung’andu says President Hakainde Hichilema is a human being who needs to be commended when he does something right. And Mung’andu says the UPND government has scored on CDF. On Monday, PF Eastern Province Information and Publicity Secretary William Phiri called on the PF leadership to remove Andrew…...
UPND councillor resigns to join civil service
CHIKENGE UPND ward councillor Premier Lungala has resigned to join the Judiciary as a local court clerk. And UPND North-Western Provincial Chairperson Stafford Mulusa says more councillors will be resigning soon to join the civil service owing to the opportunities created by government. Confirming Lungala’s resignation, Wednesday, Mulusa, who is also Government Chief Whip, said…...
HH should apologise, admit that he was ignorant about leadership – Kafwaya
PF member Mutotwe Kafwaya says President Hakainde Hichilema should apologise to Zambians and admit that he was ignorant about leadership. Commenting on President Hichilema’s statement that the Cholera outbreak was something that he never wished for, Kafwaya wondered whether the President wished for the current state of economy or cost of living. “I don’t know…...
I can’t afford to buy a house in SA – Miles
PATRIOTIC Front faction leader Miles Sampa says the money he earns from being Matero member of parliament cannot allow him to purchase a house in South Africa or even Zambia. On Tuesday, the Patriotic Front Facebook page, which is controlled by the Edgar Lungu-led faction, alleged that Sampa had bought property in South Africa and…...