HH’s decision to shorten his holiday, attend to cholera crisis came late – Wynter
ECONOMIC Front Leader Wynter Kabimba says President Hakainde Hichilema should have provided leadership from the moment that the cholera outbreak began. The opposition party leader has lamented that the Head of State was busy posting pictures of himself at his ranch while cholera cases were escalating. Commenting on the President’s decision to cut short his…...
17 die, 1,113 admitted for cholera
BATA Zambia and the Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) have donated assorted cholera infection prevention materials to the Ministry of Health. Bata Zambia has donated 500 pairs of boots to ensure infection prevention, while ZMA has donated infection prevention materials such as soap and chlorine. On Tuesday, Trade Kings Foundation also donated hygiene items to the…...
Immigration releases Archbishop Milingo’s passport, allows him to travel
THE Department of Immigration yesterday released former Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo’s passport, barely 24 hours after stopping him from leaving the country for South Korea. The Department says it has concluded the investigation it was conducting and there was no reason to continue keeping his passport. On Tuesday, the Department of Immigration at Kenneth Kaunda International…...
State House rubbishes Umodzi Kum’mawa’s demands: “It’s nonsense”
STATE House has described the demands from the Umodzi Kum’mawa group for President Hakainde Hichilema to appoint an easterner as his new Minister of Foreign Affairs as nonsensical. And Economist Noel Nkhoma, who is among the easterners suggested by the group, says he wouldn’t want to give legitimacy to things he doesn’t know about. Meanwhile,…...
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ZANAMACA in court for failure to pay statutory assessments to Workers Compensation Fund
THE Zambia National Marketeers Credit Association (ZANAMACA) has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to pay Statutory Assessments to the Worker’s Compensation Fund Control Board in the sum of K7,520.04. ZANAMACA is facing one count of failure to pay Statutory Assessments to Worker’s Compensation Fund Control…...
Mufulira Wanderers faces Kansanshi Dynamos
MUFULIRA Wanderers gets back to action this afternoon by entertaining Kansanshi Dynamos in the MTN Super League Week 19 fixture at the Shinde Stadium. In an early kickoff at the same venue, winless Trident welcomes Kabwe Warriors, seeking its first victory of the season. With seven Week 19 fixtures played over the weekend, this afternoon’s…...
Cholera forces athletes to train from OYDC
THE cholera outbreak has forced athletes to train from the OYDC centre as the National Heroes Stadium has been turned into a treatment centre. A check by Goal Diggers found athletes training at the OYDC- Zambia using the hockey field where they are not allowed to use spikes. Athletes are preparing for the All-Comers Meet…...
I won’t make the mistakes that have ruined other boxers – Mwale
AFRICA Boxing Union (ABU) bantamweight champion Davy Mwale says he is determined to remain disciplined and avoid making the same mistakes that have ruined other boxers. Mwale was crowned ABU bantamweight champion in December last year at the Government Complex after he defeated South Africa’s Innocent Mantengu to take the vacant title. The boxer says…...
Chipolopolo draws with Cameroon
ZAMBIA has started 2024 with a draw after Cameroon rallied from a goal down to force a 1-1 stalemate in a pre-2023 Ivory Coast AFCON friendly played at the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah yesterday. Both goals came in the first half and saw the Leicester City forward, Patson Daka continue from where he left…...