UNZA student dies after falling off 4 storey building
A SECOND year University of Zambia student has died after falling off the rooftop of a four-storey building at the campus while drinking beer with two other colleagues. In a statement yesterday, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said Davies Nguni, 21, an engineering student, lost balance and fell about 35 to 40 metres down. “Chelston police…...
HAZ seeks K1.5m for Handball Africa Cup logistics
THE Handball Association of Zambia (HAZ) needs about K1.5 million to send the men’s national team for the 2024 Handball Africa Cup of Nations set for January in Egypt. The tournament will run from January 17 to 29 in Cairo. In an interview with Goal Diggers on Thursday, HAZ president Victor Banda said the association…...
African Strongman event was a success – Muzondiwa
ZAMBIA Strongman Federation (ZSF) president Patterson Muzondiwa has hailed the African Strongman competition held in Livingstone as a success. The just-ended championship attracted participation from eight African countries and saw Zambia bag 16 medals. Among the sixteen medals, eight were gold, six bronze and two bronze. Zambia’s strong woman, Cherry Muchindu, defended her African title,…...
Don’t be overconfident against Congo, Niger, Chansa tells Chipolopolo
FORMER Zambian international Isaac Chansa has counselled Chipolopolo to stay motivated but not overconfident in this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Congo Brazzaville and Niger. Zambia starts her World Cup qualification journey at home when she hosts Congo Brazzaville on November 17 at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola, before facing Niger four…...
UPND must slow down, public trust is hard to regain
EVENTS of the past one month have put the ruling party on a wrong footing with democracy advocates and human rights defenders. In the past week, we have seen strong statements from a consortium of Civil Society Organisations, the church mother bodies, Law Association of Zambia and foreign missions accredited to Zambia. In the case…...
Mundubile’s case is frivolous, embarrassing, dismiss it, Miles tells court
PF faction president Miles Sampa has asked the Lusaka High Court not to entertain the matter in which Mporokoso PF MP Brian Mundubile sued him and three others seeking a declaration that Raphael Nakacinda is the duly appointed PF Secretary General. Sampa has argued that the matter is not only incompetently before court but frivolous…...
Retirement benefits are not Lungu’s main preoccupation as at now – Makebi
PF member Makebi Zulu says former president Edgar Lungu made it clear when announcing his political comeback that he is willing to give up everything just to protect the country’s democracy. And Zulu, who is also a lawyer, argues that if retirement benefits are dependent on taking away someone’s right to associate, then such a…...
Democracy is shaky if it doesn’t deliver economic, social benefits – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says democracy must deliver economic and social benefits, otherwise, it will be shaky. Speaking during a state banquet held in honour of visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Wednesday evening, President Hichilema said he had agreed with President Steinmeier that democracy which didn’t deliver economic and social benefits wasn’t good enough. “In our…...
Cabinet’s approval of minimum wage review excites ZCTU
ZCTU has welcomed Cabinet’s decision to approve the issuance of a Statutory Instrument on the review of minimum wages and conditions of service but has called for compliance among employers. The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions has further called for enhanced inspections in the tourism industry, saying there is a lot of exploitation of workers…...
We need to manage risks to maintain positive economic growth – Govt
GOVERNMENT says the transformation agenda it has embarked on has placed the country back on a positive growth path. The government has, however, urged public institutions to take risk management as part of their day-to-day operations, noting that despite the economic rebound, the country remains exposed to a number of risks. Officiating at the first…...