News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1584 Wednesday October 18, 2023
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Adequate preparations key to AFCON success – Kamanga
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga has described the 2023 AFCON draws as fair, stating that adequate preparation will be required for a successful tournament. Meanwhile, Kamanga says the decision made by the technical bench to give newcomers a chance to play at the 2023 Hollywoodbets Women’s Cosafa Championships was thoughtful. In his latest Monday Column, Kamanga…...
Ministry of Youth needs a PS with sports background
WHEN NE-YO visited State House, the President spoke passionately about the Arts in Zambia and how he would like to see it thrive and break international boundaries. During that event, two permanent secretaries were present with him. Mr Fumba Chama and Mr Kangwa Chileshe. To be fair, these two have done a good job representing…...
Chipolopolo faces Uganda
CHIPOLOPOLO wraps up its October friendlies tour of duty in the United Arab Emirates with a game against Uganda at Hamriya Stadium in Sharjah this evening. The match comes five days after Chipolopolo lost 1-0 to Egypt in Abu Dhabi in a game where the Pharaohs broke Zambia’s hearts with a Hamdy Fathy goal in…...
UPND govt has registered over 23,000 cooperatives in 2 yrs – Mubanga
SMALL and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Elias Mubanga says government has managed to register over 23,000 cooperatives between 2021 and 2023, bringing the total number to about 100,000. And Mubanga has disclosed that the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) is currently sitting at K30 billion worth of applications against the K400 million annual disbursement. Speaking…...
Zambia receives first batch of medical supplies from Egypt
ZAMMSA has received the first batch of essential medicines and medical supplies procured from Egypt at a cost of US$24 million under a government-to-government agreement. And Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says the bulk medical supplies will increase the availability of essential drugs in health centers to 90 per cent. Meanwhile, Egyptian Embassy Charge d’ affairs…...