Trident sideline Mwanza after winless streak
MTN/FAZ Super League newcomers Trident FC have placed coach Israel Mwanza on administrative leave following a poor start to the season. Mwanza becomes the second managerial casualty this campaign after Nkana sidelined Beston Chambeshi a week ago with barely three games into the new season. Trident is 17th on the log after three matches, having…...
FAZ salutes stakeholders after Zambia’s AFCON qualification
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga has paid tribute to football stakeholders Zambia’s qualification to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). In his latest weekly President’s Corner column, Kamanga thanked government and soccer fans for the support rendered to the Chipolopolo during the AFCON qualifying campaign. The Chipolopolo finished the qualifiers top of Group H with 13…...
UPND is naïve, Lungu and M’membe will shock them
HONOURABLE Cornelius Mweetwa, the UPND spokesperson says the ruling party doesn’t get moved by the kind of reception given to former president Edgar Lungu wherever he goes because government understands that he is a celebrity. He was reacting to an incident where residents in Kapiri Mposhi surrounded the former president when he stopped over to…...
DPP denies M’membe permission to prosecute IG
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri has denied Socialist Party leader Dr Fred M’membe permission to conduct prosecution against Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba for alleged defamation of character. Phiri has denied Dr M’membe permission “due to public interest considerations”. Musamba yesterday appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court in a matter in which Dr…...
Patson discusses AFCON qualification, World Cup prospects
CHIPOLOPOLO striker Patson Daka says Zambia’s agonising eight-year battle for AFCON qualification is not only a mission accomplished but also the beginning of a great journey for the players who will be making their tournament debut. The Leicester City striker says Chipolopolo are going to use the AFCON tournament as a springboard for Zambia’s 2026…...
I hope HH comes back with clarity on Zambia’s debt to China – Magande
FORMER finance minister Ng’andu Magande says he hopes President Hakainde Hichilema will come back with some clarity from China with regards to the debt which Zambia owes that country. President Hichilema is undertaking a state visit to China from September 10 to 16, 2023 at the invitation of that country’s President, Xi Jinping. In an…...
UPND govt has enhanced human rights, improved civic space – Swedish Envoy
SWEDISH Ambassador to Zambia Johan Hallenborg says the UPND government has enhanced human rights and improved the civic space during their two years in office. And Ambassador Hallenborg says reforms involving the Public Gatherings Bill and the Access to Information Bill need to be concluded urgently in order to deepen the country’s democracy. In an…...
Amafi yesu yashile ubunga pali K150 – PF
AMAFI yesu yashile ubunga pali K150, nomba ba UPND balemona kwati nabakwata ifyakupipila, says PF in response to Copperbelt Minister Elisha Matambo’s statement. On Saturday last week, Matambo said his government was wiping the faeces which were left by the Patriotic Front. But in an interview, Monday, former PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri said…...
Lungu is a celebrity, his crowds don’t move us – Mweetwa
UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the ruling party doesn’t get moved by the kind of reception given to former president Edgar Lungu wherever he goes because he is a celebrity. As Lungu made his way back to Lusaka from Ndola on Saturday, he interacted with traders and youths in Kapiri Mposhi who were thrilled to…...
Stop those assassination plans against HH, Matambo tells ZANU – PF
COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo has warned Zimbabwe’s ZANU–PF Treasurer Patrick Chinamasa and his colleague Rutando to abandon assassination plans against President Hakainde Hichilema. And Matambo says Chinamasa and Rutando’s revelations that they were involved in the death of late president Patrick Mwanawasa will go far. In a write up titled “those with eyes, let them…...