What a season!
SUPERLATIVES have been used to describe the just-ended 2022/20223 MTN FAZ Super League season. Unless you have just landed from another plant, we all know that two teams will forever define the 2022/2023 Super League season. Firstly, Power Dynamos had an outstanding season after 12 years of agony, suffering the butt of football jokes as…...
Germany camp good for my world championship preps – Muzala
COMMONWEALTH and African champion Muzala Samukonga says he will use the three months camp in Germany to dip-sub 43.03 ahead of the World Championships. Samukonga, Rhoda Njobvu, and Patrick Nyambe left the country on Saturday for Germany where they are expected to camp for three months in readiness for the World Championships set for August…....
There’s no holiday for Power – Menzu
NEWLY crowned 2022/2023 Super League champions Power Dynamos have revealed that there is no holiday for the team after winning the league title for the first time in 12 years. Club vice president Ferdinand Menzu says the team will not go on holiday despite winning the 2022/2023 MTN Super League title as there is more…...
Zambia’s Path on the IMF-Supported Program: Reviewing Performance and Progress on Structural Benchmarks
On 31st August 2022, Zambia was granted a 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) International Monetary Fund (IMF) supported programme marking a crucial step in the country’s quest to restructure its debt and rebuild its economy. To ensure the success of this programme, the IMF periodically conducts performance reviews and ties the disbursements of funds conditional […]
Power, Muza should strengthen squads ahead of CAF competitions – Kamanga
FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga has tipped clubs that will represent the country in the Interclub competitions to prepare adequately and restore the country’s pride on the continent. Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of Power Dynamos’ coronation, Kamanga said there was a need for FC MUZA and Power to prepare adequately for continental…...
HH diverts his salary to charitable endeavours – Jito
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s Finance and Investments advisor Jito Kayumba says the Head of State still does not collect his salary as he prefers to divert it to charitable endeavours. Last week, President Hichilema gave marketeers along Tokyoway K100,000 to help boost their businesses. The amount will be treated as a revolving fund for people who…...
ActionAid hails govt for halting mining activities in Lower Zambezi
ACTIONAID Zambia Interim Country Director Andrew Chikowore has commended government for halting mining activities in Lower Zambezi National Park, saying the decision is in the best interest of local people. Chikowera says mining activities in the national park would have also seen the loss of several jobs within the tourism sector. The Zambia Environmental Management…...
HH must establish the basis of the rift between his govt and Catholic
IN the past weeks, we have seen a growing tiff between the UPND government and the Catholic Church, or at least two of its key priests. The tiff started when President Hakainide Hichilema held a press conference and used graphs to illustrate Zambia’s economic stagnation. This did not please one priest called Fr Anthony Salangeta…...
About 500,000 title deeds are missing critical data – Muchima
LANDS Minister Elijah Muchima says about 500,000 title deeds are missing critical details to be processed into the new Zambia Information Land Administration system from the old land management system. And Muchima has dispelled media assertions that there was a shutdown of the system for three weeks, clarifying that the intentional shutdown was only for…...
Leaked audit letter reveals Faith Musonda’s forfeited K65m is missing at ACC
A LEAKED Auditor General’s management letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission for the financial year ended December 31, 2022 has revealed that Faith Musonda’s forfeited cash amounting to K65,333,046 and K1,001,138.41 have not been deposited into Control 99 and that the whereabouts of the funds are still unknown. The letter has also revealed that 164 payments…...