U17 loses to Nigeria in AFCON opener
THE Zambia under-17 national team has suffered a defeat against Nigeria in its opening fixture at the 2023 U17 AFCON in Algeria. Favour Daniel struck home in the 76th minute of the game to seal an important victory for Nigeria. The defeat puts the Ian Bakala tutored side in an awkward position and in need…...
Hooliganism at stadia should be condemned
THE chaos that characterised the Kitwe derby on Saturday leaves much to be desired and should be condemned in the strongest possible terms. We know how much Zambians love football and the emotions the game stirs up among the citizenry but the violence witnessed at the weekend is no excuse. That type of behavior has…...
It’s only PF saying we’ve failed – UPND
UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says some people were thanking the party when it formed government in 2021 because it’s better to eat “Chibwabwa” and live in peace. And Imenda says it’s only the PF who think the new dawn government has failed to govern. On Wednesday, acting PF vice-president Given Lubinda said the…...
Inflation will keep rising – Hambayi
ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says the rise in the inflation rate is due to the fact that the country has no economic fundamentals to hold down. ZAMSATS Statistician General Mulenga Musepa announced on Thursday that the annual inflation rate for April 2023 had increased to 10.2 percent from the 9.9 percent recorded in March 2023. He…...
Mbewe wins Zambia first medal at CAA championships
ZAMBIA’s Thompson Mbewe has won the country’s first silver medal at the ongoing Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) under-20 and under-18 championships at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. Botswana’s Collen Kebinnatshipi stopped the clock at 44.91 to clinch gold while Mbewe came in second. By press time, the official time records for the rest…...
Increased cost of living calls for improved wages
As we mark this year’s Labour Day, it is important to reflect on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for workers. It is a day to recognise the important role that workers play in our society and to advocate for their rights and well-being. While some progress has been made in terms of worker…...
I want to discourage notion that govt, business community can’t collaborate – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he wants to discourage the notion that government cannot collaborate with the business community because there is no “them” and “us” but only one country to grow. And President Hichilema says government will not allow people to die due to lack of safety measures in mines where people are operating without…...
Veep’s question to Lungu on KK day surprising – Mwamba
PF Deputy Information and Publicity Chairperson Emmanuel Mwamba says he is quite shocked that Vice-President Mutale Nalumango asked former president Edgar Lungu what he will be remembered for. But Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says the Vice-President’s question to Lungu was not about infrastructure, but legacy, which in his case is the…...
UNZA students celebrate allowances with communal meal
UNIVERSITY of Zambia students at the main campus along Great East Road on Saturday cooked as a community to celebrate payment of meal allowances. During the previous administration, meal allowances had been scrapped off, causing hardships among the students. But after receiving their meal allowances, the students turned the entrance to the Kwacha hostel into…...
Nshibepa iyo, we’ll be concluding KCM, Mopani issues soon – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says government will soon settle the issues around Konkola and Mopani Copper Mines, and people should mark his words because he doesn’t tell lies. And President Hichilema says the PF was contracting debt as if they were drinking water, adding that he doesn’t know which roads were done on the Copperbelt from…...