Tembo confident of winning medal at PacificAus netball series
NATIONAL netball team coach Lazarus Tembo has declared her ladies ready for the PacificAus netball sports series that kicks off this Sunday in Gold Coast in Queensland State, Australia. Zambia was drawn in Pool B alongside Tonga, Singapore and Kenya in the tournament that runs from April 23 to 29 at Gold Coast Sports and…...
Chambishi hires Kabwe as new club coach
RELEGATION threatened Chambishi Football Club has appointed Dan Kabwe as the new club head coach in a bid to survive the chop in the MTN/FAZ Super League. With just five games to go, Chambishi are the latest club to fire their coach Wellington Mujembe. According to a statement issued yesterday, the club indicated that it…...
Don’t use NAPSA benefits for kitchen parties, ZCTU cautions workers
THE Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has cautioned workers who will opt to withdraw part of their pension money to invest it and not use it for kitchen parties or purchasing luxurious items. On Monday this week, President Hakainde Hichilema signed into law, the National Pension Scheme Amendment Bill of 2023 which allows for…...
Delay to appoint FIC board sending wrong messages – CCZ
COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says the delay to appoint a board of the Financial Intelligence Centre is sending wrong messages that government doesn’t want an effective FIC. In the FIC 2022 Annual Report, the centre lamented that lack of a board was a major challenge in their operations. Commenting…...
FAZ issues match-fixing warning to Super League clubs
AS the 2022/2023 MTN Super League season nears the end, FAZ has cautioned clubs and officials to avoid match-fixing in a bid to survive relegation or win promotion. And FAZ has warned clubs not to dent the integrity of the league by failing to fulfil their fixtures. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, FAZ acting General…...
Depoliticise agriculture, ZNFU tells HH
THE Zambia National Farmers Union has called on President Hakainde Hichilema to depoliticise the agriculture sector. And President Hichilema says immediate action is needed to deal with the mealie meal shortage in the country. Speaking at State House yesterday when President Hichilema held a consultative meeting with the Grain Producers and Traders Association of Zambia,…...
Pamela abductor vows to challenge court ruling which declared him fit for trial
A LAWYER representing the alleged abductors of Pamela and 12 others, says the defence intends to challenge the Lusaka High Court’s ruling which declared one of the accused, James Bwalya, fit to stand trial. Osborne Ngoma says the defence will file a petition in the Constitutional Court seeking an interpretation of whether or not his…...
Mwila will be locked up if he continues instigating violence – Kasanda
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda has warned former PF secretary general Davies Mwila to desist from inciting violence or he will be arrested. And Transport and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali has urged citizens to be wary of people who are trying to tarnish government’s image. Addressing mourners at the funeral of former foreign affairs minister…...
Journalists launch media pure self-regulation mechanism
THE Media Association for Pure Self Regulation says it has adopted a code of ethics and a draft constitution to form part of the self regulatory mechanism. And Civil Society Organisations representative Vusi Sifile says a media that is not regulated is a danger to itself and the society it serves. Speaking during the launch…...
Court places Nakacinda on defence in defamation of the President case
LUSAKA magistrate Irene Wishimanga has found PF information and publicity chairperson Raphael Nakacinda with a case to answer in a matter in which he is charged with defamation of the President. Magistrate Wishimanga has since placed Nakacinda on his defence. In this matter, it is alleged that Nakacinda on December 13, 2021, in Lusaka, with…...