MUZA, Trident coaches discuss ABSA Cup semis
MUZA Coach Lameck Banda and his Trident counterpart Israel Mwanza each believe that it will be their ABSA Cup moment when they clash next Sunday in the semi-finals at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe. ABSA Cup debutants Trident hope to emulate Napsa Stars’ fairy tale run last season where they won a ‘promotion double’ while…...
Zambia urges countries to allocate resources to statistical activities
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has implored countries across the globe to allocate some resources to statistical activities during every budget cycle to enable effective monitoring and evaluation of development activities. Speaking when he opened the joint 19th International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) Conference and 3rd International Statistical Institute Regional Statistics…...
Zambia to host African Draught Championship
ZAMBIA has been granted hosting rights for African Draught Championship set to run from July 8 to 15 by the international mother body. The African Draughts Championships will attract participation from 16 countries of which 10 are African countries while six are from Europe. Zambia Draught Federation (ZDF) General Secretary Raphael Phiri confirmed the development…...
HH should have appointed more judges from within Judiciary – JAWUZ
JUDICIARY And Allied Workers Union of Zambia (JAWUZ) president Peter Mwale says 80 per cent of the next batch of judges that President Hakainde Hichilema will consider appointing should come from within the Judiciary. Mwale, however, urged the recently sworn-in judges to be unbiased in the execution of their duties and ensure speedy justice for…...
Ex-MOH official falls ill during trial
THE matter in which former Ministry of Health Permanent Secretaries Dr Kennedy Malama and Kakulubelwa Mulalelo are jointly charged with seven others was yesterday adjourned after one of the accused persons fell ill during trial. When the matter came up for cross-examination before Magistrate Sanford Ngobola, Tuesday, Rebbeca Ndhlovu, a former Ministry of Health employee,…...
It’s hard to control mealie meal smuggling, laments Lufuma
DEFENCE Minister Ambrose Lufuma says his ministry cannot shoot those involved in maize and mealie-meal smuggling, but has lamented that it is hard to curtail the vice. Last week Friday Agriculture Minister Mtolo Phiri revealed that government had put up measures to mitigate the risk of high mealie-meal prices. In an interview, Tuesday, Lufuma said smugglers…...
Shepolopolo World Cup team is taking shape – Mwape
THE Zambia Women’s National Team has departed for South Korea where it will play two friendly matches on April 7 and 11 in preparation for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. And team coach Bruce Mwape says his technical bench has an idea of how the final squad for the World Cup will look like. Speaking…...
Losing Mother, why we should all be concerned about our health care system
I recently returned to the office from maternity leave – it was quite eventful. I have learnt more about life in the past three months than I have ever learnt in my years on this earth. Up until this point in my career, I have never taken any story or issue too personally. But recent […]
Kamala didn’t meet Lungu because he’s still in active politics – UPND
UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says US Vice-President Kamala Harris did not pay a courtesy call on former president Edgar Lungu because he is still active in “partisan” politics. And Ministry of Information Media Director Thabo Kawana says if PF wanted Vice-President Harris to meet Lungu, then she might as well have met Sean…...
ECZ partly to blame for unprecedented by-elections
WHAT goes around truly does come around. For years we have been writing editorial comments lamenting the deficiencies at our Electoral Commission. On multiple occasions, we have urged ECZ to be firm and fair in its mandate to superintend over the electoral process because if it did not grow teeth, no one would trust it…....