Refrain from uncalled misconduct, FAZ urges clubs
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has directed all football clubs to refrain from uncalled for misconduct that are very retrogressive and against the spirit of the game. Zambia Premier League manager Brian Mulenga said the image of Zambian football was being damaged as many clubs continue to engage in unsavoury practices that are completely…...
Mweetwa shines at LPCA national team trials
BUDDING chess star Victoria Mweetwa scored an impressive five points out of seven to be among the 12 ladies’ that secured positions in the second phase of the Lusaka Province Chess Association (LPCA) selection for national team trials. Mweetwa who missed last year’s final qualifications by a whisker, started the two-day competition at National Institute…...
Bakala names final squad for U17 tournament
ZAMBIA Under-17 men’s national team coach Ian Bakala says he is confident the lads will make the country proud by qualifying for the Africa Cup after naming a final 20-player squad for the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations |COSAFA qualifier to be held next month. Eight players from the UEFA Invitational Tournament held in…...
Masebo ponders transferring excess health workers to rural areas
HEALTH Minister Sylva Masebo says her Ministry will soon start transferring health workers from Lusaka to rural areas because there are too many of them in Lusaka. Asked in Parliament by Chama North PF MP Yotam Mtayachalo on what her Ministry was doing to ensure that medical staff did not leave his constituency shortly after…...
Police interrogate Kaizer Zulu
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu was yesterday interrogated by police in Lusaka for several hours. By press time, Zulu was still being questioned by the police. Zulu’s lawyer Makebi Zulu confirmed that his client was being interrogated but could not give further details. “We are still in the meeting, I am saying…...
Jean Kapata sues ACC, asks court to halt valuation of her property
FORMER lands and natural resources minister Jean Kapata has dragged the Anti-Corruption Commission to court seeking an order to stay the valuation of her property. Kapata further wants the court to interpret whether a search warrant can be used for any other purpose than conducting a search. According to her affidavit in support of originating…...
6,000 babies are born with heart diseases in Zambia annually – MOH
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has disclosed that approximately 6,000 babies in Zambia are born with heart disease annually, out of which 2,000 require surgery or intervention. Speaking during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health and Save a Child’s Heart- Israel, Tuesday, Masebo said heart diseases were among the leading…...
Some illegal institutions are offering e-Procurement training, warns ZPPA
THE Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has cautioned suppliers and procuring entities to be wary of illegal institutions offering training on the use of the Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system. In a statement, Tuesday, ZPPA principal officer-public relations Iñutu Mushambatwa said the authority was the only organisation that provided training in the e-GP system and…...
I ask myself whether those who question HH’s trips are okay ‘upstairs’ – Kasanda
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says President Hakainde Hichilema will no doubt bounce back in 2026 because the new dawn government is about to fulfill all its campaign promises. And Kasanda says she sometimes wonders whether the people who question the President’s international trips are “okay upstairs”. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has predicted that…...
Bishop Phiri rebukes opportunistic politicians
NDOLA Diocese Catholic Bishop Benjamin Phiri says catholic politicians are a big disappointment because they temporarily forget about God when in office and only start trekking back to church after being removed from power. And Bishop Phiri says some individuals have lasted long in politics because they jump from one ship to another when they…...