Richmond, Likando suffer defeats at Africa Individual Chess Championship
INTERNATIONAL Master (IM) Richmond Phiri and Likando Namakau suffered defeats in the third round of the ongoing 2022 Africa Individual Chess Championship in Lagos, Nigeria. Team Zambia failed to record a victory, with the remaining participants settling for draws at the event. Fide Masters (FM) pair of Prince Mulenga and Nase Lungu and Candidate Master…...
ZRU to form player welfare association
THE Zambia Rugby Union (ZRU) says it is in the process of forming a player welfare association to help players transition from amateur to semi-professionals as per Rugby Africa and World Rugby directives. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, ZRU general secretary Musunka Silungwe said the player association body will be formed for the 2023 National…...
Tagwirei names hockey provisional squad for World Cup qualifiers
ZAMBIA hockey men’s national team coach Samuel Tagwireyi has named a strong 23-member provisional squad ahead of the 2024 Oman Hockey 5s World Cup qualifiers set for December in Cairo, Egypt. The five aside hockey World Cup qualifiers are set to run from December 10th-15th in Cairo with coach Tagwireyi stating that the target is…...
Some people come to our offices mukutusetin’ga, laments Kabuswe
MINISTER of Mines and Minerals Development Paul Kabuswe has lamented that his ministry is heavily attacked with falsehoods, arguing that some people even go to his office “mukutusetin’ga”. And Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says there is need to enrich the debate around the mining sector if it is to grow. Meanwhile,…...
BAZ invites £20, £50 deposits as British pound notes are phased out
THE Bankers Association of Zambia has urged members of the public in possession of the £20 and £50 paper banknotes to deposit them at their respective banks by September 30, before they are phased out. In a statement, BAZ chief executive officer Leonard Mwanza explained that the Bank of England was withdrawing the legal tender…...
They had a troubled marriage, says killer cop’s family
POLICE in Ndola are investigating a case in which a 29-year-old Crack Squad police officer shot himself dead after killing his wife of two years and injuring her young sister at their parents’ house following marital disputes. Meanwhile, the mother of the deceased woman has narrated that the couple’s marriage was characterised by disputes, adding…...
Majority wants holistic Constitutional reform – Haimbe
JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says it is clear that the majority is in favour of a holistic Constitution reform process because the current one needs cleaning. Last week, Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa SC said the Constitution was okay in its current state, arguing that the problem was the bad people who have been occupying State…...
They’re asking me to help other countries do what I’ve done for Zambia within a year, brags HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has bragged that during the ongoing UN General Assembly, he was asked whether he can help other countries achieve what he has achieved for Zambia within a year. And President Hichilema says one or two Zambians living in the Diaspora will be appointed as ambassadors within the next two weeks. Meanwhile, President…...
We’ll not shield any ill-behaved Chinese national, company – Envoy
CHINESE Ambassador to Zambia Du Xiaohui says his embassy will not shield any Chinese company or national who behaves illy. And Ambassador Xiaohui has announced that the Chinese government, through its embassy in Zambia, will host the China-Zambia Trade and Investment Forum from September 28 to 29, 2022. Meanwhile, acting Minister of Commerce, Trade and…...
Speaker approves motion to debate re-introduction of meal allowances
LUMEZI Independent member of parliament Munir Zulu will on October 5, this year, move a motion in Parliament to ask government to re-introduce meal allowances in public universities. This follows the Speaker’s move to approve the said motion for debate on that date. In a letter dated September 19, Tennieson Nyangu, signing on behalf of…...