HH backs Chipolopolo as he calls for grassroots sports revolution
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has expressed solidarity with the Chipolopolo Boys following their dissapointing exit from the ongoing TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco, while calling for renewed investment in grassroots sports development across the country. In a statement issued by State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka, President Hichilema said he understood…...
Nkandu not happy with Chipolopolo’s poor AFCON campaign
MINISTER of Sports Youth and Arts Elvis Nkandu has expressed dissapointment with the performance of the Chipolopolo Boys, following Zambia’s early elimination from the ongoing 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The Chipolopolo failed to go past the group stage at the tournament in Morocco after consecutive defeats against Mali and Comoros,…...
Fashion improving after being hospitalised in Rabat
ZAMBIA national team doctor Wesley Ngongo says Chipolopolo captain Fashion Sakala, who missed the team’s 3-0 defeat to hosts Morocco at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after being hospitalised in Rabat, is getting better. Ngongo revealed that Sakala got sick on the eve of the match against Morocco and was later admitted to…...
Sichone admits lack of preparedness as Chipolopolo exit AFCON
ZAMBIA national team coach Moses Sichone has admitted that the Chipolopolo Boys were not adequately prepared for their decisive Group A clash against hosts Morocco, following a 3-0 defeat that confirmed their elimination from the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Rabat. Speaking after the match at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Sichone…...
Sumaili welcomes Christian nation holiday: “It’s long overdue”
FORMER religious affairs minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili says the introduction of a public holiday to celebrate Zambia as a Christian nation is a positive move and long overdue. However, Rev Sumaili has called on President Hakainde Hichilema to act in a manner that shows that Zambia is truly a Christian nation. During the 34th commemoration…...
401 bridges, culverts are in critical condition – RDA
THE Road Development Agency (RDA) has disclosed that its most recent condition assessment of bridges and culvert structures revealed that 401 are in critical condition. The RDA also says it will implement aggressive measures to deal with the continued prevalence of overloading by heavy goods vehicles, especially tipper trucks, on public roads. Speaking during a…...
PF challenges Lubinda to prove he is funding the party
PF presidential aspirant Greyford Monde says an organisation like PF can’t be single-handedly sponsored by one person, adding that by-election campaigns require a lot of money which Given Lubinda can’t fund alone. Meanwhile, Mandevu PF MP Christopher Shakafuswa has challenged Lubinda to state exactly which PF activities he has sponsored, alleging that he did not…...
Let’s unite and choose one leader, Makebi urges opposition
PF presidential aspirant Makebi Zulu has called on all presidential candidates and other opposition leaders to set aside their self-interests and choose one leader that will serve Zambians. Makebi says the opposition cannot afford to miss the August 2026 general elections because that will determine the cause for the nation. Addressing the media via Facebook,…...
If this punishment to maize farmers continues, it will affect food security
Government assurances have a way of sounding comforting in Lusaka, especially when they are delivered in carefully chosen words. But on the ground, in villages, camps and farming blocks, reality follows a different calendar altogether. This is why the latest assurance by Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane that all farmers who supplied maize…...
It can’t be embarrassing if UPND loses Chawama, we’ve lost before – Nkandu
UPND Deputy Spokesperson Elvis Nkandu says the ruling party cannot be embarrassed if they lose the Chawama by-election, as they have lost elections before. He has also insisted that the mealie-meal being distributed in the constituency is for their foot soldiers, who also need to be fed. The News Diggers editorial suggested that the UPND…...