DEC nabs 5 FRA officers over K772,000 maize scam
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested five Food Reserve Agency (FRA) marketing assistants for allegedly forging documents and purporting to issue over 1,700 bags of white maize to the Zambia National Service (ZNS) valued at K772,630. In a statement, Thursday, DEC Public Relations Officer Allan Tamba said all five suspects, from Monze and Mumbwa…...
Zesco, Nchanga Rangers share spoils after goalless stalemate
ZESCO United and Nchanga Rangers played out a hard-fought goalless draw in a rescheduled Week-9 MTN Super League encounter at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola as both sides settled for a point after a match characterised by tactical discipline and missed chances. The fixture carried an added layer of intrigue as Zesco head coach Emmanuel…...
Sichone’s UEFA A License not good enough – CAF
ZAMBIA national football team head coach Moses Sichone is deemed ineligible to lead the Chipolopolo at the CAF 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) under the newly introduced Confederation of African Football (CAF) coaching requirements despite being one of the most highly qualified coaches in the country. Sichone, who holds a UEFA A coaching…...
Heroes Stadium rehabilitation progressing smoothly – Nkandu
MINISTER of Youth, Sport and Arts Elvis Nkandu has announced that rehabilitation works at Lusaka’s National Heroes Stadium are expected to be completed by January 2026, raising optimism that international football will soon return to the capital. Nkandu made the remarks after conducting a site visit to assess the progress of the ongoing works and…...
FAZ cancels Ivory Coast friendly
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has adjusted the Chipolopolo’s training schedule in Murcia, Spain and canceled a planned international friendly match against African champions Ivory Coast. FAZ stated that the Chipolopolo will now conclude their week-long training camp tomorrow before traveling directly to Morocco ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 after…...
Govt defends Speaker dance: “She was celebrating inclusion of women”
GOVERNMENT Chief Whip Stafford Mulusa says Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti is just a human being who is allowed to express herself. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Whip Likando Mufalali says he asked the Speaker why she celebrated the way she did after the passage of Bill 7, and she told him that it was…...
No sympathy vote for the opposition in Chawama – UPND
UPND Deputy Spokesperson Elvis Nkandu says the PF should not expect sympathy votes from the electorate because people understand why the Chawama seat was declared vacant. On Tuesday, PF acting president Given Lubinda asked party supporters to sing songs of sorrow while campaigning for the Chawama by-election to remind citizens that they were still mourning…...
Sinda Council paid K1.3m for an unfinished bar, restaurant – AG
THE 2024 Auditor General’s Report on Local Authorities has revealed that Sinda Town Council engaged NY Engineers Art Limited to construct a council bar and restaurant at a contract sum of K1,406,585 with a completion period of 12 weeks. The audit report indicated that although the contract was scheduled to run from April 3, 2023…...
Court pushes L/stone mayor’s corruption judgement to January
JUDGEMENT in the matter where Livingstone Mayor Constance Nalishebo Muleabai is accused of corruption involving K180,000 has been adjourned to January 19, 2026, due to the absence of presiding Magistrate Trevor Kasanda. After the adjournment of the case by Livingstone Resident Magistrate Kalifano Manyepa, Muleabai’s supporters protested outside the court, accusing the court of trying…...
Chingola rioters face terrorism charge
ABOUT 34 people arrested in connection with the Chingola riot which occurred when President Hakainde Hichilema visited the gutted Chiwempala Market have been slapped with a new charge of terrorism. This is in addition to the five existing charges, which include riotous demolishing of buildings, structures and machinery, arson and theft. Meanwhile, Chingola Magistrate Maybin…...