Makinka eyes victory over Brazil
ZAMBIA U-17 national team coach Dennis Makinka says the Junior Chipolopolo will aim to beat Brazil in their final Group H fixture at the ongoing Qatar 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in order to finish top of the group. Speaking after guiding his boys to a 5-2 victory over Honduras on Friday night, Makinka said…...
Fashion delights after scoring in Al-Fayha win
CHIPOLOPOLO striker Fashion Sakala has expressed delight after scoring in Al-Fayha’s 2-0 victory over Al-Okhdood in the Saudi Pro League fixture played on Friday night. Sakala has described the victory as a reward for the team’s dedication and focus in training. Sakala, who netted his second league goal of the season in eight appearances, said…...
Mphasi strikes late as Kitwe Derby ends in stalemate
MALAWIAN international Chifundo Mphasi struck a late equaliser to cancel out Lazarous Kambole’s goal as Kitwe rivals Nkana FC and Power Dynamos battled to a 1-1 draw in an entertaining Kitwe Derby played at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola yesterday. The highly anticipated clash, which was graced by President Hakainde Hichilema, lived up to its…...
Stone-throwing youths disrupt HH’s address at Chiwempala Market
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday abandoned his address at the recently gutted Chiwempala Market in Chingola after a group of individuals disrupted the event. The President had only spoken for a few minutes when some members of the crowd began chanting and throwing stones towards the podium. Meanwhile, Police say they have apprehended two suspects in…...
MoF releases K5.6bn for CDF allocated in 2025 budget
THE Ministry of Finance has released K717 million to the Ministry of Local Government for the final disbursement of the 2025 CDF budget. Making the announcement, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Dr Gabriel Pollen confirmed that the K5.6 billion allocated towards the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the 2025 national budget…...
Inflation drop due to Central Bank interventions – Kabwita
ECONOMIST Noah Kabwita says the recent drop in the inflation rate to 11.9 per cent is due to measures being undertaken by the Central Bank. Last Thursday, Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) Acting Statistician General Sheila Mudenda announced that inflation had dropped from 12.3 percent to 11.9 per cent and attributed the reduction to price movements…...
Immigration officers mistake us for Zimbabweans – Chiawa residents
The people of Chiawa Chiefdom, home to the Goba-speaking Kore-Kore people of the Kafue District, say they are often mistreated by immigration officers who mistake them for Zimbabweans because of their surnames and border dialect. They complain that each time they travel outside the chiefdom, particularly toward Lusaka, they are frequently stopped at immigration checkpoints,…...
Hubby dragged me naked for refusing to warm vimbombo, woman tells court
A woman of Chamba Valley has told the Chelstone Local Court that her husband dragged her naked from their bedroom in full view of their children and neighbors before beating her for refusing to wake up and warm vimbombo (chicken feet) after he came home drunk late at night. This was heard in a case…...
Bizeck roots for PF to bounce back
UNIVERSITY of Zambia political historian Professor Bizeck Phiri says he prays the PF will be focused after the convention so that the country can have a strong opposition in 2026. And Prof Phiri says people that leave a party because it has lost power to join the ruling party are not good leaders and have…...
1000MW solar power target not attainable by Dec – Zesco
ZESCO Board Chairperson Vickson Ncube says the country will not achieve the targeted 1,000 megawatts of solar energy by December this year. Ncube, however says steps to ensure the attainment of the target shortly after December are being made. Speaking when he toured the $48 million 50-megawatt solar power plant in Mansa District, which is…...