Chipepo, Mutapa talk up Kitwe derby
NKANA coach Mwenya Chipepo is happy that the much-anticipated Kitwe derby scheduled for next weekend will be played in Ndola. All roads will lead to Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola over the weekend as Power Dynamos will be hosting their bitter rivals ‘Kalampa’ in what promises to be another electric clash of titans. After guiding…...
U17 teams chase AFCON qualification
ZAMBIA has set its eyes on winning the Under-17 men’s COSAFA Championship to qualify for the 2025 TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. The Junior Chipolopolo and Copper Princesses set base in South Africa ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations/COSAFA Qualifier kicking off today in Johannesburg. Copper Princesses coach Carol Kanyemba…...
VJ is wrong, Lungu wasn’t a good leader, but a former president can be re-elected
RESPECTED veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga says it’s not possible for a former president to be re-elected in Zambia, calling it a deceptive notion based on misplaced comparisons with other countries like the United States. While we hold Mr Mwaanga in high regard for his service and wisdom, we find it difficult to agree with his…...
North-Western chiefs endorse HH: “We want UPND to rule forever, we’re not ready to lose you”
CHIEFS in North-Western Province have endorsed President Hakainde Hichilema, saying they want the UPND government to remain in power forever. The traditional leaders add that the majority of Zambians are not ready to lose the UPND leadership anytime soon. Recently, government signed a concession agreement with Borderway Capital Investments to upgrade 111 km of the…...
Congolese soldiers killed ZNS officer after being fed wrong information by smugglers – Lufuma
MINISTER of Defence Ambrose Lufuma says Congolese soldiers confronted their Zambian counterparts, killing one and injuring another, after getting wrong information from Zambian smugglers. At a media briefing, Tuesday, Lufuma explained that on Sunday, ZNS soldiers confiscated mealie meal from Zambian smugglers who managed to escape and went to report to Congolese soldiers that Zambian…...
NGOCC, FODEP condemn Kapyanga over his constipation remark
NGOCC and FODEP have condemned Mpika PF MP Francis Kapyanga for telling Mwandi UPND MP Sibeso Sefulo that “her face looks like she is constipated”, in Parliament last Wednesday. This was during a debate on the motion urging government to enhance regulations of online gambling. Kapyanga later withdrew the remark and apologised to Sefulo. However,…...
I’ll watch eligibility judgement from home, says Lungu as Apostle Kunda prays for him
YOU have served this country and we pray that God will remember you, Presence of God Ministries Senior Pastor, Apostle Christopher Kunda told former First Lady Esther Lungu and her husband yesterday. Meanwhile, former president Edgar Lungu says he will watch the judgement on his eligibility case on December 10, 2024, from his house. Yesterday,…...
Dismissed ConCourt judges were unqualified, JCC insists
THE Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) has insisted that the three dismissed Constitutional Court Judges were not qualified to hold their offices. JCC Acting Secretary Brian Gombwa has also told the court that the three judges were found to be incompetent and had grossly misconducted themselves, hence their removal from office. In October, President Hakainde Hichilema…...
MET advises farmers in 6 provinces to plant drought-tolerant crops
THE Zambia Meteorological Department has advised farmers in Copperbelt, North-Western, Western, Southern, Lusaka, Central and Eastern Provinces to consider planting drought-tolerant crops. On the other hand, MET has advised farmers in Luapula, Northern and Muchinga Provinces, as well as the northern parts of North-Western Province, to continue planting and scout for pests such as army […]
I didn’t see any theft, cop tells court in Esther Lungu’s theft of motor vehicle case
A STATE witness has testified before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he did not see any theft in the case where former First Lady Esther Lungu and five others are accused of stealing motor vehicles. Charles Hakuwa, an Assistant Police Commissioner at the Zambia Police Service Headquarters, told the court that Furhana Patel, one of…...
