U20 ready to defend Cosafa title – Mulwanda
ZAMBIA U-20 men’s national team coach Boyd Mulwanda says his charges are ready to defend the Cosafa Cup and qualify for the CAF 2025 TotalEnergies Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations. Speaking in an interview before the team’s departure for Mozambique, the host nation for the 2024 Cosafa U-20 tournament which will run between September 26…...
BOZ cancels Betternow’s licence
THE Bank of Zambia (BOZ) has resolved to terminate the possession of Betternow Finance Company Limited and cancel the licence which allowed the institution to operate as a financial service provider. According to a circular dated September 24,2024 addressed to chief executive officers of financial service providers, the Central Bank terminated the licence after concluding…...
Competition high among U17 girls – Kanyemba
ZAMBIA Under-17 Women’s National Team coach Carol Kanyemba says she is happy with the competition levels as the Copper Princess intensify preparations for the 2024 U17 FIFA Women’s World Cup which will run between October 16 and November 4, 2024, in the Dominican Republic. Kanyemba, who had earlier named a 28 member provisional squad, said…...
D/Speaker followed procedure in announcing 9 PF seats vacant – National Assembly
THE National Assembly has told the Lusaka High Court that the Second Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Moyo followed the procedure provided in accordance with the Constitution before announcing the nine PF seats vacant. The nine MPs whose seats were declared vacant include: Brian Mundubile, Stephen Kampyongo, Christopher Kang’ombe, Ronald Chitotela, Remember Mutale,…...
Load-shedding not due to incompetence – Zesco
ZESCO Managing Director Victor Mapani says the current load-shedding is not due to incompetence levels of the current power utility team. Mapani has disclosed that the corporation is looking at importing not less than 780 megawatts of power next month. The Zesco MD says there are a number of good engineers at the corporation to…...
Clubs applauds ZPL for K1.6m grant
WOMEN’S Super League clubs have lauded the Zambia Premier League for its initiate to give them grant to support the growth of the ladies game in the nation. In its quest to promote women’s football development in Zambia, the ZPL has began the process of distributing over K1.6 million to teams in the Women’s Super…...
Mpombo’s polysyllabic verbiage and sesquipedalian legacy
IN the annals of Zambia’s political history, few figures stand out as profoundly as the inimitable George Wello Mpombo. As Zambia mourns the passing of this son of the soil, we are reminded of a man whose very existence in the political sphere was marked by the harmonious fusion of loquacity and unflinching patriotism. Mpombo’s…...
Govt shouldn’t prioritise constitutional reforms in 2025 budget – Lifuka
GOVERNANCE Activist Rueben Lifuka has cautioned government against prioritising constitutional reforms at the expense of addressing pressing needs of Zambians in the 2025 national budget. Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane is expected to present the 2025 national budget tomorrow, the fourth under the UPND government. In an interview, Wednesday, Lifuka said the government…...
ConCourt has no authority to interrogate losing candidate’s eligibility to contest future polls, Sangwa submits
CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer John Sangwa SC has asked the Constitutional Court not to entertain a petition from youth activist Michelo Chizombe challenging Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to contest future elections. Sangwa has told the court that it cannot grant Chizombe the reliefs he seeks without impugning the validity of the 2021 presidential elections. On Tuesday, Constitutional Court…...
Chanoda sues Zesco, ERB demanding an end to load shedding
UMODZI Kum’mawa spokesperson Chanoda Ngwira has sued the state in the High Court, demanding an order to discontinue all load shedding and intentional withdrawals of electricity forthwith. Ngwira has cited the Attorney General, Zesco and the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) as respondents. He also wants a declaration that the trio’s decision to cut off supply…...
