Alliance partners who wish to lead Tonse should join PF – Lubinda
ACTING PF president Given Lubinda says Tonse Alliance partners who wish to lead the alliance should join the PF. Speaking when he featured on Astro TV, Friday, Lubinda said the alliance had agreed that the PF, which was the anchor political party, should provide a presidential candidate. He said there was no room for competition…...
Ongoing pollution, environmental degradation irks ZCCB
THE Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) says it is gravely concerned with the ongoing pollution and environmental degradation unfolding across the nation which is subjecting vulnerable communities to suffer at the hands of businesses and political interests. And ZCCB says the recent environmental disaster involving the spillage of toxic pollutants into the Kafue River…...
Defence to commence medical, qualification assessments for ZNS voluntary training on Monday – Lufuma
DEFENCE Minister Ambrose Lufuma has announced that medical tests and assessment of education qualifications for youths who were selected under the Voluntary National Service Training will commence on Monday, August 25. And Lufuma says the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has provided K17.1 million under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to fund the…...
Lungu family hopes to engage with govt depending on their genuineness – Makebi
MAKEBI Zulu has insisted that late former president Edgar Lungu’s family will not participate in anything that does not constitute a dignified send off for the former head of state. And Zulu says the Lungu family was holding up amidst the difficult circumstances, stating that they are devoted to prayer and spiritual counselling. Recently, government…...
Zesco fans call for leadership change
ZESCO United fans have called for an overhaul of the club’s leadership, accusing the executive of gross mismanagement and neglect. The fans expressed their growing frustration during a public protest staged at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola, where ZESCO faced Mutondo Stars in a Week Two MTN Super League fixture. Carrying banners with bold messages,…...
Muzala secures spot in Diamond League final
DESPITE missing out on a podium finish at the Brussels Diamond League meet, Muzala Samukonga has qualified for the Diamond League final, set to take place in Zurich from August 27–28. Samukonga clocked 44.91 seconds in the men’s 400m final, finishing in fifth place against a highly competitive field that featured some of the world’s…...
Police nab fake U17 recruiter
NGWERERE Police Station has arrested a football coach accused of swindling multiple teenage boys by falsely claiming to be recruiting players for the Zambia Under-17 National Football Team. According to a press statement released by Zambia Police Public Relations Officer Rae Hamoonga, the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Gift Mumba of Zani Muone East, posed as…...
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Raydo finds success in film industry
Maurice Malawo, popularly known as Raydo, is widely recognised as a music producer, rapper, and founder of Digital X. Having been instrumental in the rise of artistes like Slapdee, P Jay and Kay Figo, and producing international hits for JK, Mampi and Kayombo, many assumed he had retired since he hasn’t been active in music…...
I dropped out of ZCAS because I felt lecturers were breathing down my neck – F Jay
One-third of the award-winning group Urban Hype, Fumbani Changaya, popularly known as F Jay, says his decision to drop out of college was driven by his early success in music and the desire to be his own boss. Speaking on the Tea with Tash podcast, F Jay recalled how the growing fame began clashing with…...