It’s time for Muzala to prove himself – Matete
LEGENDARY sprinter Samuel Matete has challenged Zambia’s best runner, Muzala Samukonga, to prove his mantle at the international stage by performing well at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which kick off next week. Since 1984 when boxer Keith Spinks Mwila scooped Zambia’s first medal, a bronze in Los Angeles, the country has only managed to…...
Kabwe Warriors don’t fear Arrows – Chakatazya
KABWE Warriors Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Charles Chakatazya says his team does not fear Zambian champions Red Arrows, whom they will face in the Carling Black Label Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndlovu Charity Shield to kick-start the new season on August 10, at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. Chakatazya says Warriors are not afraid of any team…...
Arrows eye CECAFA Cup final
ZAMBIAN Champions Red Arrows will today’s seek to overcome Sudanese giants Hay Al Wadi when the two sides lock horns in a CECAFA Kagame Cup semifinal clash at the Azam Sports complex in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to secure a spot in the finals. The Zambian Champions are deemed as the underdogs going into tonight’s…...
Chipolopolo continue to nose dive on FIFA rankings
THE Zambia national soccer team has continued to nose dive on the FIFA Coca Cola men’s World Rankings after an embarrassing performance at the 2024 COSAFA Championship recently played in South Africa. According to the latest rankings unveiled by FIFA, Zambia’s rating on the global ranking for June and July has dropped from 90 to…...
How can UPND be so shameless to denounce the FIC report which they used to de-campaign PF?
Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has done very well to U-turn from his earlier position regarding the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) trends report. After rubbishing the latest report which detected over K13 billion worth of suspected illicit financial transaction and discrediting the work of the FIC, Honourable Mweetwa has realigned his position, saying the government…...
We’re preparing approval for next financing to Zambia – World Bank
THE World Bank (WB) says it’s preparing for the next approval of financing towards Zambia’s healthcare provision support under it’s Global Financing Facility. Speaking when he met Health Minister, Silvia Masebo, at her office on Thursday, WB Global Financing Facility Practice Manager, Dr Luc Laviolette, disclosed that the facility had so far provided $22 million…...
ECL didn’t return to politics to play PR, he’s in UKA as our choice flag bearer – PF
WE’RE presenting ECL as a choice flag bearer from PF, not only to lead PF as the candidate but also if we go into the next election with others, ECL being the candidate, says Raphael Nakacinda. The PF faction Secretary General says now that the honeymoon stage has passed in UKA, they are discovering who…...
Cabinet approves ZAMMSA amendment bill for emergency drug procurement
CABINET has approved the introduction in the National Assembly of the ZAMMSA amendment bill, aimed at enabling the emergency procurement and distribution of medicines and medical supplies during a public health emergency. In a statement, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said the proposed Bill, once enacted, would enable ZAMMSA to be responsible for the procurement,…...
ACC instructed me not to pay Mikalile until investigations are concluded – Nkulukusa
SECRETARY to Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says the Anti-Corruption Commission instructed him not to make any payments on the debt owed to Mikalile Trading Company, until some investigations are concluded. And Nkulukusa says he has gotten threats of being sued, but government must do the right thing. The Auditor General’s report on Zambia’s external debt stock…...
C/belt police nab Mufulira man for sodomising 12 year old boy
POLICE in Mufulira have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly sodomising a 12-year-old boy on different occasions. According to a statement issued by Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba, Thursday, the incidents are said to have occurred between June 2024 and July 15, 2024 at a shop in Kamuchanga Market. Copperbelt Police Commissioner PEACEWELL MWEEMBA said…...
