Shonga dies

CHIPOLOPOLO midfielder Justin Shonga has passed away after a short illness. Zambia Police Deputy Spokesperson Dan Mwale confirmed his death to the FAZ media team on Sunday evening. Mwale said Shonga died at Sikanze Police Hospital after a short illness. Shonga was plying his trade in Saudi Arabia, with Najran, a second division team. The […]
Zambia out of Cosafa Cup

ZAMBIA has been dumped out of the Cosafa Cup at the group stage by Zimbabwe, who walked away with a 2-0 victory at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium, Sunday. The defeat put Chisi Mbewe and his men on the wrong side of history, as they became the second crop of Chipolopolo to lose two consecutive Cosafa…...
ERB reduces fuel prices

THE Energy regulation Board (ERB) has reduced the price of petrol by K3.98, diesel by K1.7, kerosene by K3.14 and Jet A-1 by K3.56 for the month of July, 2024. In a statement, Sunday, ERB Board Chairperson James Banda, attributed the reduction to the Kwacha appreciation against the United States Dollar. “The prices of petroleum…...
Zambia progresses to final round of FIBA U18 African Championships

The NASDEC Sports Arena was once again the epicenter of excitement on Saturday as the FIBA Afro Basket Zone VI U18 Qualifiers continued. Both the Zambian men’s and women’s teams clinched victories in their respective matches against Zimbabwe, securing their places in the Final Round of the FIBA U18 African Championships. In the men’s game,…...
Police nab 25-year-old man for defiling 13-year-old ‘girlfriend’

POLICE in Lusaka have arrested a 25-year-old man of Chudleigh for defiling a 13-year-old grade seven pupil who was reported missing in February this year. Meanwhile, the girl has narrated how the suspect asked her to be his girlfriend and persuaded her to run away from home so that they could stay together. In a…...
ECL’s election loss didn’t mark end of my career, I’m a creative – Idc Comedy

IS he just a one-hit wonder? Could he have picked a wrong and short-lived comic character? Or does he have more to offer than simply mimicking former head of state Edgar Lungu? Winston Ngosa alias IDC is a Lusaka based comedian well known for mimicking former president Edgar Lungu. The 30-year-old stand-up comedian, content creator,…...
Homeless

Driving on big flyovers one cannot help but marvel at the engineering feat achieved by humans. However, these flyovers stand tall in contrast to the poverty existing unabashedly, underneath. These flyovers offer shelter to many homeless people who have traveled to big cities hoping to transform their lives only to realise the futility of their […]
Amafuna kuni nyula machine, hubby laments

SHE threatens to uproot my manhood, and whenever I give her money for capital, she wastes it all on alcohol, a Lusaka man has lamented before the Matero Local Court. 32-year-old Silan Mumba of John Laing narrated to the court that his wife, who has been nicknamed “ba buyer shipwe shipwe” at the local taverns,…...
The unspoken fever – Gambling

As a 35 year old housewife, Rita would pass time on social media after doing her chores and sending kids away to school. TV was not much of her thing, so she spent her spare time following Zambian celebrities. She followed them religiously seeing she didn’t have that many friends in Lusaka. Having come from […]
Call us stupid for speaking out against Kachasu, but it remains illegal – Nkombo

KACHASU has already been classified as illegal. If brewers feel it should be regulated, they must bring it to the National Assembly to see how many MPs are stupid or balibe nzelu, says Local Government Minister Gary Nkombo. If you missed the Kachasu story in last week’s edition, let me catch you up. Recently, we…...