Keith promises to pay referees more
FAZ presidential aspirant Keith Mweemba has pledged to prioritise better remuneration for referees if elected into office. Mweemba says referees are a vital component of the football ecosystem and should be treated with the respect and motivation they deserve. Highlighting the crucial role referees play in upholding fairness and enforcing the rules of the game,…...
FIFA sets 21-day deadline for reconvened FAZ AGM
WORLD soccer governing body FIFA has directed the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) to hold its reconvened Elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) within the next 21 days. FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga confirmed the development in a statement issued by Communications Manager Sydney Mungala, after receiving communication from FIFA Chief Member Associations Officer Elkhan Mammadov…....
U20 AFCON Group A is fair – Mulwanda
ZAMBIA Under-20 National Team coach Boyd Mulwanda has described Group A of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Egypt 2025 as “a fair group”. Zambia will compete in Group A alongside hosts Egypt, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania at the Junior AFCON which will run from April 27 to May 18,…...
BB11 dedicates FIFPRO award to teammates
COPPER Queens captain Barbra Banda has paid tribute to her teammates following her historic inclusion in the FIFPRO Women’s World 11, becoming the first female African footballer to earn the prestigious global accolade. Banda, who plies her trade with National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side Orlando Pride, was officially presented with her 2024 FIFPRO Women’s…...
Govt opens Chawama NRC office in decentralisation effort
THE Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security through the Department of National Registration, Passport, and Citizenship, has launched a new sub-office for the issuance of National Registration Cards (NRCs) in Chawama Compound. Speaking at the launch, Tuesday, Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security Permanent Secretary Dickson Matembo said the office in Chawama would…...
It’s game on in Lumezi, we’ll demolish them – Levy
Apa futi ya gemuka ku Lumezi, says President Hakainde Hichilema’s political advisor Levy Ngoma. Last Wednesday, Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti declared the Lumezi Parliamentary seat vacant, after Zulu was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for defaming Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane and his infrastructure counterpart Charles Milupi and RDA Board…...
GBM alive, says Kawana as he warns against social media abuse
MINISTRY of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana says former defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba is alive and in stable condition. Reports on social media were suggesting that Mwamba had died at Maina Soko Military Hospital. Addressing the media, Tuesday, Kawana warned individuals spreading falsehoods on social media that their days were numbered. “We’re…...
KCM pays 35% of debt to CEC under court-approved Scheme
KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) has paid 35 per cent of its US$29.6 million debt to Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC), in line with the High Court-approved Scheme of Arrangement. This development comes after Court of Appeal Judge Anessie Micheal Banda-Bobo dismissed KCM’s application for a stay of further execution and sale of seized assets, citing incompetence…....
Several reasons why Zambians watch movies, ignore govt news
TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali recently lamented a reality that many in leadership have quietly observed but rarely acknowledge publicly: that many Zambians are simply not paying attention to what the government is doing. Instead, they are absorbed in entertainment, watching Telemundo, engaging in social media gossip, movies, and other distractions. As concerning as…...
LAZ won’t be impartial in Sampa’s Mopani case, AG tells ConCourt
ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has objected to an application for joinder by LAZ in the matter in which Matero PF MP Miles Sampa is challenging the Mopani deal. Kabesha has told the Constitutional Court that the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) will not be impartial in the proceedings based on its recent contradictory stance regarding…...