Chambeshi fails to keep Blades afloat
BESTON Chambeshi has failed to keep Konkola Blades afloat as the Chililabombwe side was relegated despite defeating Prison Leopards 2-1 at President Stadium in Kabwe yesterday. Blades were promoted to the Super League last season but have dropped back to the lower division, joining Prison, Kansanshi Dynamos and Trident. To have a chance of surviving…...
FAZ sanctions Nkwazi, gifts MUZA 3 points for abandoned game
SUPER League side Nkwazi will have to part away with K200,000 for causing the abandonment of a Week 28 match against FC MUZA at Nakambala Stadium in April. The FAZ disciplinary committee has ruled in favour of MUZA, awarding the Mazabuka club three points while frowning on Nkwazi’s behaviour. Nkwazi stood accused of having caused…...
Jimmy Ndhlovu’s farewell: the striker’s reflections, future ambitions
IF you are an ardent follower of the Zambia Super League, the name Jimmy Ndhlovu will resonate with you. Nicknamed the ‘silent assassin’, for his predatory instincts in front of goal, the former Kabwe Warriors striker was a nightmare for defenders on his day. Last month, Ndhlovu announced his retirement from professional football, bringing to…...
Parents, don’t marry off your children because of poverty – Magistrate
MATERO Local Court Magistrate Harriet Mulenga has urged parents to ensure that their children are mature enough for marriage before allowing them to marry. She has expressed concern over the rampant divorce cases she is presiding over at the Local Court. The magistrate says poverty should not compel parents to arrange marriages for their children…....
Malina Chilila; Zambia’s youngest ever MP
“I was the youngest member of the Assembly, male or female, at the age of 24 years in the first National Assembly of Zambia, which was immediately after Independence on 24th October 1964.” Yes, you read correctly. Former President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda nominated Malina Kajila Chilila-Makhubalo as a Member of Parliament. The 24-year-old was one…...
Court denies Amos Chanda’s plea to travel to India for medication
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s press aide Amos Chanda withdrew an application on Friday in which he had asked the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court to release his passport to enable him to travel to India for medical attention. This followed Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili’s refusal to grant his application on grounds that a doctor needed to…...
Jay Jay hasn’t told police who abducted him – Lufuma
ACTING Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Ambrose Lufuma says police are investigating Petauke Central MP Emmanuel Jay Banda for attempted murder and assault. Lufuma says the lawmaker was unable to provide the police with any information regarding his supposed abduction, when he disappeared for 48 hours. On the other hand, Lufuma says police advised…...
Electrical fault caused fire at Jean Chisenga’s house – LCC
THE Lusaka City Council has determined that the inferno that engulfed Mambilima PF MP Jean Chisenga’s house was caused by an electrical fault after power supply was restored. On the other hand, Local Government Minister Gary Nkombo, through his lawyer Keith Mukata, has written a demand letter to Diamond TV and Sean Tembo, seeking K40…...
Hamasaka vehemently denies involvement in Jay Jay abduction, claims defamation
EMMANUEL Jay Banda’s lawyer, Sakwiba Sikota, says his client revealed to the police that State House officials Clayson Hamasaka and Levy Ngoma, and a UPND youth leader, were allegedly involved in his abduction. Sikota says Jay Jay’s abductors wanted details about Edgar Lungu’s funders and those within the government system who are leaking information to…...
Zumani, co-accused not entitled to K230m compensation – NPA
THE National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that Chris Zumani Zimba and his co-accused in the gassing case are not entitled to any reliefs for their arrest and detention. This is in a matter in which Zimba, who is former president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor, and Portipher Gwai have sued…...
