Livingstone recorded 8,800 tourist arrivals in Q1 of 2024 – Sikumba
MINISTER of Tourism Rodney Sikumba says the number of tourist arrivals in Livingstone, in the first quarter of 2024 increased to 8,800 compared to 4,300 during the same period last year. And Sikumba says his ministry is streamlining levies charged within national parks. Speaking on ZNBC’s ‘Sunday Interview’, Sikumba said the number of tourist arrivals…...
Olympic Qualification was never in doubt – Muzala
COMMONWEALTH and African 400m champion Muzala Samukonga says he will do everything possible to win the country a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Samukonga arrived back in the country yesterday after taking part in the Rabbat/Marrakech Diamond League, where he finished second, clocking 44:54 seconds to qualify for the summer Olympic Games. In…...
Mung’andu should resign from PF – Mwamba
EMMANUEL Mwamba says Chama South PF MP Davison Mung’andu should resign from the party since he has crossed floors. The Edgar Lungu led PF – faction Information and Publicity Chairperson has accused Mung’andu of abandoning his party in favour of working with the UPND. Meanwhile, Miles Sampa led PF – faction Secretary General Morgan Ng’ona…...
Grants snubs Fashion for World Cup qualifiers
ZAMBIA coach Avram Grant has named a 27-member provisional squad for Group E FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Morocco and Tanzania. Shockingly missing in the squad are striker Fashion Sakala and defender Rodrick Kabwe. Grant has named a mixture of experienced and youngsters in a side that will battle in Agadir on June 7, before…...
A word for our female world soccer stars
AWAY from politics, a lot of wonderful things have been happening in the world of sports. Our young men and women are making big international headlines in a manner that we have not witnessed before. In football, Zambian girls are breaking world records, showcasing the talent and determination that our nation possesses. But back home,…...
You can’t be a political formation without a manifesto, Milupi tells UKA
UPND Alliance Chairperson Charles Milupi says he is not surprised that the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) does not have a manifesto because former president Edgar Lungu, a leading member of the alliance, once confessed that he had no vision for the country. During a media briefing, Saturday, New Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka said UKA…...
Verbatim: Chinese gave me K1.4m cash for 3 hectares in Forest 27 – Kapata
Nchito SC: As a ministry. I am talking as a ministry. You said you were not involved? Jean Kapata: Even as the ministry, My Lady. It was all under Cabinet. Nchito SC: So, you were involved or you were not involved? Jean Kapata: I was not involved, My Lady. Nchito SC: And yet, now you…...
PF MP wonders if he must notify police to see his girlfriend
FEIRA PF member of parliament Emmanuel Tembo says the PF Legal Committee is of the view that the police are in serious breach of the liberties and freedoms that former president Edgar Lungu should be enjoying. Giving an update after the PF Legal Committee met with the police on Monday, Tembo questioned whether one should…...
HH has called for an emergency Cabinet meeting on limiting burden on citizens – Chipoka
COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says President Hakainde Hichilema has called for an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss how the government can focus on limiting the burden on the public. And Mulenga has admitted that the current economic situation is challenging for businesses. Meanwhile, Diamond TV proprietor Costa Mwansa and Mulenga had a…...
You’ll be embarrassed in 2026, HH will say he gave you CDF, but you didn’t deliver, Lungu tells PF MPs
FORMER president Edgar Lungu has questioned why farmers are not allowed to sell maize at their own price, stating that a price-controlled economy is what led the UNIP government to be voted out of power. And Lungu says it will be difficult for PF MPs to defend themselves in 2026 because the ruling party will…...
