Rise Above Junta campaign launched

WITH more and more youth in society subjecting themselves to drinking illicit alcohol such as Junta, productivity in their day to day lives remains questionable. For many years now, some youths in the country have continued to abuse alcohol – and especially low-cost, high-ABV illicit alcohol like junta — prompting President Hakainde Hichilema to address […]

Stephenson hails swimmers

SWIMMING coach Ian Stephenson has hailed the performances of his swimmers at the All Africa Games in Ghana. Stephenson paid special tribute to Mia Phiri who has bagged two bronze medals, making her the first Zambian swimmer to win two medals at the Games. In an interview with Goal Diggers, Stephenson said he was proud…...

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FAZ warns against match-fixing

WITH only 10 games left before the end of the 2023/2024 MTN Super League season, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has appealed to match officials and clubs to uphold professionalism as the race to winning the league and surviving relegations heats up. The MTN Super League this weekend enters Week 25, with Red Arrows…...

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Zambians win at Africa Individual Chess Championships

ZAMBIAN chess players have had a bright start at the Africa Individual Chess Championships (AICC) taking place at Coconut Grove Regency Hotel in Accra, Ghana. After being eliminated from the All-Africa Games, International Masters Chitumbo Mwali and Andrew Kayonde registered wins against Daniel Frempong Smart and Kwame Sekyere, respectively, both of Ghana in the Open…...

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Kawana, Mweetwa are not speaking the same language on podcast regulation

IN an attempt to calm down the public outrage over government’s intention to introduce social media broadcasting regulation, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has offered a clarification that the idea of regulating podcasts on the internet by the Independent Broadcasting Authority is still just a proposal. The minister goes further to distance the UPND from…...

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Smuggled, undervalued goods affect local product pricing – Trade Kings

TRADE Kings Group Engineer and Spokesperson Earnest Mande has lamented that smuggled and undervalued goods are affecting the pricing of local products. Speaking yesterday during a Town Hall Meeting on Unlocking Zambia’s Economic Potential through Enhanced Import, Export and Border Process Efficiencies, Mande observed that smuggled and undervalued goods resulted in lost revenue for government…....

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Amos Chanda, wife, in-law appeal against 7-month sentence

FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s special assistant for press and public relations Amos Chanda, his wife and sister-in-law have asked the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court to grant them bail pending their appeal before the Lusaka High Court. On Wednesday, Magistrate Dominic Makalicha convicted and sentenced Chanda, Mable Nakaundi and Ruth Nakaundi to seven months simple imprisonment for…...

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Nakacinda committed to High Court for trial in espionage case

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has committed PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda to the Lusaka High Court for trial in a matter in which he is charged with espionage. Particulars of the offence allege that Nakacinda on an unknown date but between August 26, 2023 and September 16, 2023, in Lusaka, jointly and whilst acting…...

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Develop a culture of paying back loans – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has called on citizens to develop a culture of paying back loans so that other people can equally benefit from revolving funds. And Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) Director General Muwe Mungule says the Commission is giving out 140 vehicles worth about K40 million under CEEC’s Own a Taxi, Minibus or Light…...

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Regulating podcasts still just a proposal – Mweetwa

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the idea of regulating of broadcasting on the internet by the Independent Broadcasting Authority is still a proposal. Recently, Ministry Information and Media PS Thabo Kawana said IBA would soon start regulating podcasts and this was met with widespread criticism from stakeholders. But speaking at a press briefing, Thursday,…...

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