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RTSA extends its footprint rural districts

By IREEN MULENGA The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has extended its initiative to decentralize its services to underserved regions, especially rural districts. RTSA Director and Chief Executive Officer Gladwell Banda said that the Agency has in the last 10 months devolved some of its road licensing functions such as payment of road tax […]

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Indeni Coach suspended

By IREEN MULENGA The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has suspended Indeni Football Club Head Coach Mwenya Chipepo indefinitely for his unsavoury comments in the aftermath of his side’s 13th June 2021 league clash against Forest Rangers which ended 0-0. FAZ General Secretary Adrian Kashala said that Mwenya will not be allowed to sit on […]

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Lusaka Dynamos suffered setback on Friday

By CHINOYI CHIPULU Lusaka Dynamos hopes of cementing a place in top four on Friday suffered a major  setback after Power Dynamos overcame them 1-0 at Arthur Davies Stadium. Lusaka remain fourth with 47 points but opened spaces for teams below them to take their position. Coach Wedson Nyirenda said the team was tactically undisciplined […]

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Lumwana Radiants back to division one

By CHINOYI CHIPULU Lumwana Radiants on Friday become the second team to be relegated to National Division One after losing 2-0 to Indeni at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe. Lumwana joins Kitwe United who were demoted last month. A brace by Ticky Chiluba in the 7th and 41st minute was enough to end Lumwana’ six-year […]

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Entrepreneurship amidst the pandemic

Solwezi Municipal Council has continued to coordinate training of community members (both men and women) in the district in various skills with a view of fostering self-reliance through creation of self-employment. The Local Authority has commenced a two weeks Skills training program of Bukwasho Community Club members comprising 9 women and a man from Tumvwanganai […]

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Don Mungulube launches anti-political violence soccer tourney

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA PF’s Lufwanyama’s Parliamentary candidate Don Mungulube has launched anti-political violence football tournament in Lufwanyama. Mungulube said sports in nature brings people together, no wonder he decided to have a tournament that will unite people ahead of the August polls. “Football is played among people from different tribes and background; it is also […]

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Solwezi Council calls for proposals for street naming

By IREEN MULENGA Solwezi Municipal Council will embark on a pilot project of street naming in the area. The targeted areas are; Mushitala, kandundu, urban and all roads connecting to the T5 (independence avenue road.) Solwezi Town Clerk Bornwell Luanga said that the proposals being invited are names of Heroes or Heroines, Chiefs, streams, Rivers, […]

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President Lungu eligible to stand-ConCourt

The Constitutional Court has dismissed the case in which the eligibility of President Edgar Lungu to stand in the 2021 General Elections was being questioned. This is a matter in which the Legal Resource Foundation, Mr. Sishuwa Sishuwa and Ms. Linda Kasonde’s Chapter One Foundation, argued that President Lungu was not eligible to stand. The […]

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Political violence should be condemned-PEP

By IREEN MULENGA Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) president Sean Tembo has condemned the destruction to property and assault on innocent citizens that was caused by the UPND Alliance members and supporters as they conducted their roadshow in Mandevu Constituency yesterday. Mr Tembo said It is evident that the UPND are not always the victims […]

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