By CHINOYI CHIPULU The Football Association of Zambia(FAZ) have secured an international friendly for the Chipolopolo with Sierra Leone ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier clashes with Algeria and Zimbabwe. The Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic coached Zambia will take on Sierra Leone on Monday night at National Heroes Stadium. The Chipolopolo Boys will […]
BY CHARLES TEMBO Suspended National Democratic Congress Party Leader Chishimba Kambwili has tendered in his apology to President Edgar Lungu for the wrongs he has done. Mr Kambwili has asked the President to forgive him as he his human and bound to error. He has also asked for forgiveness from Lusaka Businessman Valden Findley for […]
By Ireen Mulenga Minister of Health Jonas Chanda says the Covid-19 Vaccine will not be Mandatory when it gets into the country . Mr Chanda said that Zambia is making progress in procuring the Covid-19 Vaccines. He said a steady progress has been made and it will be optional to those willing will to be […]
BY CHINOYI CHIPULU Despite blowing their two-goal lead against Algerian side JS Kabylie, Napsa Stars assistant coach Kampamba Chintu says his team accounted themselves well in a 2-all draw in a CAF Confederation Cup encounter on Wednesday. The pensioners battle to a draw with Kayblie in a Group B encounter at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. […]
Chifwani Concepts promoter Emmanuel Mwamba has called on government to remove taxes on agricultural products and the value chain. Mr Mwamba, who is also Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, said this when Chifwani Concepts, a social enterprise that promotes the farming of cassava, received motor bikes to be used in extension services. He said the exercise […]
By Ireen Mulenga Rainbow Party Secretary General Winter Kabimba says the party will contest the August 12, general elections even though they had difficult in mobilizing the party due to Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking in an interview Mr Kabimba said the party has structures across the country and it will hold a central committee meeting next […]
By Ireen Mulenga Zambia Consortium on Tobacco Control calls for the tabling of tobacco control legislation (the Tobacco Control Bill) before Parliament. Zambia Media Network Against Tobacco Chairperson Paxina Phiri said the Tobacco Control Bill is in essence a domestication of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to which Zambia […]
A family of Chingola’s Buyantanshi Township is calling on government and other well-wishers to urgently help them with financial support to take their son who is grappling with oral cancer, also known as mouth cancer to India for plastic surgery. Father to the patient, Edwin Mpundu said his son Boyd aged 22, a first year […]
The Electoral Commission of Zambia says it will not accept tertiary qualifications from aspiring candidates in the forthcoming general elections. The commission said that all candidates will be required to provide their grade twelve certificates or equivalent validated by the Examination Council of Zambia-ECZ or the Zambia Qualification Authority for nominations to be accepted. Speaking […]
By JOHN SAKALA Kafubu Water Supply and Sanitation Managing Director Athanasius Mwaba says the Kafulafuta Water Supply System (KWSS) project will be commissioned as soon as few auxiliary works are completed. Engineer Mwaba said the US 499 million government funded project is 85 percent overall completed with the actual dam being at 98 percent complete. […]
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