Namibia kicked off the 2013 Cosafa Cup on a winning note after beating Mauritius 2-1 at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka. The 1997 tournament runners-up up could have come away with a runaway score-line had they not been wasteful in front of goal. Despite stamping their authority in the first half, Namibia were seriously guilty of bad finishing. The goals meanwhile came from Striker Petrus Shitembi ...
Guy Scott Continues to Defend His Attacks On South Africa
Republican vice president Guy Scott this morning re-enforced his reference to South Africa as a backward country and said British Guardian Newspaper even left out his more controversial remarks. And parliamentarians have continued to press the Patriotic Front government to state categorically whether they need a police permit to visit their constituencies or not. Meanwhile, Scott has said ...
Mulungushi Band - Born With Teeth
THE formation of Mulungushi Band by legendary musician, late Chris Chilangwa showed that there was no shortage of innovations by local artistes on the Zambian music scene, as outfits were all set to outdo each other. Chilangwa who was known as "Mr Dynamite" in cabaret circles having rocked in almost all the country's hotels and night spots, was instrumental in setting the stage ...
Zambia Cement Prices in Zambia Go Up
The price of cement has increased from K65 to K75 in a forever increasing tale on price hikes. A check around the city of Lusaka has revealed that a 50 Kilogrammes bag of cement is selling from K70 to K75. Along Alick Nkhata Road in Kalingalinga the vendors spoken to said the increase had been due to the high cost of transporting the commodity from the manufacturers. The situation is the same ...
Women want Dora Siliya back in Parliament
File:Dora Siliya greets MMD cardres before addressing first press briefing as MMD spokesperson in Lusaka The Women's movement has advised MMD Spokesperson Dora Siliya to recontest the Petauke Central seat. Ms. Siliya recently lost her Petauke Central seat after the Supreme Court nullified her 2011 election victory saying it was marred with widespread electoral malpractices. NGOCC ...
Pregnant women in Isoka trekking into Malawi to deliver
Some pregnant Zambian women in Isoka are forced to cross the border into neighbouring Malawi to deliver due to the lack of access to quality health and reproductive health services in Isoka. This is according to research by the Society for Women and AIDS in Zambia, an organisation that has just concluded implementing a project funded by the Zambian Governance Foundation aimed at accelerating ...
Mpezeni Urges Peaceful Chipata Central Campaigns
PARAMOUNT Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people in eastern province has urged the people of Chipata to conduct peaceful campaigns in the forthcoming parliamentary by-elections. He said whoever would be elected as member of Parliament (MP) for Chipata Central should work hard to ensure development in the area. "We don't want to see people both in the ruling and opposition bringing ...
ZRL Revamps Inter-Mine Directorate
ZAMBIA Railways Limited (ZRL) has revamped the inter-mine directorate aimed at providing efficient services to mining companies on the Copperbelt. The inter-mine directorate to operate as a division was once in existence before the company was placed under the concessionaire. Launching the inter-mine directorate in Kitwe yesterday, ZRL acting chief executive officer Muyenga Atanga said the ...
Kitwe MCM Miner Dies
A TWENTY TWO-year-old miner at Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) has died in an underground mine accident which occurred on Wednesday. The miner, a crasher helper, identified as Felix Kunda of Chamboli Township in Kitwe died after he fell on a conveyor belt at level 4,190 underground and sustained head injuries. Copperbelt Police chief Mary Tembo yesterday confirmed the incident which happened around ...
Swedish Envoy Calls for Civil Society Support
SWEDISH Ambassador to Zambia Lena Nordstrom says the civil society can contribute to increased demand for transparency and poverty reduction by providing information, especially in rural areas. Ms Nordstrom said the Swedish Government had approved a new result strategy for development cooperation with Zambia with effect from 2013 to 2017. She was speaking during the bilateral agreement signing ...
Chipolopolo Kick Off Cosafa Preps
A FULL house Chipolopolo yesterday kicked off their 2013 Castle COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup competition preparations with two trainings in the morning and afternoon in readiness for their July 14 quarter-final match. Host nation, Zambia have been pitted against Mozambique in one of the quarter final matches in Kitwe on July 14, while title holders, Zimbabwe have a quarter-final date with Malawi ...
Manyuchi WBC Dream Ok But...
"CAN Manyuchi Dethrone Toke?" was the question I posed in last week's column and newly crowned African Boxing Union (ABU) welterweight champion, Zimbabwean- born Charles Manyuchi (15-12,KO5-2-1) answered the poser with an emphatic - yes! Manyuchi dethroned Burkinabe, Patrice Toke (19- 17,KO 9 -2) via a fifth round knock out in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso this past week. I join the ...
Zicta Sues Mobile Firms
THE Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has sued three mobile phone service providers for alleged poor service delivery to customers. ZICTA has sued Airtel Networks Zambia, MTN Zambia and Zamtel. The regulator says the criminal proceedings instituted were meant to protect public interest because the three companies were allegedly failing to meet minimum standards ...
Heroes Unity Rugby 7s Tourney On
SIXTEEN teams have confirmed their participation in today's Heroes and Unity Rugby 7s tournament to be held at Green Eagles club in Kabwe. Eagles club committee member Masauso Ingwe said a total of K13,000 is up for grabs for the winner and the runner-up this afternoon. Defending champions, Powerhouse Lusaka are in a fairly easy Group D comprising three Zambia Rugby Union (ZRU) League ...
Ex-Defence Chiefs Did Not Use K1.5 Million for Polls - - Witness
A WITNESS has told the court that he charged the three former defence chiefs with theft by public servant because they did not use the K1.5 million, meant for operations prior to and after the 2011 general elections, for the intended purpose. The three are former Zambia Air force (ZAF) Commander Andrew Sakala, 60, former Zambia National Service (ZNS) Commandant Anthony Yeta, 59, and former ...
Tournament Will Boost Zambias Chances of Hosting Africa Cup
GOVERNMENT has said hosting the 2013 Confederation of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) Senior Challenge Cup that begins today will provide Zambia with an opportunity to host high profile international tournaments such as the African Cup of nations and the World Cup. Youth and Sports Minister Chishimba Kambwili said this yesterday in Parliament when he gave a ministerial statement ...
Zambian rapper General Kanenes sexual abuse conviction unusual
Well-known Zambian rapper Clifford Dimba, who performs as General Kanene, was convicted last month in the capital city of Lusaka for defiling a 14-year-old girl.Dimba's conviction is unusual in this African nation with a significant child sexual abuse problem and a conviction rate for the crime of less than 10 percent.But prosecutors pieced their case together with the help of a doctor ...
Dante Saunders charges that the tension being created by PF is not healthy
Political analyst Dante Saunders A political Analyst says the current political tension in the country is as a result of the Patriotic Front?s inability to listen to the Zambian people and opposition leaders. Speaking to Qfm News, Dante Saunders says the tension being created by the PF is not healthy for the country. Mr. Saunders says it is sad that the PF has betrayed the trust of the ...
Parliamentary candidate cannot withdraw from contesting elections-Guy Scott
Vice President Guy Scott Vice President Guy Scott has said a parliamentary candidate cannot withdraw from contesting elections once that person successfully files in nomination papers with the electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). Dr Scot said this in Parliament yesterday in response to a question from Patriotic Front (PF) Lupososhi Member of Parliament Chungu Bwalya who wanted clarification on ...
Zambia?s international image remains intact ? Effron Lungu
Foreign Affairs Minister Effron Lungu says Zambia?s international image remains intact. Mr. Lungu says there is therefore no need for the Patriotic Front (PF) government to come up with an image building policy to repair the country?s image. Dr. Lungu says the fact that Presidents from other neighboring countries have not visited Zambia from the time President Michael Sata became ...
The standards of university education in Zambia have tremendously deteriorated parliament told
FILE: Chief Ishindi of the Lunda people in Zambezi district making history by becoming the first sitting traditional leader to graduate from the University of Zambia (UNZA) PARLIAMENT yesterday heard that the standards of university education in Zambia have tremendously deteriorated and is the cause of the general poor quality of graduates in all fields including law. Chairperson of the ...
Nottingham Forest target Jacob Mulenga
English Championship side Nottingham Forest. Sky Sports understands that Nottingham Forest have lodged a bid for Mulenga. The 29-year-old forward has attracted interest from a host of European clubs. Mulenga scored 14 times for Utreht in the ended Dutch Eredivisie season. He further netted three goals in Zambia?s back-to-back 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Sudan in ...
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