2016 REVIEW: Year of the Underdog in Football
With the curtain coming down on 2016, the bolazambia crew looks at some of the highlights of the calendar year in football. By many standards the year has not been high flying with the Chipolopolo...
View ArticleCORRECTION: ZNBC TV Licence Remains K3; Optional K30 Is For Additional Channels
ZNBC has explained that the joint venture between the National Broadcaster and Chinese digital television provider Star Times will not affect the K3 TV licence fee currently charged. The company states...
View ArticleRadio Mano Journalists Set Free
The state has discontinued the case involving five Radio Mano journalists accused of insulting Patriotic Front officials in Kasama. Matters came to a head when the journalists angrily confronted the...
View ArticleZambia’s Inflation At 7.5 At Close Of 2016
The inflation rate for December 2016 has closed at an impressive 7.5% standing consistently with the target set by the Bank of Zambia. It marks a drop from last month’s 8.8% that was recorded in...
View ArticlePres. Lungu Leads Zambia’s Silver Jubilee Celebrations As Christian Nation
President Edgar Lungu was today joined by First Republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda in the commemoration 25 years since the declaration of Zambia as a Christian nation. During the commemoration...
View ArticleUNZA Launches Loan Scheme; 2,009 Students Awarded
The Ministry of Higher Education has announced the successful applicants for the loan scheme for the University of Zambia first year students. Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo has...
View Article2016 REVIEW: Top 10 Highlights That Made Headline
As the year comes to a close we reflect on some of the memorable events of 2016. The list may not necessarily be exhaustive but tries to capture the most significant events during a very eventful year....
View ArticleZanaco Coach Numba’s Wife Dies On New Year’s Eve
Zanaco and Zambia Under-17 head coach Mumamba Numba’s wife, Salome, has died after collapsing at her home in Woodlands. Salome and Numba have been child-hood sweethearts. They moved together from the...
View ArticleHAPPY NEW YEAR: WE WISH YOU A WONDERFUL 2017
From us at Zambia Reports, we send our warmest greetings to you all in this new year, 2017. May you receive and enjoy all that you desire. May our creator oversee your life. Best Wishes. The post HAPPY...
View ArticleKambwili Faces PF Expulsion For Accusing Luanshya Mayor Of Practicing Witchcraft
THE Patriotic Front (PF) has given Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili a seven day-ultimatum in which to exculpate himself or face disciplinary action for, among other things, accusing...
View ArticlePres. Lungu Graces Lusaka Slums On New Year’s Day
President Edgar Lungu and First Lady Esther this morning graced Lusaka slums visiting the ordinary to wish them a happy new year. Onlookers in Kanyama, Chipata and Ngombe were excited to see the...
View ArticleNumba’s Wife To Be Put To Rest Today
Zanaco coach Numba Mumamba’s wife Salome who died after collapsing on New Year’s Eve will be put to rest today at Memorial Park Burial Site in Lusaka. According to the programme released, church...
View ArticleMulongoti Salutes Kamanga
FOOTBALL Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga’s determination to execute transparency and accountability in the running of affairs at the formerly corrupt Football House will yield...
View ArticleDR Congo Denies Kabila Third Term; Agrees To Leave After 2017 Polls
The government and opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reached a deal that calls for President Joseph Kabila to leave power after the next election. In a concession to the...
View ArticleSouth Africa Impounds M’membe’s Trucks
The hunt for anything else liquidation faced Post Newspapers Managing Director Fred M’membe may have stashed away has gone beyond the borders with more trucks suspected to belong to him seized. A...
View ArticleKambwili Ready To Face PF DC
Former information minister Chishimba Kambwili has thrown back the gauntlet at his accusers of gross misconduct by saying he will exculpate himself. The outspoken Roan Member of Parliament has become a...
View ArticlePresidential Hug: Comrades Embrace
All he wanted as a New Year’s present was a presidential hug. And his wish was President Edgar Lungu’s command. It was granted. Young Jimmy Kafuchi of Ngombe wished for nothing but a Presidential hug...
View ArticleLetter: Mwamba Peni Linked To Corruption Under Sata Regime
Dear editor What goes up surely comes down. Former Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary Anne Sinyangwe, niece to the late President Micheal Sata, has been sentenced to 12 months simple imprisonment in a...
View ArticleKatumbi Hails DRC Deal To End Kabila’s Rule
Popular Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Moise Katumbi has hailed the December 31 that seeks to end President Joseph Kabila’s rule. The deal struck by both members of the opposition and...
View ArticleERB Announces Rare Price Reduction
The Energy Regulation Board has announced a rare downward adjustment of prices with effect from midnight. According to the ERB Board Chairperson Francis Yamba the reduction has been triggered by a...
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