Brazil World Cup Qualifier: Lesotho v Zambia
Zambia will today engage Lesotho in the Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifiers with coach Herve Renard targeting maximum three points. The Frenchman welcomes back to the fold some fresh blood in winger Fwayo...
View ArticleHichilema Sets Conditions for Dialogue
United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema says his party is ready for dialogue provided that the Patriotic Front respects human rights and the rule of law. And Mr....
View ArticleFinal Result: Lesotho v Zambia (1-1)
Chipolopolo coach Herve Renard has dropped England-based striker Emmanuel Mayuka for Collins Mbesuma while creative midfielder Chisamba Lungu also starts on the substitute bench alongside veteran...
View ArticleZambia Under Pressure After Ghana 4-0 Win
Zambia campaign for a place at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil has been complicated by Ghana’s convincing 4-0 hiding of Sudan. Herve Renard’s team still leads Group D after a 1-all draw against Lesotho in...
View ArticleLubinda Says He Has Suffered Enough
Patrotic Front (PF) Kabwata Member of Parliament (MP) Given Lubinda, who was recently sacked as Minister of Foreign Affairs has said he has suffered enough persecution from fellow party members and...
View ArticleHichilema Blames Mealie Meal Crisis on Poor Agric Policies
Leader of the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Hakainde Hichilema says it is high time the PF government took responsibility over its failure to manage the agriculture sector....
View ArticleEx-Minister Says Rail Systems Needs Resources
Former communications and transport minister Geoffrey Lungwangwa has observed that the great plans by Zambia Railways chief executive director Clive Chirwa will just remain wonderful ideas that will...
View ArticleRenard Points Accusing Finger at TP Mazembe
Chipolopolo coach Herve Renard has launched a scathing attack on Democratic Republic og Congo side TP Mazembe accusing them of not helping Zambian players. Renard was speaking in the wake of Zambia’s...
View ArticleRupiah Banda Arrested, Passport Confiscated
The Government Joint Investigative Team (GJIT) in Lusaka has arrested former president Rupiah Banda and also seized his passport. Both GJIT spokesperson and Banda’s lawyers confirmed the arrest in...
View ArticleOpinion: M’membe’s Hypocrisy Exposed
We are not surprised by Katele Kalumba’s utterances going by the comments attributed to him in reference to HHs style of politics. Katele Kalumba says HHs politics are shallow and HH needs help. Katele...
View ArticleHarrington Snubs Chief Justice over Masebo
Former Transport Minister William Harrington has refused to meet the acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda after she requested to have a private meeting with him last week instead of constituting a...
View ArticleBanda’s Lawyer Denounces ‘Politically Motivated’ Arrest
Following today’s arrest of former President Rupiah Banda by the Patriotic Front government, his international lawyer Robert Amsterdam denounced the move as a “politically motivated” ploy to eliminate...
View ArticleCourt Orders Arrest Of George Mpombo
Lusaka chief resident magistrate Joshua Banda has today issued an arrest warrant against recently recalled Zambian High Commissioner to Nigeria George Mpombo. This follows Mpombo’s absence at court in...
View ArticleLundazi Health Clinics Face Overcrowding
Space has become so tight at the Mkomba Rural Health Centre in Chief Kapichila’s area in Lundazi District that male and female patients are made to share one ward. This came to light when Lundazi...
View ArticleIMF and ILO to Help Zambia on Unemployment
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have launched a programme on creating a policy...
View ArticleSpeaker Pressured over Removal of Banda’s Immunity
Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has been challenged to explain whether his action to allow the House to discuss a matter before the courts of law did not amount to abuse of...
View ArticleAnglo American to Mine Copper in Zambia
Anglo American Plc (AAL) has returned to Zambia, Africa’s biggest copper producer, to explore for the metal after exiting the country 11 years ago. Anglo is operating in northwestern Zambia where the...
View ArticlePF Gives in to High Mealie Meal Prices
President Michael Sata’s government has finally given in to high mealie meal prices after earlier attempts to control millers with a flat rate has backfired with countrywide shortages of the commodity....
View ArticleKalaki’s Korner: Kangaroo Court
‘Grandpa,’ said Thoko, ‘I remember how you used to tell us stories when we were young. But even though I’m now grown up, can’t you tell me another one, just like you used to?’ ‘Once upon a time, a long...
View ArticleLupososhi MP Lied In Parliament
Members of Parliament, MPs, are called honourable because for being in the House they deserve honour, great respect if you like. Yes, honourable is a title given to MPs simply because it is believed...
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