GOVERNMENT has urged the Church in the country to ensure that they build their own infrastructure for worship instead of depending on donors. Speaking during the United Church of Zambia (UCZ) Hillcrest Congregation Building Sunday in Ndola yesterday, Copperbelt Minister Mwenya Musenge said there was need for members in the church to contribute resources to build places of worship and escape from ...
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Build Own Structures Church Urged
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GBM Censures Clive Chirwa
GOVERNMENT has advised former Zambia Railways chief executive officer Clive Chirwa to concentrate on defending himself in the courts of law to clear his name instead of issuing threats. Acting Home Affairs Minister Geoffrey Mwamba said Government would not succumb to Professor Chirwa's threats last Friday to denounce his Zambian citizenship if his passport was not released within 24 hours. ...
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Protect Childrens Rights PS Urges Media
INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary, Stephen Mwansa says the media should make a difference in people's lives through protection of children's' rights. Mr Mwansa said a well informed populace by the media would actively contribute to the well-being of the country. He was speaking during a donation of assorted items to newly born babies by Radio Christian ...
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Zambia SA in Epic Clash
THE rivalry between Zambia and South Africa resumes today in the COSAFA Youth Championship as the two regional football giants square off in a match that is more of a must win for the junior Chipolopolo than their more affluent opponents. This will be a make or break match for the junior Chipolopolo who know that a loss will hand qualification to the quarter-finals to Amajita, who will not want ...
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800 Graduates to Replace Sacked Nurses - Scott
VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott has said that Government will employ 800 graduate nurses to replace the dismissed health practitioners. Dr Scott maintained in Parliament that Government would not reinstate the fired nurses but replace them with the 800 graduate nurses. He was responding to a question from Muchinga MMD Member of Parliament (MP) Howard Kunda who wanted to know where Government would get ...
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Moyo Battles Changa for NOC Presidency
THE stage is set for the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOC) quadrennial congress today with incumbent president, Miriam Moyo who is seeking a third term in office facing a challenge from Josab Changa. Apart from Moyo's position, all the other NOC top posts are also up for grabs with the vice-president, Gabriel Muyinda and secretary general, Hazel Kennedy facing stiff competitions. ...
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33 Judo Officials Graduate
THE Zambia Judo Association (ZJA) yesterday saw up to 33 officials graduate in Level-One administrators, coaching and refereeing course, to the growing judo human resource in the country. Those that graduated were 23 coaches and 10 referees at a ceremony held at Central Sports Club in Lusaka after successful completion of a one-week course. ZJA president Alfred Foloko, who presented the ...
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FQM Wins Kudos From Chiefs
SEVERAL Traditional leaders in Mwinilunga District in North-Western Province have hailed First Quantum Minerals (FQM)'s contribution towards the development of the country. The traditional leaders said FQM had embraced the local community by providing them with employment in the mining industry, housing and agricultural activities. Senior Chief Sailung'a and Chief Ntambu expressed ...
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Bid to Prevent Shonga Thrown Out
THE Kitwe High Court has dismissed an application by the State to prevent former Solicitor General Abyudi Shonga from representing the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) in a case in which it is challenging the appointment of the Acting Chief Justice, Lombe Chibesakunda. This is in a case in which LAZ has sued Attorney General Mumba Malila and Ms Justice Lombe Chibesakunda as first and second ...
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Beaumelle Relishes Burundi Replay
AS the Chipolopolo shifted base to the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa yesterday, Zambia coach, Patrice Beaumelle is relishing another opportunity to face Burundi at the 2013 GOtv CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup. Zambia edged Burundi 1-0 through a solitary Festus Mbewe goal in the Group B match at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi last Sunday and will tomorrow again clash with the Swallows in the ...
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Ex-Armcor Boss Case - Judgment Deferred
THE Lusaka magistrate's court has reserved judgment to Thursday in a matter in which former Armcor security limited managing director Mohammed Patel is charged with theft of a Tata truck belonging to his former employers. The truck is valued at more than K240,000. Director of local courts, Wilfred Muma who sat as magistrate adjourned the judgment to December 12, 2013 because it was not yet ...
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Karatekers Square Up in Kitwe
SIXTY Karatekers drawn from 20 clubs across Zambia will today square up in the Shotokan Open National Championships slated for Ndeke Hall in Kitwe. The championship is a closing tournament on the 2013 Shotokan Karate Association of Zambia (SKAZ) calendar. SKAZ secretary Justin Chemba said in an interview that the tournament would be competitive as all fighters were looking forward to end the ...
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NGOs Fight Child Illiteracy
ZAMBIA is a youthful country with young people aged 25 years and below accounting for 68 per cent of the population of 13 million people. According to the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, there are more than 5.5 million children and 1.3 million youth in Zambia. The revised National Child Policy (NCP) defines a child as any person aged 18 years and below. In 2004, the Orphans and ...
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Cricket Tourney to End Season
THE 2013 Zambia Cricket Union (ZCU) season will today be given a smashing end with a national 30-overs tournament to be played at Lotus Sports Club in Lusaka. In order to give the youth a chance to shine, ZCU has also arranged an under-17 national tournament also based on a 30-overs game at Lotus to curtain raise the big boys' bash. ZCU president Reuben Chama said his union wanted to give ...
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Swiss Tourist Admits Taking Sex Photos
A SWISS tourist who was yesterday convicted for being in possession of obscene material said he had taken pictures of himself having sexual intercourse with a sex worker because it was normal and legal in his country. Daniel Thomet Benno, 47, of Beitlach Stress 1492540 Grenchen, Switzerland, told Kasama magistrate Monica Mwamulima that he had paid the sex worker he had picked up at a Kasama ...
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Four-Nation Golf Tourney in Cash SOS
ZAMBIA will need about K90,000 to successfully stage the 2013 Four-Nation Junior Golf Championships in Lusaka this month. The tournament, which will also involve defending champions, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Malawi, is set for Lusaka Golf Club between December 15-19. Zambia Golf Union (ZGU) honorary secretary, Kelly Munsaka appealed to the corporate world for partner with the golfing fraternity ...
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Scholarship Academy to Send Players to SA
THE Worldwide Scholarship Academy will today send a team of juniors for a week-long residential football trials camp in South Africa where they will clash with other budding players from different countries. Academy coach, Lazarous Tampwila said the camping would run from December 8 to 12 in Johannesburg. Tampwila said the residential camping would be attended by six countries and that Zambian ...
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Four Deny Assault Charge
THREE soldiers and one civilian have pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault in the Kabwe magistrate's court. This is in a case were three soldiers of Chindwin Barracks namely Alden Namalongo,27, Sheward Mwiya, 24, Brain Ndlovu 25 and their co-accused George Namalongo,25, have been charged with two counts of assault. The four men appeared before Kabwe principal resident magistrate John ...
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Star Gazers - Classic Crowd-Puller Band
Talking about Zambian music guru Elli White Zulu it, will be like opening a "Pandora's" box which will clearly unveil some of this country's legends who caused commotion at the time Zamrock was taking root. Elli White, as he is fondly revered by his contemporaries, is no stranger to the Zambian music scene which he and his colleagues most of whom are now no more, terrorised ...
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Army Worms Invade Kabwe Maize Fields
SUSPECTED army worms have invaded some maize fields on farms in Kabwe's Mukonchi area. Kabwe District Commissioner Patrick Chishala has disclosed that he has received reports that army worms had invaded maize fields in the district. Mr Chishala said the district had put up measures to ensure that the army worms do not spread to other parts of the district. "As a district we are ...
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