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Take athletes to rural areas, prods Samuel Matete


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  By Ashton Kelly Bunda ONE of Africa’s Legendary Track and field star Samuel Matete says taking athletics to the rural areas will widen the horizon of athletes that will emulate his record and the generation gap as to who will represent mother Zambia on the world map again. The 1996 Japan Olympics 400 meters hurdle gold medalist says the government through Youth, Sport and Child Development Ministry led by Elvis Nkandu should enhance the policy of setting up sports facilities in rural areas. During an All-Comers Meet at Lusaka Heroes Stadium Matete says some schools are striving to set...

SOBOBO BANDA ATTENDS BARCELONA TRIALS


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Zambian young sensation Joseph ‘Sabobo’ Banda is in Spain attending trials at LA Liga giants, FC Barcelona. The Zambia U-17 national team will attend trials with the Spanish for close to a month and may make his switch to Barça onde the lad impresses examiners. However since Sabobo is only 16, even if he was to impress he can only sign a professional contract when he turns 18 years old in December, 2023. The youngster will remain at Red Arrows until December 2023. Barcelona who have been in contact with the handlers of the youngster for a long time now...

A look at Alfred Foloko


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  By Derrick Sinjela FOR many years, Alfred Foloko has reigned as president of the Zambian Judo Association (ZJA) and on Saturday, 9th December, 2017, became president of the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) defeating then Zambia Amatuer Atheletics (ZAAA) leader, Elias Ng’andu Mpondela. ZJA through Foloko and peers commit to develop judo viewed as a minor sports discipline through a collaborative effort of the International Judo Federation (IJF). Though, the dominant sport in Zambia is soccer, the International Judo Federation (IJF) presided over the construction of a national dojo and in October 2017, after a visit to the...

Zambia’s Owesome Twosome


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By Rob Tanner and Andy Naylor It can take more than 24 hours to fly from the United Kingdom (UK) to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. No wonder then that few European clubs send their scouts to the southeastern African country and its neighbours in search of footballing talent, especially when there is no guarantee the long trip will be worth their while. The pathway to the European leagues for young Zambian players has been a difficult one to navigate but tomorrow (Sunday) two members of the country’s national team could go head-to-head in the Premier League for the first...

KAMWAMBI 2012 ZAMBIA NATIONAL TEAM MANAGER PUTS AFCON ALLOWANCES CLAIMS TO BED


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By Robinson Kunda- Sports Reporter – Feed Me Sports Zambia CHIPOLOPOLO 2012 Africa Cup winning Team Manager,Lusekelo Kamwambi says all members of the continental title winning squad were paid their allowances and other entitlements inclusive of daily allowances in full and got a share from the $1.5 million prize money. Kamwambi said the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) and government met all its obligations that were due to the players and anyone claiming to be owed money in form of allowances just needs time to remember. “I was a team manager and I remember the Africa Cup prize money was...

TOTAL BAN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS AND REGULATE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOTTLES


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By Conwell Hakapya, Executive Director, Citizens Environmental and Social Concern (CESCo) +260 97 7766117 PLASTIC pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues globally and Zambia in particular. This problem is mainly necessitated by the rapid, increasing, and uncontrolled production of disposable plastic products which are overwhelming Zambia’s ability to deal with them especially after-life. In 1950 the world produced only 2 million tons of plastic per year. Since then, annual production has increased nearly 200-fold, reaching 381 million tons of plastic produced in 2015. Only 9% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled. About 12%...

My Story With China, reflects Peter Chikwampu


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  By Peter Chikwampu In a bid to enhance international cooperation and open itself up to the world, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has for several years been organising and hosting capacity-building training seminars for different professions and fields, for both developed and developing countries. Many scholars, professionals and academicians have benefited from these educative, informative and mind-opening seminars in China over the years, and I am no exception. In 2017, I attended one of these seminars, from 29 September to 19 October, together with two other Zambians. The training seminar was for leaders of Local Governments from English-Speaking...

Maiko Zulu seeks NAC and ZAMCOPS revamp


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By Derrick Sinjela When Emmanuel Nyirenda served as Permanent Secretary at the then Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services (MIBS), Dorcas IIunga-Chileshe and Kenneth Musamvu presided over the formation of Journalists Against Piracy in Zambia (JAPIZ), whose inaugural leaders was diplomat, Herbert Mutabi and Rosaria Lubumbashi. This development increased coverage of intellectual property issues, with then World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Director General, Professor Mpazi Sinjela and Constable Omari Muwowo (Superintendent) taking centre stage in moulding journalists and media workers. Quinquagenarian 50-year-old Singaporean Daren Tang Heng Shim is the fifth and current Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization,...

Step Up to Your Next Level of Entertainment with DStv


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By Derrick Sinjela What’s better than an upgrade to more world-class entertainment on DStv? An upgrade to even more entertainment at no extra cost! This is what DStv Access, Family and Compact subscribers can look forward to when they upgrade from 5 January, for a limited period. DStv customers can still Choose Joy and wipe away the January blues in the New Year with the exciting Step Up offer! Customers who upgrade, or reconnect to the next highest package, will get a further booster to an even higher package at no additional cost! “We understand that this time of year...

Advance child rights broadcasts, Vusumuzi Sifile courts media


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By Derrick Sinjela As southern African countries joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) on Sunday, 6th March, 2022, Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) Executive Director Vusumuzi Sifile called on broadcasters in the region to feature more content by and about children, sensitizing the masses on the need to end violence against Children.   The ICDB is commemorated every first Sunday of March annually, as a way of encouraging broadcasters across the world to raise awareness on issues affecting children. With the 2022 ICDB themed “Ending Violence Against Children Through Safe Media”....

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