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Dr. Vernon Johnson Mwaanga backs LAZ President Linda Kasonde

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December 7, 2016

Dr. Vernon Johnson Mwaanga backs LAZ President Linda Kasonde

By Dr. Vernon Johnson Mwaanga  Statement by Dr Vernon J Mwaanga on attacks by state house on the Judiciary and threats by the pf Secretary General on the LAZ President Linda Kasonde . In all modern democratic states, there are three arms of the state namely the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. These arms perform very specific functions assigned to them by the constitution. these functions have always been respected in Zambia and have operated independent of each other. Attacks on the Judiciary by President Edgar Lungu’s Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda on the Judiciary...

Education / Latest News / Sports

December 7, 2016

Bessy Chelemu allays Zambia 2017 Under 20 Africa Cup fears

By John Dino Banda YOUTH, Child and Sports Ministry Director Bessy Chelemu has is confident with Zambia’s capacity to host the 2017 Under 20 Africa Cup FootballTournament. John Dino Banda reports that Chelemu was reacting to sentiments by soccer fans that the Ministry of Youth and Sports has gone mute on the publicity campaign ahead of the youthful tournament slated for February 2017. Chelemu has disclosed that the Youth, Child and Sports Ministry will soon constitute a 2017 Under 20 Africa Cup FootballTournament Local Organizing Committee.

Cricket Coach Ishmael Mbatata building teams

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December 7, 2016

Cricket Coach Ishmael Mbatata building teams

By Sports Journalist Ashton Kelly Bunda INDEPENDENT Schools Association of Zambia (ISAZ) cricket coach Ishmael Mbatata says building developmental teams from under 14-year-old to under 20-years-old will make Zambia a cricket fortress in Africa. Mbatata said reducing gaps in the developmental age groups is one of the solutions that will help players to graduate with maturity and confidence. Coach Mbatata, a Teacher and Sports Scientist at the Italian School observed a need for a pool of Zambian cricket players to choose from developmental sporting groups. Mbatata led the Independent Schools Association of Zambia (ISAZ) cricket team to emerge victorious in...

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December 7, 2016

Green Buffaloes grab 2015 Barclays  Cup convincingly beating  High Flying Nkwazi  Football Club 2-0

By Bunda Ashton Kelly aka (BAK 2 BAK) ZAMBIA Army (ZA) sponsored side Green Buffaloes  Football  Club  (GBFC) scooped  the 2015 Barclays  Cup  convincingly beating  High Flying Nkwazi  Football Club 2-0 (NFC) with both  goals arriving in  the first half of an exciting final registering their name as a top notch outfit . President   Edgar  Chagwa Lungu, Youth , Sports and Child Development Minister Vincent Mwale  and Football  Association Zambia President  Kalusha  Bwalya  graced the memorable Barclays  Cup  final at Lusaka’s Nkoloma  stadium It  was the ‘Soldiers’  team led by  coach Bilton Musonda  that employed  war zone attitude using their...

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO H.E ADAMA BARROW OF GAMBIA.

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December 7, 2016

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO H.E ADAMA BARROW OF GAMBIA.

By Hakainde Hichilema UPND PRESIDENT07/12/2016 Fellow country men and women, On behalf of our Party, the United Party for National Development (UPND) and indeed on my own behalf we wish to send our heartfelt congratulations to the newly elected President of Gambia, His Excellency, Adama Barrow, as well as the people of the Gambia. His Excellency, Mr Barrow, a friend and colleague in the corporate world deservedly and democratically won the elections unseating the former President who ruled Gambia for 22 years. What is even more gratifying is that the former President, did concede defeat despite having been in power...

2015 cheers Brigadier General Benson Kamona

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December 7, 2016

2015 cheers Brigadier General Benson Kamona

By Ashton Kelly Bunda Zambia Army Chief of Operations Brigadier General Benson Kamona rated 2015 as a sporting milestone year of achievements for the netball and football fraternity. General Kamona Midlands Netball Association  (MNA) annual awards ceremony  hosted at Arakan  Baracks in Lusaka that the netball national team that recently participated in the Diamond challenge  in South Africa, Africa Cup in Botswana  and the Netball World Cup in Australia  resulting in some players  clinching professional deals  in Sri Lanka. The Prestigious  annual  Midlands  netball  awards  saw  deserving  hard working  players  ,  individuals and Clubs   earning  awards in different categories with...

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December 6, 2016

Zambia’s New Music Wiz-Kid Phillimon TypicalPmc dreaming big 2016

By Derrick Sinjela and Maxwell Simbuwa Phillimon TypicalPmc dreaming big By Derrick Sinjela and Maxwell Simbuwa Zambia is currently flooded with budding artists and entertainers, with Philimon Chisanga Mwansa aka Typical PMC being the latest kid on the block, whose compositions is gaining numerous coverage on radio and television. Given the psychological connotation attached to the abbreviation PMC; associated with late guitarist Peter Mpundu Chishala, Philemon Chisanga Mwansa is bound to grow into a national fame. Aside from being a budding musician, the 19-year-old Philimon Chisanga Mwansa is equally involved with television as a presenter on Prime Television’s ZED music...

Nicholas Davis There will be Cyberwar

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December 6, 2016

Nicholas Davis There will be Cyberwar

I love Wisconsin, one of the challenges of living here is that it isn’t an area of the country with a lot of cybersecurity people to network with. Therefore, I have recently increased my effort to meet other people in my field, via LinkedIn, over the past few weeks. There is a direct relationship between this increased networking effort and the people I have then met in person, after we connect. Last week, a gentleman who works with IBM Watson, drove up from Chicago and came over to my house for dinner. Today, I had the opportunity to meet another...

Meet Maccloud Banda aka Son of Mary (Marksom)

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December 6, 2016

Meet Maccloud Banda aka Son of Mary (Marksom)

By Entertainment and Sports Photo-Journalist Ashton Kelly Bunda Zambia is increasingly supporting local music, which is taking root following a passion to accompany compositions with inspirational videos. Before this dawn of videos one can equally attribute Zambian interest in local music to a policy initiated by former First Republican President, Dr. Kenneth David Buchizya Kaunda’s United National Independence Party (UNIP) Government (Saturday October 24th 1964-October 31st 1991) which encouraged Zambia Broadcasting Services (ZBS) now renamed Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) to reserve 90 (ninety) per cent airtime or airplay to local songs. This inspiration saw the growth of legendary groups...

ZAMBIAN CITIZEN CALLS FOR KK TO BE AWARDED A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

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December 6, 2016

ZAMBIAN CITIZEN CALLS FOR KK TO BE AWARDED A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

“Honour Kaunda while he is still alive” Lusaka-Wednesday 23rd November 2016 A Zambian national has called for the Nobel Committee to award Zambian founding father with the Nobel Peace Prize. Derrick Sinjela, a journalist and community activist has called on Zambians and people from the region to petition the Nobel Committee to honour Dr. Kenneth Kaunda for his immeasurable contributions to mankind and his support to efforts that brought freedom, independence, peace, and unity in Africa and Southern Africa in particular. Zambia hosted liberation struggle movements from the region and paid a huge price in loss of lives, damage to...

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