Banda By ELIAS CHIPEPO – COPPER Queens captain Barbra Banda is excited to have scored her first goal for Orlando Pride and also provided an assist on top of winning a penalty in her side’s 3-2 win over Washington Spirit in the National Women’s Soccer League. “It’s always amazing to have three points, more special, it was an away game so it was very important for us to win away and carry three points. I’m very happy and excited that I scored in my second appearance and I think I’m still motivated to score some more goals and provide more assists,” she told the club website. Banda said she was ..read more

Masebo By CLEOPATRA MWAMBA – FAMILIES have the potential to prevent mental health issues in societies if they care and support people who show signs of mental health problems within their homes, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo has said. Ms Masebo also said that the country was recording alarming numbers of mental health related issues which she said was being attributed to the increase in high substance abuse among people, especially the youths. Read more ..read more

Kaunda By ELIAS CHIPEPO – ZAMBIA today commemorates the 31st anniversary of the Gabon Air Disaster that claimed the lives of the national team players, officials and the Zambia Air Force (ZAF) crew including a journalist in what is expected to be another low key event at the Heroes Acre. Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga said the occasion presented a perfect opportunity to reflect how far the game has come. Read more ..read more

• FAZ life members were seated waiting for the AGM to proceed before it got called off. Picture by JEAN MANDELA By ELIAS CHIPEPO – THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says the country has to be ready to bear the full consequences of the FIFA sanctions after yesterday’s annual general meeting failed to take off due to a court order. This was after High Court Judge Greenwell Malumani threw out the FAZ application to discharge the injunction filed by two non-members Damiano Mutale and journalist Mabvuto Phiri. Read more ..read more

Kalaba By RONALD CHAWE FORMER Zambia skipper Rainford Kalaba has been discharged from the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), two weeks after being involved in a fetal road traffic accident on the Lusaka-Kafue road. UTH Public Relations Officer Nzeba Chanda confirmed the discharge of the 2012 Africa Cup winner via a statement issued yesterday and that the football star would continue recuperating with his family at home. “Mr. Rainford Kalaba has been discharged from the UTH-Adult where he was admitted after being involved in a road traffic accident two weeks ago. Today (yesterday) marked exa ..read more

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – ZAMBIA risks suspension from the world football Governing Body (FIFA) should today’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) not go ahead as ordered by the Ndola High Court, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has warned. According to a FAZ statement released yesterday and quoting a letter from FIFA, Zambia would be ‘disfellowshipped’ from the world football family with all clubs and national teams not eligible for any international engagements. Read more ..read more

•PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema (centre) attends the 60th commemoration of the unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar at Uhuru National stadium in Dar-es-salaam yesterday. (left) is his DRC counterpart Felix Tshisekedi. Picture by STATE HOUSE By NAMWINGA MWINGA – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says Zambia’s academic pursuits should not be isolated endeavours but collaborative efforts that unite academia, the Government and industry. President Hichilema also challenged all education institutions in Zambia to continue advocating for education that prepared students to meet both local and global chal ..read more

Kalyalya By KETRA KALUNGA – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has launched the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan under the theme “promote inclusive and sustainable development in a digitalised world”. The plan has four focus areas which are price stability, financial stability, financial inclusion and organization resilience and growth. Read more ..read more

Pollen By KELVIN MUDENDA – DISASTER Management and Mitiga­tion Unit (DMMU) National Coordi­nator Gabriel Pollen says 6.6 million Zambians will require food assistance for the next 14 months. Speaking during the State Partnership signing ceremony between Zambia and the United States (US) state of North Carolina in Livingstone yesterday, Dr Pollen said currently, the country was dealing with the worst drought in over 40 years, adding that more than one million hectares of the staple food had been wiped off. Read more ..read more

Mwale By CHUSA SICHONE – A THREE-YEAR old girl of Barlastone Park in Lusaka has been mauled to death by five dogs while she played at her friend’s house in the neighbourhood. The dogs were identified as a mix of Labrador and German Shepherd breeds. Police preliminary investigations indicated that around 11:00 hours yesterday, Tumelo Chikote and her five-year-old brother went to play at their friends’ house within the neighbourhood where she was attacked by the dogs. Read more ..read more