Government has called for concerted efforts in combating
deforestation in the country.
Govt. calls for concerted efforts in combating deforestation
Govt to arm the media to trigger public discussions on the United States of Africa
The Zambian Government has embarked on a series of meetings with media houses to sensitise media organisations on the concept of the United States of Africa.
Tycoon may run for top ANC post
South Africa’s leading Sunday paper is reporting that businessman Tokyo Sexwale is campaigning for the leadership of the governing ANC party.
Nigeria loses oil cash billions
Nigeria has lost $4.4bn in oil revenue in the past year due to increasing violence in the Niger Delta region.
Zambian Football Pro’s hit list
FRANCE: Striker Jacob Mulenga came off the bench for his Ligue 2 club Chateauroux on Friday to score the games lone goal in a friendly game away to CFA league side Montlucon in the 63rd minute. 9th placed Chateauroux resumes their Ligue 2 campaign on January 12 with a home game against 14th positioned Cretiel.
SOUTH AFRICA: KAIZER CHIEFS SUPERSPORT UNITED- Attacking midfielder James Chamanga played the opening 83 minutes for 4th placed SuperSport United on Saturday in their 2-0 away win over Kaizer Chiefs who are above them and 3rd from top. Chamanga was not on target. Chiefs striker Rotson Kilambe did not play for Chiefs.
JOMO COSMOS-Midfielder Felix Katongo scored a hat-trick on Sunday for 9th placed Jomo Cosmos in their 4-2 win away to bottom of the table Amazulu.
MOROKA SWALLOWS-Striker Songwe Chalwe started from 8th placed Moroka Swallows but was not on target in their 2-2 home draw with 12th positioned Black Leopards on Sunday. Chalwe was subbed in the 74th minute.
WITS- Striker Noah Chivuta played the full 90 minutes but did not score for number 2 placed club Wits on Saturday 3-0 home victory over fellow promoted club Benoni United who lie in 10th position.
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Sunday Local Football Update
Jericho Shinde was on Saturday fired as Nkana head coach and on the same day long-serving chairman Chris Mpundu stepped down as club head. Shinde has been replaced by another former Nkana great Kenneth Malitoli who has been his assistant since August last year. Malitoli has been offered a six-month deal.Mpundu meanwhile voluntarily stepped down after four years at the helm. Half of Mpundu’s reign has been during Nkana’s current dark days in the lower leagues where the record 11-time league champions have been campaigning since being relegated for the first time in their history at the end of the 2004 season.
“Chris Mpundu is stepping down because he wants to concentrate on his business-in short he has citing pressure of work saying he has been in the post for too long,” Club secretary Ken Mwansa said today in Kitwe. “Shinde has been relieved of his duties because we cannot afford to have two coaches and he did very well for us last season to see Nkana come third.” Mwansa added that Malitoli, who rejoined his childhood club as Shindes’ number 2 last August, will take sole charge of coaching duties during his half-a-year tenure. Shinde departs after joining Nkana in August 2005 after he was sacked as coach at Afrisports FC.
Nkana missed out of promotion back to the top-flight last season after finishing 3rd on 54 points behind promoted clubs Zamtel FC and Roan United who were 2nd and 1st on 57 and 64 points respectively.
The Kitwe club this coming season enter their successive year campaigning in Faz division 1 north after their suffering their first ever demotion in 2004. And in other league news, Nchanga Rangers have settled on Dick Ngwenya as their new head coach to replace Richard Kasune who was fired towards the close of last season. Ngwenya, who was appointed today, was chosen ahead of two other candidates namely ex-Mufulira Wanderers coach and player Alex Musungu and Nkwazi’s Oswald Mutapa Jr.
Ngwenya has been handed a performance related 1-year contract and takes charge at the 1998 league champions with immediate effect. He will be assisted in his duties on the bench by ex-Roan United and Zambia international John Lungu and Israel Mwanza. Ngwenya was Zesco United head coach until last July and has also had stints at Kabwe warriors and INDENI.
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Friday Local Football Update
The 2007 football season will kickoff during the weekend of March 3-4. All week 1 games in the top-flight will be played on the 3rd while lower division matches will take place 24 hours later but no fixtures have been released yet by FAZ.
Meanwhile the season opening 2007 Samuel “Zoom” Ndhlovu Charity Shield will be played on February 26 at a venue to be announced by Faz. Faz did not say what format this year’s Charity Shield will take after last years competition saw the league champions, Mosi, BP and Coca Cola Cup winners paired in a semifinal playoff.
2006 League winners Zanaco are the Shields’ defending champions including the BP Top 8. Zesco United and Kabwe Warriors are the Mosi and Coca Cola Cup holders respectively.
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UN Chief Ki-Moon appoints deputy
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Asha-Rose Migiro as Deputy Secretary General. Zambia’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Tens C. Kapoma told ZANIS
that Mr. Ki-Moon intends to delegate much of management and administrative work at
the secretariat to Dr. Migiro.
Stabilizing Southern Africa Through IT
A leader in the worldwide fight to control the spread of HIV/AIDS, Dr. Roland M. Msiska of Johannesburg, South Africa, Director of the Southern Africa Capacity Initiative (SACI) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), will deliver a lecture and conduct a discussion at Stevens Institute of Technology on two topics of global importance: Capacity Crisis for Service Delivery in Southern Africa and Opportunities to Stabilize Societies with Information and Communications Technologies.
Science journalism awards launched
For the first time, Zambia’s science journalists will be recognised by fellow scientists and policymakers for their role in promoting science and technology in the country.The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) announced last week (29 November) that it will award outstanding science and technology journalists.
HH Admits Leadership Crisis in UDA
UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) president, Hakainde Hichilema has admitted that there is a leadership crisis at the top hierarchy of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
Speaking through his spokesperson, Charles Kakoma yesterday, Mr Hichilema said the UDA was a united front at the grassroots level but the problems in the alliance were brought mainly by the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD).
Cholera reported in Lusaka for first time
Cholera was discovered in Lusaka for the first time with one person having died of it in the Zambian capital city on Thursday, a spokesman of the country’s Health Ministry said here on Friday.Twelve other patients have been admitted to clinics in Lusaka, said Canisius Banda, the spokesman.
Zambia Prepares in S/Africa for F/Eagles
Zambia has stepped up its preparation for this month’s African Youth Championship in Congo Brazaville by opening a 12-day camp in South Africa.Zambia which last graced the continental showpiece in Ghana in 1999 will begin its chase for the U-20 honours in a tough Group B pairing against Nigeria in Pointe Noire on January 21.
Housing allowance abuse uncovered
A total of 100 billion kwacha (about 23.26 million U.S. dollars) meant for housing allowance arrears has been misapplied by civil servants in various Zambian government ministries, a deputy minister said Friday.Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Finance and National Planning Jonas Shakafuswa said an audit undertaken by the ministry uncovered this embezzlement case.
Tenders to explore possible oil, gas
A minister said here on Friday the Zambian government would soon launch tenders for international firms to explore oil and gas which are discovered in Northwestern province late last year.
Mines and Mineral Development Minister Kalombo Mwansa said in a statement that those areas with potential oil and gas had been demarcated so that private firms could bid for specific blocks.