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Friday Local Football Update

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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.

Courtesy of Kalumiana Kalumiana

UN Chief Ki-Moon appoints deputy

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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.

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Stabilizing Southern Africa Through IT

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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.

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Science journalism awards launched

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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.

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HH Admits Leadership Crisis in UDA

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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).

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Cholera reported in Lusaka for first time

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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.

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Zambia Prepares in S/Africa for F/Eagles

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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.

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Housing allowance abuse uncovered

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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.

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Tenders to explore possible oil, gas

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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.

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