Press "Enter" to skip to content

Posts published in “Day: October 12, 2015

Egypt Defeats Zambia 3-0 in Friendly Match

[Egypt Online] Strikers Ahmed Hassan "Koka" and Amr Gamal scored three goals to lead the Egyptian national team for a 3-0 victory over Zambia in a friendly match played in the UAE on Sunday 11/10/2015.

Five Water Utilities Propose Tariff Hikes

[Zambian Watchdog] Five water utility companies intend to increase water tariffs for 2016 to 2018 and have since submitted their proposals to the National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO).

Five Water Utilities Propose Tariff Hikes

[Zambian Watchdog] Five water utility companies intend to increase water tariffs for 2016 to 2018 and have since submitted their proposals to the National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO).

Clergy Clear Air Over Prayer Day

[Times of Zambia] SOME clergymen in Lusaka have condemned reports circulating on social media aimed at discouraging people from taking part in the October 18, National Day of Prayer and Fasting.

HH and Kambwili Exchange in Full

[Zambian Watchdog] UPND leader Hakainde Hichilena was on Radio Phoenix' s 'Let the People Talk Programme' when information minister Chishimba Kambwili phoned. What followed was a disaster.

Egypt Beats Zambia in International Friendly.

[Zambian Watchdog] The Zambia National Football team suffered a 3 -0 bashing at the hands of Egypt on Sunday evening in an international friendly played in Dubai. Egypt scored their important goals through Tereck Hamed in the third minute and Ahmed Has...

‘We Need to Get Rid of Such Bad Eggs From Police’

[Zambian Watchdog] This policeman (in picture) is a disgrace to the police service. I was travelling from Lusaka to Chipata. As we approached Luangwa turn off (about 4km away), we found a police officer standing on the road with no beacons and no any o...

PF Govt Orders Closure of Bars On 18th October-All Entertainment Banned

[Zambian Watchdog] In an attempt to force people to attend President Lungu's prayer and fasting programme, the government has directed that all bars and public places of entertainment should be closed and remain closed during the period of repentance, ...

Uganda at Sixes and Sevens in Rugby Union’s Short Version

[Monitor] Ugandan sevens rugby plunged to unprecedented depths last weekend following a 14-10 loss to Zambia in the Shield final of the Safari Sevens. The loss left yet another stain on Ugandan sevens rugby whose gradual decline has been apparent since...

Of Poets and Poems

[Times of Zambia] In our last column, we had an interesting discussion based on a critical review of one of Alfred Mukanaka's poem from his newly published book of vernacular verse, 'Amakalata' in Ici-Bemba,which our translation renders as 'Letters' in...

Chikwanda Provides K498.4 M in Budget for His Son and Partners to Steal

[Zambian Watchdog] Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has allocated K498.4 million in the budget to be plundered by his son Bwembya and his relative Joseph Mwewa of Alsphalt Roads and Mulenga Sata the State House Deputy Minister. Chikwanda has alloca...

Equipping Coaches With Development Skills

[Times of Zambia] The art of coaching is one of the most important ingredients that lead to success in sport. Successful teams and players across the world have always had good trainers to guide them through the steps to glory.

UPND Reaction to the 2016 Budget

[Zambian Watchdog] So now we have the 2016 budget before us. Here we present our initial reaction while we prepare a more detailed analysis and alternative proposal for the Zambian people that we will issue next week.

Grade 12s Tipped Over Exams

[Times of Zambia] Someone once said when one fails an examination it doesn't necessarily mean that a person is dull but the prevailing conditions during the time an individual was writing that exam. It is possible for a pupil who is intelligent to fail...