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ZAFUCS tourney on

DIANA MUTAKAFIMBO, Lusaka THE Zambia Federation of University and College Sports (ZAFUCS) will this weekend stage a two-day tournament to select a team for the Confederation of University and College Sports Association (CUCSA) Zone Six games set for August 1 to 6 in Zimbabwe. ZAFUCS general secretary Obeddy Lweendo said in a statement yesterday that

ZRU selects 30 for Madagascar tourney

MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola THE Zambia Rugby Union (ZRU) has selected a 30-member provisional national 15s team for next month’s Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Group 1 B in Madagascar. ZRU general secretary Francis Chitambo released the names in Lusaka yesterday. Chitambo said the players were picked during last Saturday’s Copperbelt versus Midlands match at Ndola

‘Emulate President Lungu’

ALVIN CHIINGA, Lusaka PATRIOTIC Front Pink Project (PF Pink) president Sally Banda has urged women who want to contest the August 11 elections to emulate President Lungu’s peaceful and tolerant attitude towards people with divergent views. Ms Banda said there is also need for political parties to embark on peaceful campaigns so that there is

Conflict of interest policy need

Hoops! with MWEMBE KAONA ONE of the challenges that face local basketball at regional and league level is conflicting roles that people play which cause disadvantaged parties to cry foul. As the statutes of the game are being reviewed, it is essential that stakeholders come up with and agree to a conflict of interest policy

Africa’s solutions lie within

ZAMBIA yesterday welcomed over 4,000 delegates to the 2016 African Development Bank (AfDB) meetings at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, where various socio-economic issues affecting our continent will be tabled. Of significant note is the meeting’s theme, ‘Energy and Climate Change’, which is premised on one of the Pan-African bank’s “High 5” priority areas dubbed “Light

Electricity gets US$12 billion investment

VIOLET MENGO, KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka THE African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest US$12 billion in the energy sector to unlock Africa’s potential, its president Akinwumi Adesina has said. And the continental financial giant says Africa projects a creation of 25 million jobs for the youth in the next 10 years. Dr Adesina said Africa aspires
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