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South African wins Open

CHISHALA MUSONDA & MATHEWS KABAMBA, Nkana Golf Club, Kitwe SOUTH African golfer Riekus Nortje held his nerve and ensured he never dropped a shot in the final round on his way to lifting the Mopani/Redpath Zambia Open Golf Championship trophy by two strokes. Starting the day jointly on top but in second position, Nortje kept

Defining moment: FIFA U20 quarter

STEPHEN PHIRI, Suwon, South Korea ITALY today stand in Zambia’s way to progress to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup semi-finals with skipper Solomon Sakala saying the young Chipolopolo will strive to keep a clean sheet for the first time in the competition. Solomon said in an interview on Saturday that conceding seven goals in the

Belarus-Africa forum starts tomorrow

KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka THE Belarus-Africa Forum,which seeks to foster trade and business linkages between Africa and Belarus, opens tomorrow in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, under the theme ‘Belarus and Africa: New frontiers’. The forum, which runs from tomorrow to Wednesday and is being organised by the Africa Export and Import (AFREXIM) Bank, in conjunction with

COMESA telecommunication under review

NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka     THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is reviewing the business model of COMESA Telecommunication (COMTEL) to align it with emerging market trends. Responding to a press query, COMESA director of infrastructure Baptiste Mutabazi said the COMTEL project will enhance intra- and extra-regional trade, capital flows and investment, and

Negative publicity on Zambia worrying

ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka THE Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) is concerned about the growing negative publicity about Zambia, saying this will impact negatively on the country’s credit and economic ranking. CTPD acting executive director Isaac Mwaipopo said the harmful sentiments which have penetrated international media platforms will derail economic development for the country.

Police arrest 7 cadres over office lock-up

BUTTYSON KANDIMBA,Solwezi & KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka POLICE in Solwezi, North-Western Province, have arrested seven Patriotic Front (PF) cadres who allegedly forcibly tried to close the office of provincial permanent secretary Ephraim Mateyo last month. They have been charged with criminal trespass. The incident allegedly happened on May 19 between 10:00 hours and 12:00 hours at
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