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March 15, 2014 - 0 Comments

By SANDRA MWILA and MOSES CHIMFWEMBE – A depleted nine-member Zambia handball team finally left for Kenya yesterday to compete at the 9th edition of the Africa Under-17 Championships that got underway teh same day. The...

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March 15, 2014 - 0 Comments

By KALUMIANA KALUMIANA and SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – FORMER World 400 meters hurdles champion and 1996 Olympic silver medallist Samuel Matete has announced his candidature for the Zambia Amateur Athletics Association (ZAAA) presidency. And ZAAA has...

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March 14, 2014 - 0 Comments

By KENNEDY  MUPESENI CLIMATE change will cost Zambia US$53 million in the next five years if measures are not put in place to minimise the impact, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said. Meanwhile, Government...

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March 10, 2014 - 0 Comments

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – THE Zambia Amateur Athletics Association (ZAAA) has unveiled a provisional budget of $100,000 (about K600,000) to cater for three key forthcoming international competitions that include the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. ZAAA...

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March 8, 2014 - 0 Comments

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – ZAMBIAN sprinter, Gerald Phiri has stormed the semi-finals at the ongoing World Indoor Athletics Championship in Poland after clocking an impressive 6.59 seconds in the 60 metres race to win Heat...

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March 8, 2014 - 0 Comments

By SANDRA MWILA – ZAMBIAN judoka Mathews Mpunza has been elevated as an instructor by the International Judo Federation (IJF) after successfully completing and passing a six-month course in Budapest, Hungary. Speaking in an interview...

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March 8, 2014 - 0 Comments

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – THE Zambia Squash Association (ZSA) has commenced trials to select the national team to represent the country at the first-ever All-Africa Squash Championships and the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. ZSA president...

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March 7, 2014 - 0 Comments

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – WITH six weeks remaining before hosting the 2014 All-Africa Junior Golf Challenge, the organising committee has stepped its efforts in mobilising funds to meet the K350,000 deficit needed before the tournament tees off...

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March 6, 2014 - 0 Comments

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE – ZAMBIA soccer team captain, Christopher Katongo on Wednesday night stirred up some controversy when he refused to acknowledge the impact young players made in the 2-1 win over Uganda in an...

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March 6, 2014 - 0 Comments

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE – CHIPOLOPOLO goalkeeper, Kennedy Mweene, who suffered a concussion during Zambia’s 2-1 win over Uganda in an international friendly match on Wednesday evening, has been released from hospital. National team doctor Joseph...

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