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Chipolopolo move back into top 100

Zambia have returned to the top 100 of the Fifa world rankings thanks to a 4-0 victory over Swaziland. Their progress is at the expense of Niger (104th, down 8 places), who were defeated 3-0 by Morocco. As expected, there are no significant moves by African teams in the latest world rankings. Ghana’s Black Stars [...]

ZAMTEL managing director Hans Paulsen is said to be firing Zambian directors and managers and replacing them with his relatives and friends from Uganda. Zamtel was sold in a scandalous process that saw then minister of Communication Dora Siliya resign. The Parastatal was sold to  to Libya African Investment Portfolio (LAP) Green Networks for US$394 million. And ZAMTEL has started printing Cell [...]

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NITED Party for National Development (UPND) Namwala Member of Parliament Robbie Chizhyuka has said his party’s President Hakainde Hichilema had lost credibility because of his involvement with the Patriotic Front (PF). Major Chizhyuka said in an interview that because of this, it is impossible for UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to win this year’s presidential elections. [...]

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