12-YEAR-OLD TAEKWONDO ATHLETE EYES YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES By Noah Silomba Olympafrica’s rising taekwondo player Matilda Njobvu says her goal is to compete at the Youth Olympic Games and the world championship in future. The twelve-year-old girl who competes in the 34kg weight category in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge at …
Read More »SPORTS MINISTER NKANDU ASSURES COMMONWEALTH GAMES-BOUND ATHLETES
SPORTS MINISTER NKANDU ASSURES COMMONWEALTH GAMES-BOUND ATHLETES By Noah Silomba Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts Hon. Elvis Nkandu has reiterated that the new dawn government will continue to motivate talented athletes who make the nation proud at various competitions. Addressing Zambian athletes heading to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games …
Read More »WhatsApp warns users against downloading fake versions of messaging app
Meta-owned instant messaging service WhatsApp has warned users against downloading fake versions of the application, saying users’ security can be compromised by downloading such versions. The Head of WhatsApp Will Cathcart, while taking to Twitter, revealed that the company’s security team found a fake version of WhatsApp outside of Google …
Read More »Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to the UK as a child
Sir Mo Farah was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant, he has revealed. The Olympic star has told the BBC he was given the name Mohamed Farah by those who flew him over from Djibouti. His real name is Hussein …
Read More »TEULINGS ATHLETES URGED TO DRAW INSPIRATION FROM COMMONWEALTH GAMES-BOUND ATHLETES
Over 1000 athletes from the eleven sports disciplines at OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre who participate in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge have been advised to draw inspiration from some of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games-bound athletes camped at the facility. National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) president Alfred …
Read More »FAZ PROVIDES UPDATE ON WAFCON INELIGIBILTY CASES
Press Statement(For Immediate Release)Football Association of ZambiaFootball House, Lusaka 06TH JULY 2022 FAZ PROVIDES UPDATE ON WAFCON ELIGIBILITY CASES Following a flurry of inquiries in the aftermath of the statement by CAF over the ineligibility of some of Zambia’s key players at the Morocco 2022 Africa Cup of Nations for …
Read More »BARBRA BANDA FAILED CAF MEDICAL REGULATIONS -FAZ
By Chansa Kunda Football Association of Zambia -FAZ- says BARBRA BANDA failed to make the final list of players to represent the country after failing to meet certain medical regulations required by Confederation of African Football -CAF. FAZ Communications Manager SYDNEY MUNGALA says CAF shared tournament medical regulations that all …
Read More »US Federal Communications Commission calls on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores
Washington (CNN Business) A member of the Federal Communications Commission is renewing calls for Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, citing national security concerns surrounding TikTok’s Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance. In a June 24 letter to the CEOs of Apple (AAPL (AAPL)) and Google (GOOGL (GOOGL)), …
Read More »R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges
New York (CNN)Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, following his conviction last year on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges stemming from his efforts over years to use his fame …
Read More »THE FIXED NATIONAL HEROES STADIUM ROOF
By Noah Silomba The other day I sat outside the OYDC Matebeto Restaurant having my meal during lunch when I decided to gaze to my left. My eyes were engrossed with the beauty of the National Heroes Stadium. I noticed that part of the roof which was blown off some …
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