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TRADE Kings Foundation has donated hygiene supplies to the Ministry of Health worth K2.5 million meant to help Government combat cholera that has so far claimed more than 300 lives in the last one month.

…says the voters will have the final verdict on the continued stay in power of the UPND, declares the imingalato will not defeat Zambians

By NATION REPORTER

THE UPND can proceed and invent and manufacture their best of the “imingalato” against the opposition but should know for certain that Zambians as the masters shall have the final say on the continued stay in power by the new dawn administration, Sean Tembo has said.

By NATION REPORTER

JCHX Mining Company is on the verge of taking over Lubambe Copper Mine.

THE UPND has no chance of ever bouncing back to power in 2026 because they have lamentably failed to deliver on all their mega promises such as cheap mealie meal, fuel, restoring the rule of law and respect for democratic tenets, Mumbi Phiri has said.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

THE much-anticipated 2023 TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations (AFCON) finally kicks off today with hosts Ivory Coast facing Guinea Bissau in the first game of the tournament at the 60, 000-seater Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé in Abidjan.

Over 20 nations, 24 to be specific have converged in Ivory Coast to fight for the coveted AFCON trophy and the most popular question every soccer loving African is asking is who is going to scoop the US$7 million-rich gold coated AFCON crown?

CAF announced on January 4 a 40 percent increase in the prize money for the winner of the 34th edition of the AFCON.

While the winners will pocket US$7 million, the runner-up will get US$4 million while the other two semi-finalist and the other four quarter-finalists will receive US$2.5 million and US$ $1.3 million respectively.

“CAF has made significant progress over the past two years in increasing the prize money of the AFCON and all its other major competitions. We have increased the prize money of the AFCON winner to US$7, 000, 000 which is a 40 percent increase from the previous AFCON prize money,” CAF president Patrice Motsepe said.

“I am confident that a portion of the prize money will contribute to developing football and also benefit all the football stakeholders, as well as assist our member associations with their administrations,” Motsepe added.

While the prize money has been improved, followers of the beautiful game will hope that the huge moneys at stake will inspire an improved and exciting performance from the stars of the continent.

Hosts Ivory Coast, three-time champions Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea will compete in Group A while Group B has seven-time champions Egypt, four-time champions Ghana, Cape Verde and Mozambique.

Defending champions Senegal will compete in Group C with Cameroon, Guinea and Gambia while North African giants Algeria, who scooped the competition in 2019, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Angola will face off in Group D.

Group E has 2004 champions Tunisia, Mali and the Southern African duo of South Africa and Namibia.

Zambia, champions in 2012, are in Group F consisting of neighbours Congo DR, Tanzania and Morocco, who became the first African team to reach the semifinals at a World Cup championship having been eliminated by France at the 2022 Qatar showpiece which was eventually scooped by Argentina.

The Chipolopolo under the tutorage of experienced gaffer in Avram Grant return to the prestigious continental championship for the first time in eight years after missing the last three editions.

Zambia returns with a young squad led by 2012 AFCON winning hero Stopila Sunzu and 2017 BBC Young African footballer of the year Patson Daka.

Two teams from each Group will progress to the knockout stage of the competition.

Will the 2012 champions defy the odds and go all the way to scoop their second continental championship? Or maybe the defending champions Senegal will become the first national team to retain the AFCON title since Egypt in 2010?

Can Egyptian star man Mohamed Salah lead the most successful nation in the history of the competition to winning their eighth AFCON title which would be his first after he found himself in the losing end during the 2021 and 2017 finals?

Will Napoli Star and current African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen lead Nigeria to victory for the first time since 2013 after he emerged as the top scorer with 10 goals during the qualifiers? Will the AFCON give birth to any new stars?

So many questions which beg answers. May the best team win it!

By NATION REPORTER

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has cancelled the Kayo ward by-election in Mwansabombwe.

By NATION REPORTER

FORMER Northern Province minister Lazarous Chungu has questioned the silence surrounding the former Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Stanley Kakubo’s financial scandal.

Mr Chungu wondered why the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and other law enforcement agencies have decided to keep quiet on the matter from the time that Mr Kakubo resigned as a minister.

He asked whether Mr Kakubo’s resignation has been taken as enough payment for the alleged corrupt practices which he was involved in.

Mr Chungu has challenged the ACC to update the nation on the matter so that the people can know whether the transaction was genuine or not.

He said it would be sad to see the issue die a natural death especially under a government that had promised to fight both past and present corruption.

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

THE newly appointed Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General, Mr Derrick Luembe, has been tasked to steer its strategic direction towards supporting and facilitating growth in the country’s aviation industry.

By MILDRED CHISANGA CHUTU

THE Chinsali High Court has jailed a 22-year-old man of Chinkumba village in Shiwang’andu to seven years imprisonment for axing his father who he accused of practising witchcraft.

     …as he encourages citizens to invest in rural parts of the country

By NATION REPORTER

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema is concerned with the trend of unplanned migration from rural to urban areas.