The Zambian Government had declared Friday, March 9th as a public holiday.
According to a statement from Secretary to the Cabinet Roland Msiska, all private and government institutions will observe the holiday which will follow the commemoration of the International Women’s Day on Thursday.
Monday is also a holiday in commemoration of Youth Day.
The declaration means workers in Zambia will have a five day holiday and will only return to work on Tuesday, March 13th 2018.
Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has announced that State and Council police officers will soon start arresting those found littering the city.
Mr Lusambo said the clean standards that Lusaka has now assumed following a massive clean by the defence forces should be maintained.
He said he will soon be meeting Council management to devise strategies to ensuring that the new Statutory Instrument on public cleanliness is enforced.
Mr Lusambo said was speaking on Government Forum television programme on ZNBC TV last evening.
He said the PF administration is focused on transforming Lusaka city into a modern city that every one will be proud of.
Mr Lusambo said the culture of littering should now come to an end.
“I get shocked that the same Zambians when they travel to cleaner cities in neighboring countries such as Bostwana, they are so proud of such cleaner cities that they even take selfies there but when they come back here, they are the first to throw litter everywhere and they start telling us how beautiful Bostwana is. Why can’t we be proud of our city and maintain cleanliness,” Mr Lusambo stated.
He said it is unfortunate that some donated litter bins in the Central Business District have already started getting full.
Mr Lusambo said one of his main focus will be to ensure that there is a mindset change among Lusaka residents regarding cleanliness in the city.
Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya has revealed that Zambia has so far not recorded any case of Listeriosis.
In a statement, Dr Chilufya said the Ministry is working with local and international stakeholders to ensure that Zambians are protected from the outbreak.
He has since urged the general public to take extra caution regarding eating risky foods which include processed, ready to eat meat products, soft cheese and dairy products to prevent the disease.
“My Ministry has in place resilient health systems that are able to detect threats to national security and prevent such outbreaks in the country. Further, the Ministry has strengthened Port Health systems to monitor food imports into the country in line with the public health act cap. 295 and the food and drugs act cap 303 of the laws of Zambia,” Dr Chilufya said.
He added, “the disease surveillance and intelligence team, as well as health inspectors have been directed to diligently investigate all suspicious food products. And take appropriate action, including destroying of contaminated or suspicious products.”
Dr Chilufya said Zambia has imposed an immediate ban on imports of risky foods including processed meats, dairy products, vegetables and fruits from South Africa
He said the points of entry have been instructed to seize all suspected risky products.
“All Chief Executive Officers of major chain stores in Zambia which include Pick and Pay and Shoprite have been engaged and directed to cooperate with health inspectors in the removal and disposal of the risky products from their shelves and stores,” Dr Chilufya said.
He said laboratory investigations will be carried out at the University Teaching Hospital by the Micro biology laboratory and at the University of Zambia, in the School of Veterinary medicine.
“The National Codex Alimentarius Committee will conduct a scientific risk assessment on cold meats to ascertain the risk in the country. Risk communication to the public through various media platforms on preventative measures which include avoiding eating risky foods, including processed, ready to eat meat products, soft cheese and unpasturised milk and dairy products. I must reiterate that although listerosis is a serious disease, it is treatable and preventable.”
Listeriosis is a food borne disease and the first case was recorded on Jan 1st 2017 in South Africa and as of March 4th 2018, a total of 948 cases had been laboratory confirmed with a total of 180 deaths in that country.
Listeriosis is caused by a bacteria called listerio monosycogenes and it has symptoms such as fever and sometimes nausea and diarrhoea while in severe cases, the bacteria may spread to the blood stream and nervous system with symptoms such as headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions. It may also be fatal.
The risk groups include pregnant women and new borns, the elderly who are over 65 and the immunal compromised adults.
Infected pregnant women may experience a mild flu like illness and in more serious cases, it may cause miscarriage, still births, premature delivery or life threatening infection to the new born.
In South Africa, 85 percent of the patients interviewed reported having eaten ready to eat processed foods.
Meat products of which polony was the most common followed by viennas, sausages and other cold meats.
Nkana jump straight in to the fire tonight in the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup when they face CR Belouizdad of Algeria in a first round, first leg match away in Algiers at 18h00.
Nkana enter the fray this month after enjoying a bye from February’s preliminary round.
Coach Beston Chambeshi has rallied Nkana to ensure they leave Algeria with nothing less than a draw after failing to win away in North Africa in their history.
Nkana’s best result from fifteen North African visits has been a 1-1 draw in Tunisia against CA Bizertin in 2014 that saw them qualify to the CAF Confederation Cup group stage via the same aggregate score line on away goals rule.
“It is football and for sure things must start changing now. Just a short while ago, the Zambia national team did the impossible and beat Algeria so anything is possible,” Chambeshi said.
Victory will see Nkana emulate Zambia who beat Algeria 1-0 away last September to record their debut victory against in the North African nation.
Meanwhile, the true value of Nkana’s prolific attack that has proved itself domestically is about to be tested at continental level tonight.
In particular is 2016 Golden Boot winner Walter Bwalya who will be making his continental debut for Nkana.
Striker’s Festus Mbewe and Ronald Kampamba return to continental action for the first time since 2014 when Nkana made its group stage debut in the same competition.
Overall, Nkana have only one major absentee in ex-Zambia U20 winger Harrison Chisala who missed the trip due to injury.
Defender John Mwengani who had a torrid Zambia debut in the 2018 CHAN quarterfinal loss to Sudan is in the team and set for his first competitive match back since that forgettable game.
And Nkana will host Belouizdad in the final leg on March 17 at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe and winner over both legs will advance the last 32 in April where they will be drawn against losers from March’s CAF Champions League pre-group stage.
The Shape of Water won Best Picture at the 90th annual Academy Awards, and Guillermo del Toro won Best Director for The Shape of Water, his first Oscar win in four noms. It led all films with four Oscars.
In an unusual twist, only six films won multiple trophies tonight, led by Shape of Water, followed by Dunkirk with three and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Blade Runner 2049, Coco and Darkest Hour with two apiece.
The acting awards went as expected, with Frances McDormand winning Best Actress for Three Billboards, Gary Oldman taking Best Actor for Darkest Hour and Allison Janney and Sam Rockwell snagging Supporting Actress and Actor for their respective roles in I, Tonya and Three Billboards. All four were odds-on favorites after filling their mantles throughout awards season.
Jordan Peele won Best Original Screenplay for Get Out, and James Ivory took Adapted Screenplay for Call Me by Your Name.
All of the Best Picture nominees won at least one award, except Lady Bird and The Post.
Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for a second consecutive year, with the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements getting plenty of screen time.
Here is the complete list of winners at the 90th annual Academy Awards:
BEST PICTURE
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale, Producers
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
FRANCES MCDORMAND
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
GARY OLDMAN
Darkest Hour
DIRECTING
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Guillermo del Toro
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
REMEMBER ME
from Coco; Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Alexandre Desplat
CINEMATOGRAPHY
BLADE RUNNER 2049
Roger A. Deakins
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
GET OUT
Written by Jordan Peele
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Screenplay by James Ivory
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
THE SILENT CHILD
Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
HEAVEN IS A TRAFFIC JAM ON THE 405
Frank Stiefel
FILM EDITING
DUNKIRK
Lee Smith
VISUAL EFFECTS
BLADE RUNNER 2049
John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
COCO
Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
DEAR BASKETBALL
Glen Keane and Kobe Bryant
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
ALLISON JANNEY
I, Tonya
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A FANTASTIC WOMAN
Chile
PRODUCTION DESIGN
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin
SOUND MIXING
DUNKIRK
Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker and Gary A. Rizzo
SOUND EDITING
DUNKIRK
Richard King and Alex Gibson
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
ICARUS
Bryan Fogel and Dan Cogan
COSTUME DESIGN
PHANTOM THREAD
Mark Bridges
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
DARKEST HOUR
Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
SAM ROCKWELL
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
(Source: deadline.com)
Prep 15 mins | Cook 15 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Method
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion for 1-2 mins, until softened. Add the chicken and fry for 7-10 mins until cooked through and the onions have turned golden.
Grate the ginger over the chicken, add the harissa and stir well to coat everything and cook for 1 min.
Tip in the apricots, chickpeas and couscous, then pour in the stock and stir once. Cover with a lid or tightly cover the pan with foil and leave for about 5 mins until the couscous has soaked up all the stock and is soft. Fluff up the couscous with a fork.
Serving
Scatter over the coriander to serve. Serve with extra harissa, if you like. You can substitute the couscous for rice, and the chicken for fish or prawns.
Controversial dancer Zodwa Wabantu has rubbished claims she’s been banned from performing in Zambia this weekend.
She said she has a contract to perform and that she will be dancing on stage at Hollywood City Nightclub without any underwear.
Zodwa has dominated headlines in Zambia after National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili stated that Zodwa was not welcome in the country accusing her of promoting immorality with her raunchy dances.
But Zodwa insists that she has agreed to perform in Zambia this weekend and that she has always been paid R35, 000 booking fee in full.
Zodwa told South African publication TshisaLIVE that nothing would stop her from performing in the country and slammed “hypocrites” who had labelled her “unchristian.”
“I have signed all the paperwork and I am flying out later this week to perform there. I think that people are just trying to sabotage me and the event. The underwear thing is my choice and I don’t understand why people are so upset. There are Christians who do much worse things behind closed doors.”
She said that authorities were hoping to pray for her and cast out her “demons” while she was in the country.
“I will never wear a panty. I won’t change who I am for them. Maybe they think they will pray for me or make me better.
I survived 2017 and I will survive this year. They can go and f*ck off if they have a problem with it.”
The reports come only months after Zodwa was reportedly banned from performing in Lesotho.
She also cancelled shows in Zimbabwe after an outcry over her scheduled shows in the country, citing security fears.
The Worldwide Fund for Nature in Zambia has launched drones surveillance in Zambia’s national parks to curb poaching.
The Drones for Conservation Project was launched on Friday by with a demonstration on the use of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Drones.
The event took place at the Lusaka National Park and was graced by Minister of Tourism and Arts Charles Banda among other dignitaries from Government, the diplomatic community, private sector and the media.
SWUAT Technologies Ltd., the consultants for the project wowed the audience with live demonstrations on the practical applications of drones in wildlife management including but not limited to surveillance, vegetation mapping and wildlife surveys.
The second stage of the project will involve deployment of the UAV units across five national parks for an initial period during which the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and its partners will receive mentorship support from SWUAT Technologies Ltd.
Tourism and Arts minister Charles Banda said the drones would increase surveillance and curb poaching in national parks.
Mr Banda said during the launch of the programme in Lusaka that the government is concerned with the levels of poaching.
“The use of unmanned aerial vehicles -UAVs technology will help provide surveillance in places where the wildlife staff cannot go to and will help to preserve wild life,” Mr. Banda added.
Results of a three-year aerial survey of Africa’s elephants published in 2016 revealed a dramatic 30 per cent decline in savannah species populations, largely due to poaching.
Zambia has 20 national parks and 34 game management areas.
Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia, Malawi and Botswana have all recalled South African processed meat products after a deadly listeria outbreak.
And Shoprite Group has removed all affected Enterprise processed cold meats and Rainbow chicken polony from its fridges and deli’s.
The outbreak claimed 180 lives in South Africa.
Tiger Brands issued a recall on their cold meats following listeria being found in their polony.
Rainbow Chickens’ polony was also recalled.
Zambia’s high commissioner to South Africa, Emmanuel Mwamba, urged South African retail chain stores operating in Zambia to recall ready-to-eat meat products imported from that country following the confirmation of the source of listeria bacteria.
“(Ministry) asks that all owners of establishments that commercialise these products start to withdraw from the shelves due to the danger that this constitutes to health,” a statement from Mozambique’s ministry of agriculture and food security said.
The Malawi Competition and Fair Trading Commission on Monday asked wholesalers and retailers to remove imported meat products from South Africa from their shelves, and Namibia on Monday suspended imports of processed meat.
Lawrence McDougall, the CEO of Tiger Brands told a news conference the company had not yet worked out the financial impact of suspending production at two of the company’s factories that were linked to the outbreak.
MacDougall did acknowledge that the government had linked the ST6 strain of listeria bacteria detected in Enterprise facilities with the outbreak that has resulted in 180 deaths.
“We are being extra cautious and vigilant, we are recalling all products made from the two facilities” affected, he said, adding that the government had only ordered the company to withdraw three product lines.
“Any loss of life is tragic. It is devastating for me to have our products linked to this outbreak.”
The United Nations has previously said South Africa’s listeriosis outbreak is believed to be the largest-ever worldwide.
The infection mainly affects children and has a three-week incubation period, making it difficult to track.
In a statement, the Shoprite Group announced that it removed all affected Enterprise processed cold meats and Rainbow chicken polony from its fridges and deli’s after the announcement by the Minister of Health, following tests linking the Listeria monocytogenes ST6 strain positively with these supplier manufacturing plants.
The products have been removed from shelves, isolated in stores and are being uplifted as of this morning.
“Customers are invited to return any Enterprise processed cold meat products and Rainbow chicken polony in their original packaging that they have at home for a full refund. Proof of purchase is not required and opened products can also be returned,” the statement read.
Privately owned Muvi TV has seen a number of influential Journalists leave the popular television station citing lack of motivation.
About five experienced Journalists among them News Editor Melody Mwala have left Muvi TV to join Prime TV after the station started delaying payment of their salaries.
Others who have left included award winning Journalist Mwape Kumwenda, Eastern Province Correspondent Oswald Yambani, Western Province Correspondent Lloyd Kapusa and Northern Province Correspondent Njenje Chizu.
The other Reporter to have left is their Copperbelt based Correspondent Mike Mubanga.
The Reporters have all since reported for duties at Prime TV.
Muvi TV sources indicated that the privately owned TV station is undergoing a serious financial crisis which has seen workers suffer delayed payment of their salaries.
The opposition UPND says the ruling Patriotic Front has been sent panicking after being exposed by the African Liberal Network (ALN) for their dictatorship, abuse of human rights and corruption.
The ALN released a resolution at the weekend that denounced dictatorship in Zambia which upset the PF and in response accused the Liberals of meeting in Accra to talk about homosexuality.
A UPND delegate who attended the meeting, Charles Kakoma said the issue of homosexuals and lesbians was not on the agenda and was never discussed.
Mr Kakoma who is also UPND Spokesman said what appeared to have annoyed the PF was the resolution on bad political governance in Zambia which the African Liberal Network issued.
He said the deliberations of the General Assembly of the Africa Liberal Network were live on Twitter and documented on other media for anyone to follow.
Mr Kakoma said it was trash journalism for the PF to try to manipulate the statement from Africa Liberal Network by infusing in homosexuality to suit the PF agenda on propaganda.
Mr Kakoma said the injustices being committed by the PF and it’s government are being noticed by the world and no amount of denial or propaganda will help the PF.
“There were three resolutions and one declaration passed. These resolutions were on the political situation in Zambia, the political situation in Somalia and the effect of climate change in South Africa. The declaration was on Africa embracing market economics,” Mr Kakoma said.
Scores of youths in Chongwe District have distanced themselves from media reports suggesting that Chongwe residents have rejected government’s policy direction to explore nuclear project in the district.
And the youths have unreservedly apologized to Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo on the manner she was treated by some youths who had attended the earlier meeting chaired by senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo ll, a fortnight ago.
Meanwhile, Chongwe District Commissioner Frazer Musonda has implored the people in the district to support government’s policies that are aimed at bringing the much needed development.
Speaking on behalf of other youths, Edward Musole, said young people have since endorsed the decision of the Chongwe District Development Co-ordinating Committee (DDCC) to embrace nuclear science and technology as alternative energy in the country’s diversified energy mix.
Mr. Musole explained that youths have also decided to align themselves with the vision of President Edgar Lungu’s quest to develop the country without discrimination.
He said this at the Chongwe District Administration during a solidarity march with President Edgar Lungu’s developmental agenda of developing all parts of the country even where the PF party received few votes in the 2016 General Elections.
“After carrying out an assessment of what led to the earlier statement, we have come to a conclusion that those of us who were part of the meeting which had a predetermined outcome and rejected the project,” he said.
“We realized our mistake and we take cognizant of the fact that we unknowingly shared a platform with political enemies of President Lungu and we were duped to be part of the wrong decision.”
Mr. Musole pointed out that the youths have decided to support the government’s developmental agenda aimed at bettering the welfare of all Zambians.
And Mr. Musole has on behalf of the youths extended their apology to President Lungu and his administration on the manner some unruly youths heckled Professor Luo when she came to enlighten residents on the proposed project.
Mr. Musole said the youths are collectively asking for forgiveness from the Head of State and Professor Luo in particular after reflecting on their misconduct during the heated meeting.
“In addition, with much remorse, we regret that we did not treat our mother, a senior government official with respect she deserved during the meeting which had a predetermined outcome”, he said.
“After realizing our misconduct as already mentioned, it is our heart’s desire to collectively ask for forgiveness from our beloved President and Professor Luo in particular after reflecting on own misconduct during the heated meeting.”
And addressing scores of youths, Chongwe District Commissioner Frazer Musonda has implored the people in the district to support government’s policies that are aimed at bringing the much needed development.
Mr. Musonda observed that divided loyalty in the district has hindered the smooth implementation of government programmes.
He appealed to all stakeholders regardless of their political affiliations to embrace progressive policies if the district is to see meaningful development as outlined in the Seventh National Development Plan (7NDP).
“We the people of Chongwe rejected the construction of a general hospital, shopping malls and other important social amenities which would have contributed to wealth and job creation in the district.”
Last week, the Chongwe District Development Co-ordinating Committee (DDCC) special meeting endorsed government’s intention to build a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology in Chongwe district’s Silverest area.
The project which is still in its infancy stage is aimed at training nuclear scientists locally to cut on expenses government incur currently for sending students abroad.
A fortnight ago, a meeting chaired by Senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II attended by Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo and Chongwe Member of Parliament, Japhen Mwakalombe, some Chongwe residents rejected the project on the pretext that it was a nuclear plant.
The residents who seemed to have had a predetermined outcome prior to the meeting, rejected elaborate explains from Professor Luo and technocrats from the interim Committee on Nuclear Energy.
In 2015, Zambia experienced a crippling power deficit and forced government to explore alternative energy in the country’s diversified energy mix to meet the power supply demand and export the surplus in a bid to industrialize.
Community Development and Social Services Minister, Emerine Kabanshi has disclosed that government will soon introduce other social protection programmes which will help alleviate urban poverty. Ms. Kabanshi said just like in rural areas, there are a lot of impoverished people living in urban areas.
She said these impoverished people that live in urban areas also needed help to cushion their sufferings. She said this when she handed over four motor vehicles to the department of social welfare in Chililabombwe, Mufulira, Kalulushi and Masaiti districts in the Copperbelt province.
The minister also handed over 372 bicycles to Community Welfare Assistant Committees (CWACs) in the above named districts.
Ms. Kabanshi said the motor vehicles and bicycles are meant to streamline operations of the social welfare department in the implementation of various social protection programmes including the ones that will be introduced in the districts.
She said the various social protection programmes which government has rolled out to all parts of the country have improved the welfare of many families in Zambia.
Ms. Kabanshi said social protection programmes have the potential to help in the alleviation of gender based violence (GBV) which are currently increasing in the country.
The Minister, who is also Luapula Constituency Member of Parliament, said women were being battered by their husbands because most of them solely depend on their spouses for survival.
She added that if the women are empowered, they will be able to support themselves.
She said government will continue helping the poor and vulnerable people in the country to ensure that the poverty gap between the rich and poor is reduced.
And Minister of Community Development and Social Services, Emerine Kabanshi, says government will continue to implement social protection programmes in order to reduce poverty levels in the country.
Ms. Kabanshi said the number of social cash transfer scheme (SCTS) beneficiaries in Masaiti district is expected to increase to over 4,000 this year.
The scheme was piloted last year in Masaiti in the Copperbelt Province with over 3,000 recipients.
Meanwhile, Ms. Kabanshi has disclosed that government will this year increase the food security packs (FSP) from 300 to 750 as part of programmes to improve people’s welfare.
The minister said this when she handed over a Toyota Land Cruiser motor vehicle and 93 bicycles to the Social Welfare Department in Masaiti district yesterday.
Ms. Kabanshi has since called for continued collaboration between government and stakeholders in the implementation of social protection programmes in the district.
And Masaiti District Council Chairperson, Christine Chande, has commended government for providing a vehicle and bicycles to the social welfare department in the district saying this would ensure efficiency.
Ms. Chande said the vehicle would provide the much needed mobility for the officers to monitor activities in the district adding that the bicycles would also enable community members reach all places in the vast district.
She pointed out that the SCT programme was already bearing positive results with many beneficiaries engaging in business and agriculture.
She added that people have also been able to send their children to school after being put on the programme.
Meanwhile, Masaiti District Commissioner, Mike Musonda, has commended government for scaling up the social protection programmes in the district.
Speaking during a courtesy call paid on him at his office, Mr. Musonda cited the doubling of packs under the FSP programme and increasing beneficiaries under social cash transfer as among key steps in improving living standards of people in Masaiti district.
Mr. Musonda has since assured of teamwork of collaboration to ensure that all programmes meet their intended target of promoting decent living among the people.
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has dispelled assertions alleging that the national team was not paid for the Ivory Coast and Namibia African Nations Championship games which were held in Morocco.
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga maintained when he featured on ZNBC Sunday interview programme that all the players were fully paid by government.
Kamanga said as far as the association is concerned, no player is owed any money by the government for the CHAN tournament.
He explained that government took over the paying of players after they qualified for the CHAN tournament in Morocco.
The FAZ president said the monies for the players were directly deposited into their accounts during the tournament.
However, Kamanga quickly pointed out that players have not yet been paid for the qualifying matches.
He said FAZ will only pay the players when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) releases the funds.
The FAZ president stated that government only comes in when the national team is playing in the tournament.
Kamanga said he would be shocked to find that government has not paid them.
And commenting on the fate of Zambia national soccer team coach Wedson Nyirenda, Kamanga said the association was still reviewing his performance.
Kamanga however revealed that Nyirenda failed to deliver according to the set targets in the contract.
He disclosed that according to the contract, the coach was supposed to qualify the national team to the World Cup 2018 and Africa Cup 2019.
The FAZ president also revealed that the coach requested the association to make changes to the national team technical bench.
Kamanga said FAZ accepted the request adding that the association will therefore make further changes to the technical bench.
He said once changes are made, FAZ will officially communicated to the public.
And Kamanga disclosed that FAZ has organised a four nations tournament.
He named Angola, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia as the teams that will participate in the tournament.
He said the tournament will be used as preparatory matches ahead of the AFCON qualifiers.
The Football Association of Zambia has set the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 31st March, 2018.
FAZ Communications Manager Desmond Katongo said the AGM will be held under the revised constitution.
Mr. Katongo said the FAZ Council will comprise 138 delegates as stipulated under article 22 of the new FAZ constitution.
He explained that Clubs from the Super League, Division 1 and women’s league will have two delegates and one vote.
In a statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today, Mr. Katongo indicated that the meeting will be held at 10: 00hrs at the New Government Complex in Lusaka.
He added that Division 2 and 3 clubs will be represented by the top 2 teams on the 2017 league table respectively.
Mr. Katongo noted that in regions without Division 3, the association will consider the top 4 teams from Division 2 on the 2017 league table.
He has further advised members of the association to adhere to the revised constitution.
© Lusaka Times
