Venda was a Bantustan in northern South Africa, which is fairly close to the South African border with Zimbabwe to the north, while to the south and east, it shared a long border with another black homeland, Gazankulu. It is now part of the Limpopo province. Venda was founded as a homeland by the South African government for the Venda people, speakers of the Venda language. The United Nations and international community refused to recognise Venda as an independent state.
Zambia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Mali competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Zanaco FC is a Zambian football club based in Lusaka that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. They play their home games at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka. Zanaco Football Club was formed in 1978 as a social team by management trainees of Zambia National Commercial Bank. The team was launched at LOTUS INN in Lusaka. The founding members were Lloyd Choongo, Ben Banda, Nathan Lupupa and John Kasengele. Starting from the 1980s, Zanaco started growing steadily from a mere social club to becoming one of the most successful and decorated club in Zambian football history. Over the years the Sunset Stadium-based team has won 7 Super League trophies, 4 Charity Shields, 1 Coca-Cola Cup, 1 Mosi Cup and 3 BP Cups. Zanaco are the only team outside of Zambia's Copperbelt Province to have not only won but also defended the Super League Trophy.
Dumitru Cipere is a retired bantamweight boxer from Romania who won bronze medals at the 1980 Olympics and 1981 European Championships. Cipere also won three national senior titles. He took up boxing aged 12 at CSM Severin and after retiring from competitions he worked as a coach there.
Orlando Maldonado is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the men's light flyweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics. It was the second medal ever for Puerto Rico, after boxer Juan Evangelista Venegas captured the Bronze medal in 1948.
The Chitimukulu is the King of the Bemba, the largest ethnic group in Zambia. The King is named after Chiti Muluba, who changed his name to Chiti Mukulu who in the 18th century led the Bemba out from their original lands in the Luba Empire of Mukulumpe in DR Congo to eventually settle the country around Kasama in Zambia's Northern Province.
Lucky Mutale is a retired Zambian boxer. The 5 ft 3.5 in (162 cm) 106 lb (48 kg) Mutale competed in the Men's Bantamweight category for Zambia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal at the All-Africa Games in 1978 in the Men's Flyweight division.
Mutale Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mutale Local Municipality was Mutale. It is now part of Thulamela and Musina Local Municipalities.
The 1985 IBF World Championships were held in Calgary, Canada, from June 10 to June 16, 1985. Following the results of the men's doubles.
Kelvin Mutale was a Zambian footballer and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.
Dzanani is a town and also the name of a region in the former Venda, now part of Limpopo province in South Africa. Dzanani was named after MuDzanani, which is one of the main surnames in Venda; and also the then Paramount Chiefs of Songozwi. The language predominantly spoken is TshiVenda, which is one of the eleven official languages of South Africa.
Bernard Mutale is a Zambia football Defender who played for Zambia in the 1978 African Cup of Nations. He played club football for Red Arrows.
Green Eagles Football Club is a Zambian football club based in Choma, Zambia that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. The club finished the 2016 season in 11th place. There has been notable resurgence by the club, which has shifted the power balance of elite football in Zambia. The Choma-based club have transformed themselves from relegation candidates to title contenders – thanks to the support by their sponsors Zambia National Service (ZNS), focused leadership at the service and the tactics employed by Head Coach Aggrey Chiyangi, who has deservingly served as Chipolopolo care-taker coach.
Catherine Phiri is a Zambian professional boxer. She held the WBC female bantamweight title from 2016 to 2017 and challenged twice for the WBC female super-bantamweight title in 2017 and March 2019. As of July 2020, she is ranked as the world's tenth best active female super-bantamweight by BoxRec.
Godfridah Sumaili is a Zambian reverend and is the first Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs. Sumaili did not run for a Member of parliament seat and received a nominated seat by Edgar Lungu on 15 September 2016.
Mutale Mulenga is a Zambian athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Billy Mutale is a Zambian footballer who plays as a defender for Nkana and the Zambia national football team.
Rev. Edith Mutale is the Zambian Ambassador to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Vincent Mutale is a Zambian footballer. He played in 28 matches for the Zambia national football team from 1995 to 1997. He was also named in Zambia's squad for the 1996 African Cup of Nations tournament.
