Four of Europe’s major leagues – Spain’s La Liga, Germany’s Bundesliga, France’s Ligue 1 and Italy’s Serie A – are now enjoying their mid-season winter breaks. Well, some teams are enjoying their festive rest. But not all. The likes of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are going into Christmas and the New Year in good spirit. However, others will be ...

Acclaimed actress Billie Whitelaw, famous for her roles on stage and screen, has died at the age of 82. The Coventry-born star, who was made a CBE in 1991, worked in close collaboration with playwright Samuel Beckett, who described her as a perfect actress. She died in the early hours of Sunday at a nursing home in London, her son ...

North Korea has threatened unspecified attacks on the US in an escalation of a war of words following the Sony Pictures cyber-attacks. In a fiery statement, the North warned of strikes against the White House, Pentagon and “the whole US mainland”. North Korea denies US claims it is behind cyber-attacks linked to a film that features the fictional killing of ...

ZAMTEL says almost half of Zambia’s population lacks access to safe, clean water despite the nation being endowed with abundant natural water resources. Speaking during the handover of the water for life boreholes sunk in 2014 across Zambia in partnership with Huawei, Zamtel Chief Executive officer John Mwanakatwe says the lack of access to clean water is an unfortunate situation ...

Government says the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) acted in accordance with its mandate of providing communication support to Government officials when it provide the public address system during the filing of nominations by PF presidential candidate Edgar Lungu. Reacting to the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s statement that ZANIS should not have provided the equipment to Mr Lungu because ...

An angry mob of farmers in Mbala today besieged the office of the District Commissioner, Best Kabulembe demanding to know when government would pay them for the maize they sold to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). But the District Commissioner has assured the farmers that they will start receiving their money on Wednesday this week. The uncompromised farmers said they ...

Opposition United Nationalist Party President Ackim Ngosa today failed to show up at the Supreme Court where he was being awaited to file nominations for the 20th January presidential election. By broadcast time, Mr. Ngosa’s mobile phones were not reachable. Mr. Ngosa’s failure to turn up brings the number of presidential candidates who have withdrawn from the race to Plot ...

In a statement issued on behalf of the Mwanawasa family, Marriam Mwanawasa the eldest child of the late President says as a family they have taken a bold step to support Mr Lungu because of the good relationship the President Mwanawasa and President Sata enjoyed and the honour that President Sata has bestowed on the Mwanawasa name and legacy. Ms ...

  Copperbelt Province Minister Mwenya Musenge says the reconciliation of PF President Edgar Lungu and Acting Republican President Guy Scott has sealed the Patriotic Front’s continued stay in power. Mr. Musenge adds that the Patriotic Front will get more votes in next month’s presidential by-election than the party got in 2011. He says FDD Leader Edith Nawakwi and NAREP President ...

2014 MTN/FAZ Premier league Champions ZESCO United have been pitted against Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland in the 2015 CAF Champions league preliminary round. According to the draws released by CAF, ZESCO will travel to Swaziland for the leg to be played on 13th 14th 15th February 2015. ZESCO will then host Swallows on dates between 27th February and 1st March ...