The International Prayer Warriors General Centre Africa (IPWGC) has expressed disappointment that most political parties taking part in the January 20th Presidential election shunned the prayers it organized for the elections today. IPWGC President Bishop Scott Mwansa says it is sad that presidential aspirants have prioritized other things before prayers. He says prayers are very important hence the need for ...

A total of 169, 375 candidates that sat for the 2014 Grade 9 Examinations have been selected to Grade 10. Out of the 169, 375 pupils who have made it to grade 10, 90, 788 were boys and 78, 587 were girls. 114, 104 pupils have only managed to obtain statements of results while a total of 16, 396 pupils ...

Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel lead the race for this year’s Oscars with nine nominations each. The Imitation Game, Boyhood and American Sniper also have multiple nominations. There was good news for British actors as Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne, Rosamund Pike, Felicity Jones and Keira Knightley are all nominated. Up against Cumberbatch and Redmayne for best actor are Steve ...

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone says Fernando Torres has returned “a man” after the striker scored his first goals since rejoining the club. The Spain international, 30, left his boyhood team for Liverpool in 2007. He re-signed for Atletico earlier this month and scored twice in Thursday’s 2-2 draw at the Bernabeu as his side reached the Copa del Rey ...

Belgium is on high alert after a major anti-terror raid in which two suspected Islamist militants were killed. The suspects were shot dead in the eastern town of Verviers after they opened fire on police with automatic weapons on Thursday evening. Officials say they had returned from Syria and planned imminent attacks on police targets. Another suspect was wounded before ...

Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) President Charles Milupi says time for United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema to rule the country has come. Mr. Milupi has charged that the Patriotic Front is ready to do anything within its power to win the presidential election, but that the people of Zambia have already made up their minds ...

Patriotic Front Member Sunday Chanda says remarks attributed to veteran politicians Vernon Mwaanga and Daniel Munkombwe that time has come for a Tonga to rule are highly unfortunate because tribe is not a qualification for the Presidency. Mr. Chanda says one’s tribe is inconsequential when it comes to election to public office, stating that it is therefore a sad state ...

FDD President Edith Nawakwi has observed that complaints on mine taxation will continue to arise if locals do not benefit from the natural resources. Ms. Nawakwi explained that the only way of ensuring that locals benefit from their resources is by negotiating good packages on a win-win basis for both the investors and the country. She says telling the mining ...

Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) says it expects the announced reduction in fuel prices in the country to ease the cost of doing business. The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has reduced the pump price of petrol by between K2.29 and K2.59 representing 23.13 percent for petrol and 28.22 percent for diesel respectively effective midnight tonight. In an interview with ...

The Grand Coalition on the demand for a people driven constitution says Patriotic Front Presidential candidate Edgar Lungu still needs to sign the social contract committing to the enactment of a new constitution despite the PF government releasing a proposed constitution roadmap. Grand Coalition Chairperson Fr. Chiti Leonard Chiti says what they want is a feasible symbolic and moral sign ...