British High Commissioner James Thornton has expressed hope Zambia –United Kingdom relations will still continue being very strong under the new PF government. Mr. Thornton says his country’s government is particularly encouraged by pronouncements that Zambia’s new President Edgar Lungu has made so far upon assuming office. He notes that the United Kingdom has also been following with keen interest ...

Government says it acknowledges the challenges being faced in the distribution system of medicines and medical supplies in health facilities throughout the country. Health minister Joseph Kasonde says it is however unfortunate that this problem has continued to despite government putting efforts in increasing budgetary allocation to the health sector. Dr. Kasonde stresses that despite this challenge, the Ministry of ...

The opposition MMD has instituted investigations to ascertain what is behind the confusion that it has been going through. MMD National Secretary Mwansa Mbulakulima notes that much as it is not easy to quickly point out who is behind the confusions that have rocked the former ruling party, he is hopeful the truth will come out at an appropriate time. ...

Government has reiterated its commitment to fighting the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Luapula Province. The government is imploring stakeholders in the fight to unite with it in the implementation of various interventions against the pandemic in the province. Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Boniface Chimbwali says there is need for the Ministry of Agriculture to work closely with the National AIDS Council ...

TRANSFER GOSSIP Liverpool, Arsenal and Inter Milan are monitoring James Milner after the Manchester City midfielder, 29, demanded a new four-year contract with the Premier League champions. (Sunday Mirror)  German club Wolfsburg are eyeing Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 21, who only moved to Goodison Park in the 2014 summer transfer window. (Daily Star Sunday)  OTHER GOSSIP Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger ...

The film Taxi by a dissident Iranian director has won the top prize at the 65th Berlin Film Festival. Taxi is Jafar Panahi’s third film since he was slapped with an official filmmaking ban in 2010. Panahi was unable to be in Berlin for the ceremony but his niece, Hana Saeidi, was on hand for a tearful acceptance of the ...

Police in Copenhagen say they have shot dead a man who opened fire on them close to the sites of two earlier attacks in the Danish capital. They are investigating whether the man might be behind deadly shootings hours earlier at a cafe and near a synagogue. In the first attack, one person was killed and two injured during a ...