The first phase of the roll out program for the Fast Track Courts for Traffic offences has been scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2015. The first phase of the roll out project is earmarked for Kitwe, Ndola, Chipata, Livingstone and Kabwe districts. The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA), says this is owing to the fact that ...

Opposition APC President Nason Msoni says it is not politically correct that a political party is only considered active when it participates in elections. Mr. Msoni says political parties in a democratic dispensation are not formed for the sake of taking part in elections alone. He says this is why he does not agree with the suggestion that when a ...

Government has been cautioned to be careful of how much of the old stock of maize it should export given the droughts the country has had this year. The opposition Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) has advised the Ministry of Agriculture to weigh how much of last year’s old stock is still available compared to what the country consumes ...

Singapore is bidding farewell to its founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday aged 91. Despite torrential rain, thousands lined the streets to view the funeral procession carrying Mr Lee’s coffin from parliament, where it has been lying in state, across the city. A state funeral attended by world leaders is now taking place, ahead of a ...

ActionAid Zambia Director Pamela Chisanga has urged government to develop a clear policy direction for all the country’s critical sectors. Ms. Chisanga says her organization has the understanding that policy direction of this kind is key for any nation as it gives guidance in the manner sectors should be handled. She says what Zambia needs now is to change the ...

Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila says government is paying close attention to the welfare of prisoners in the country. Mr. Mwila says as Minister under which prisoners fall he is aware of the congestion that is there in prisons across the country and that he will soon be giving an update on how best the inmates can be de-congested. He ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has urged President Edgar Lungu to utilize his trip to China to maximize benefits for Zambia. ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape says his organization wants President Lungu to seriously make frantic efforts of lobbying for more investments to come into the country. Mr. Mwape says in his lobbying President Lungu should keep in ...

James Corden has talked of the “overwhelming” reaction to his US late night chat show, saying he had feared a “terrible onslaught” of criticism. The UK actor and comedian’s debut on The Late, Late Show won praise from fans and critics but he says a “rocky year” in viewing figures lies ahead. Corden told BBC Radio 4’s Today “it is ...

Coach Fabio Capello does not think Russia’s Euro 2016 qualifier in Montenegro should have restarted after Igor Akinfeev had been hit by a flare. The game was stopped for 35 minutes after the incident involving Russia’s goalkeeper in the first minute. It did resume but was eventually abandoned after further crowd disturbances and a touchline brawl involving players from both ...

Elections in parts of Nigeria have been extended until Sunday after delays and a number of attacks. The delays were “not widespread” but were still “a matter of concern”, an election official told the BBC. Technical problems with new biometric cards slowed down voter registration, even affecting President Goodluck Jonathan. More than a dozen people have reportedly been killed in ...