Sporting Lokeren are “hoping for a miracle” after Belgian defender Gregory Mertens collapsed on the pitch with a heart-related illness. He is in a critical condition after being given CPR in the first half of Monday’s reserve-team game with Genk. The 24-year-old is in an induced coma in a Genk hospital on a life support machine. “Sporting Lokeren sympathises with ...

Entertainer Keith Harris, best known for performances with his puppet Orville, has died, aged 67. His agent Robert C Kelly confirmed the news on Twitter. “Sad to announce death from cancer of my client, dear friend and great talent, Keith Harris,” he wrote. Harris had his own BBC One Saturday night programme The Keith Harris Show and had a top ...

Nepal is “on a war footing” as it tries to help survivors following Saturday’s earthquake, its prime minister says. Sushil Koirala said the government was doing all it could but was overwhelmed. The UN has estimated that eight million people have been affected – more than a quarter of the population. Foreign aid is arriving but being hampered by congestion ...

The Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) says the performance of learners during examinations has remained low over time with minor notable improvement recorded in some schools. Speaking during the 2014 national performance review meeting in Lusaka today, ECZ Director of Standards and Curriculum Cecilia Sakala says during the year under review, 41 schools recorded 100 percent pass rate for the ...

Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Governor Danny Kalyalya has ruled out the collapse of Zambian economy despite the changes that have been made to mining tax regime. Dr. Kalyalya says the changes made to the mine tax regime which will result in the loss of K2.3 billion will not bring the country’s economy to its knees as it still has a ...

Government says it will continue to respect, recognize and appreciate the role that traditional leaders play in the economic development of the country. Speaking when opened a conference for female chiefs as advocates of peace and stability in Zambia, Vice President Inonge Wina says female traditional leaders are very instrumental in preaching peace and stability in the country because of ...

Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili says calls by the opposition UPND urging workers to shun Labour Day celebrations go to show how ungrateful they are to the people of Zambia. Mr. Kambwili has told Journalists in Lusaka today that since the PF came to power in 2011, the UPND has been inciting people to shun national public events describing them ...

Government has disclosed that it has put in place a requirement that suppliers of fuel to the country have 20 percent of their transportation fleet being local Zambian transporters. Mines, Energy and Water Development Minister Christopher Yaluma has told a petroleum industry indaba in Lusaka this afternoon that this is in order to promote local participation in the petroleum sector. ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu says he cares less about his immunity being lifted just after leaving office because he has nothing to fear or hide. UPND Presidential Advisor Douglas Siakalima is quoted saying President Lungu’s immunity will be lifted immediately he leaves office to pave way for investigations into his government’s questionable operations. But President Lungu says he has nothing ...

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the system disturbance that led to the country being plunged in total darkness last night emanated from the Kitwe substation and later spread to Luano substation. And ZESCO says over 1,500 megawatts of power was cut off from the national grid as a result of the system disturbance. ZESCO Senior Manager Marketing and Public relations ...