Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti sent a warning to Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus that his side will not relinquish their Champions League title lightly after finally seeing off Atletico Madrid to progress to the semifinals 1-0 on aggregate. Javier Hernandez scored the only goal of the tie two minutes from time after Atletico had been reduced to 10 men ...

Zambia will face Malawi in an international friendly next month. The Football Association of Zambia disclosed on Wednesday that the two sides will meet in Lusaka on May 10. FAZ spokesperson Nkweto Tembwe said both teams will field home-based players in that friendly that will be used as build up for both sides’ participation in next month’s 2015 Cosafa Castle ...

President Edgar Lungu has disclosed that regional leaders are working quietly to address the issue of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. President Lungu says the issue of xenophobic attacks in South Africa will also be an issue that will be discussed further by SADC leaders when they convene in Zimbabwe under the leadership of President Robert Mugabe next week. He ...

Patriotic Front youths in Eastern province have urged party Secretary General Davies Chama to discipline members who are undermining his authority. PF provincial youth Chairman Makabaninso Maimisa says it is shocking that some party members in the province are being sponsored by unknown people to undermine the leadership of the party’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Maimisa says the party in ...

The Zambia Consumers Association (ZACA) says it is government’s responsibility to protect consumers from greedy merchants who take advantage of the market and exploit consumers through abnormally high food prices. ZACA Executive Secretary Samuel Simutunda says for a long time, the people of Zambia have continued to be exploited by some business people who want to make huge profits at ...

The Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) is happy that government has finally settle the impasse with the mining sector by approving changes to the mineral royalty tax which have seen mineral tax pegged at 9 percent for both underground and open cast mining. BAZ Chief Executive Officer Leonard Mwanza says the banking sector was badly affected by the impasse between ...

The Patriotic Front Government has been advised to stop governing the country by decree. Former Communication and Transport Minister William Harrington is concerned that governance by decree under the PF government is now reaching extremes where Deputy Ministers’ verbal pronouncements are allegedly becoming law. Mr. Harrington has referred to the recent ban on the use of light trucks to transport ...

English National Opera has announced it is cutting ticket prices for its new season as it attempts to secure its financial future. ENO’s 2015-16 programme includes six new productions and five revivals, with 50% of all tickets reduced in price. Announcing the new line-up, artistic director John Berry admitted the ENO faced “difficult financial times”. The organisation was placed under ...

The Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health says preparations for the African vaccination week for rotavirus is progressing well. Chief Immunization Officer for expanded programmes Elicah Kamiji explains that the Africa vaccination week which begins this Friday is aimed at giving life to infants and children by protecting them from diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia. Dr. Kamiji ...

Tesco has reported the worst results in its history with a record statutory pre-tax loss of £6.4bn for the year to the end of February. That compares with annual pre-tax profit of £2.26bn a year earlier. It is the biggest loss suffered by a UK retailer and one of the largest in the country’s corporate history. Around £4.7bn of the ...