Trevor Bayliss has been appointed as the first Australian to coach England. The 52-year-old New South Wales coach succeeds Peter Moores, whose second spell ended in a sacking in early May. Bayliss led Sri Lanka from 2007-2011, took temporary charge of Australia  for their Twenty20 series in South Africa in 2014 and has coached Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian ...

Iraqi government forces have formally launched an operation to drive Islamic State (IS) out of Anbar province. The announcement was made by a spokesman for the Popular Mobilisation (al-Hashd al-Shaabi), a volunteer force comprising dozens of Shia militias. The operation would see troops and militiamen move southwards from Salahuddin province and seek to cut off IS militants in Ramadi, he ...

A murder investigation has been launched into the death of blues legend BB King after two of his daughters claimed he was poisoned. Karen Williams and Patty King said the musician was given “foreign substances to induce his premature death” by his business manager Laverne Toney. Lawyers for King’s estate said the claims are unfounded and disrespectful. But the possibility ...

The opposition UPND has advised the ruling Patriotic Front not to use handouts if it’s truly interested in ensuring people from all regions feel part of Zambia. In an apparent reaction to the recent donation of an assortment of food stuffs by PF Vision Ambassadors to a special school of the Blind in Magoye in Mazabuka District, UPND Livingstone district ...

Tourism Minister Jean Kapata has allayed fears that the lifting of the hunting ban on big cats will deplete the animals from the game parks. Ms. Kapata explains that the reason the hunting of lions and leopards was suspended was because they were weak regulations surrounding their hunting. She says stringent measures have since been put in place address the ...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Workers Compensation Fund Control Board and the National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) to improve social protection for workers and their families in the construction industry. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Lusaka today, Workers’ Compensation Fund Control Board Commissioner Elizabeth Nkumbula says the partnership will result in ...

The Patriotic Front (PF) in Shibuyunji district has hailed President Edgar Lungu’s style of leadership. PF Shibuyunji district Chairperson Joseph Kasonde says President Edgar Lungu has shown true leadership from the time he was elected into office in January. Mr. Kasonde says despite some challenges which government has encountered in delivering to delivering to the expectations of many Zambians, President ...

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has argued that the recognized deadline to conclude negotiations for improved conditions of service is October and not December. President Edgar Lungu when announcing the lifting of the wage freeze directed Cabinet office to ensure negotiations for improved conditions of service for civil servants are concluded by December 2015. But ZCTU Deputy Secretary ...

  Patriotic Front Chairperson for Elections Emmanuel Mpakata says the correct procedure was followed in the adoption process of candidates for the Malambo, Mulobezi and Petauke Central parliamentary by-elections. Mr. Mpakata says it is unfair for some candidates who were not adopted to allege that the adoption process was not free and fair. He says with regards to Petauke Central ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema says the first step in creating a viable and sustainable tourism industry in Zambia is protecting the wildlife and preserving natural resources. Mr Hichilema in his weekly policy issue says allowing licensed killing of lions and leopards will deny future generations the opportunity to see these species. He notes that government ...