England captain Alastair Cook says he has seen enough potential in his side to believe they can regain the Ashes against Australia this summer. Cook’s side, including six players who had played 13 Tests or fewer, were beaten by 199 runs by New Zealand at Headingley to draw the series 1-1 – having been set 455 to win. “In our ...

An 1881 oil painting considered one of the defining images of French impressionism is to be sold at auction later this month. Edouard Manet’s Le Bar aux Folies-Bergere, which depicts a barmaid at the famous Parisian cabaret, recently featured at the National gallery’s Inventing Impressionism exhibition. Sotheby’s said the painting could fetch up to £20m at the sale on 24 ...

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is being investigated by US officials as part of their inquiry into corruption at the world football body, US media say. The news came hours after Mr Blatter announced that he was stepping down from his role. US prosecutors launched a criminal inquiry last week, with seven Fifa officials arrested in Switzerland, part of a group ...

Pambashe Patriotic Front Member of Parliament Ronald Chitotela says Greenfield Energy Investment Company intends to invest K150 million to set up an Ethanol plant in his constituency which is located in Kawambwa district. Mr. Chitotela says the project is expected to commence by the end of this year once all formalities have been completed. He says he adds that he ...

Kitwe based non governmental organization, Beautiful Gates Zambia has disputed the revelations by the Kitwe District Health Management Board that one thousand Kitwe residents test HIV positive every month. Executive Director Bill Kaping’a says the statistics cannot be correct for a city with a population of about 1.2 million people. Mr Kaping’a says if this was true that one thousand ...

Government has been advised to take seriously reports emanating from Western Province suggesting that the Nkoya people want a Province of their own. The Southern Africa Center for the Constructive Resolution (SACCORD) says government should immediately begin the process of engaging all stakeholders in Western province aggrieved with how tribe identification is taking root in the province. SACCORD Executive Director ...

Government has pledged to ensure it establishes stronger systems in monitoring the use of public funds in the health sector. Health Deputy Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya says the unblocking of aid to the health sector by the Swedish government shows that the international community has confidence in the PF government and that government is grateful for the gesture. Dr. Chilufya ...

MMD National Secretary Mwansa Mbulakulima has accused the media of creating confusion that the former ruling party has sold itself to the ruling Patriotic Front. Mr. Mbulakulima says it is not up to the media to conclude whether or not the decisions the MMD has been making are an indication that the party is on the verge of being swallowed ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says the rescheduling of the dates for the commencement of the voter registration exercise has nothing to do with lack of funding from Government. The Commission has attributed the rescheduling of the voter registration exercise to delays in the procurement of equipment and materials. ECZ Public Relations Manager Crispin Akufuna says the assumption of ...