Police in Lusaka have arrested musician Chama Fumba alias Pilato for conduct likely to cause breach of peace. Fumba reported himself at Central Police at about 11:00 hours in the company of his lawyers before being arrested and detained. His controversial latest song “Alungu Anabwela” is said to be defamatory to the President Edgar Lungu,though the musician has denied defaming ...

Government has warned that there will be no sacred cows in the illegal trade of the mukula tree. Lands, natural resources and environmental protection Deputy Minister Davies Mwango says government has embarked on a serious sensitization programme to ensure all citizens are aware of the consequences of illegal trade in the mukula tree. Mr. Mwango states that government is also ...

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia has called for provisions in Section 69 on defamation of the President, section 53 on Prohibited Publications, section 60 on Seditious practices among other laws such the Public Order Act to be re-examined. MISA Zambia Chairperson Helen Mwale in a statement says this is with the view to allow for increased citizen ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema has accused PF Secretary General Davies Chama of attempting to assassinate his party’s candidate in the Mulobezi constituency parliamentary by-election Hastings Sililo. Briefing journalists this morning on the Mulobezi political violence, Mr Hakainde says Mr. Chama aimed at shooting the UPND candidate when he allegedly fired his gun, but ended up ...

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon will play on for three more seasons in a bid to achieve unfulfilled ambitions. Buffon suffered his second Champions League final defeat when Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 on Saturday, having previously lost against AC Milan in the 2003 showpiece. Despite producing a superb performance in the stadium where he became a World Cup winner with Italy ...

Singapore and Malaysia’s Sabah state are observing a day of remembrance for those killed in an earthquake on Mount Kinabalu. Sixteen people are confirmed dead after the magnitude 6.0 quake, which hit the mountain in Sabah on Friday. Among the dead were six Singaporean children on a school trip, along with their teacher and guide. In Singapore, flags are at ...

ZAYN Malik has clearly been taking some style tips from his fiancée Perrie Edwards in recent weeks. Taking to Instagram, the former One Direction singer’s beau shared a snap of her man sporting none other than a new bright green hairdo. It seems the star shares a love of wacky hair colours with his Little Mix girl, who is often ...

Turkey’s AK party faces a challenge to form a government after losing its majority at a general election for the first time in 13 years. It secured 41%, a sharp drop from 2011, when it won nearly half of the vote. Under Turkey’s proportional representation system, this means the AKP will need to form a coalition or face entering a ...

It is a West African derby on the cards for the Black Satellites in the round of 16. The Fifa Under-20 World Cup next stage sees Ghana draw Mali, a match to be played on Wednesday. Sellas Tetteh’s team are unbeaten as they topped Group B with seven points while the Mali finished third in Group C. The two meet ...

Green party President Peter Sinkamba has appealed to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to be watchful on the activities happening in Mulobezi during the campaigns for the by elections. Mr. Sinkamba whose candidate is also contesting for the Mulobezi parliamentary seat says the ECZ should bar any party that will be found guilty of violent activities. Mr. Sinkamba says ...