Zambians have been urged to brace themselves for the worst following the move by Parliament to increase the debt ceiling from K35 billion to K60 billion. Political Activist Dante Saunders says people should be worried that the people they have entrusted with power are slowly letting them down by doing things that will make their lives worse. Mr. Saunders states ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba cannot tarnish its image in any way. Dr Kalumba a former UPND campaign ally in the 20th January presidential election was recently referred to critics calling him a PF cadre to imitations of English golems whose individual brains are as small as a fraction of a ...

Argentina pulled away from Paraguay with a second-half onslaught to win 6-1 in their Copa America semifinal match and advance to face hosts Chile in the finals. Goals by Marcos Rojo and Javier Pastore got things started in the first half, then the floodgates opened for Argentina in the second half as they completely outclassed Paraguay and put four goals ...

Injuries have hit Zambia ahead of this Saturday’s final leg of their 2016 Chan first round qualifier. Power Dynamos striker Jimmy Ndhlovu and Zesco United midfielder Justin Zulu have both been ruled out of this weekend’s must-win clash against Namibia. Zambia team physician Doctor Joseph Kabungo said he is also closely monitoring Power defender Christopher Munthali and Green Buffaloes winger ...

Greece has missed the deadline for a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout. But the ministers said they would discuss a last-minute suggestion from Greece for a new bailout programme. Greece is the first advanced country to fail to repay a loan to the IMF and is now ...

The US and Cuba will on Wednesday announce the opening of embassies in each other’s capitals, a major step in re-establishing diplomatic ties severed in 1961, a senior US official has said. Relations had been frozen since the early 1960s when the US broke links and imposed a trade embargo. This was in response to the revolution in 1961 which ...

MICHAEL Douglas has revealed his true feelings on the temporary split he experienced with his wife of nearly 15 years, Catherine Zeta Jones. The Hollywood legend – who briefly split from Catherine in 2013 – discussed the difficult period of time, suggesting it was a blip in their relationship. In a recent interview, Michael spoke about his marriage to the ...

CHRIS Brown has shown off his dramatic weight loss in his latest Instagram post. The star put a picture of himself taken in 2014 next to one taken recently. Letting fans see his slimmed down physique, the dad of 1 chose not to add a caption. Reacting to the latest picture shared by the ‘Loyal’ singer, one fan wrote: “Both ...

Chipolopolo coach George Lwandamina has called Mufulira Wanderers midfielder, Jacob Ngulube to the CHAN squad that is currently in camp preparing for Saturday’s 2016 qualifier against Namibia. With Justin Zulu, Allan Mukuka and Jimmy Njobvu,ruled of Saturday’s must win match, Lwandamina has called in Festus Mbewe, Jacob Ngulube and Saith Sakala. Ngulube has been credited to have been one of ...