Rugby Championship: Australia v New Zealand Australia: (3) 27 Tries: Kepu, Ashley-Cooper, White Pens: Giteau, White Cons: Giteau 2, White New Zealand: (6) 19 Tries: Milner-Skudder 2 Pens: Carter 3 Nic White’s late scoring burst gave Australia victory over New Zealand to claim the Rugby Championship in Sydney. The scrum-half came off the bench, kicked a penalty and converted his ...

Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton has denied the group have agreed to reunite for a tour next year. The Sun reported four of the five band members would be getting back together in 2016 – without Victoria Beckham – for an international tour. But on her radio show, Bunton insisted “nothing’s happening at the moment”. Journalist Dan Wootton, who broke ...

A major US conservative forum has dropped Donald Trump as a speaker, saying it was unacceptable for him to suggest that a journalist was tough on him because she was menstruating. Mr Trump said Megyn Kelly of Fox News “had blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever“. Ms Kelly challenged him on remarks he made ...

Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has counseled cadres of his District to refrain from using party regalia when visiting his office. Mr. Kanyama has also advised members of the public in Siavonga district visiting his office to refrain from doing the same because his office is non-partisan. He says his office is a public place of work which should be ...

The opposition UPND has refuted assertions suggesting that its officials are against the appointment of Geoffrey Mwamba as its vice president for administration. UPND deputy spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo says such suggestions are only mere insinuations. Mr. Lifwekelo has contended that wide consultations were made by party structures 8 months prior to the appointment of Mr. Mwamba who is also former ...

Zambia’s High Commissioner designate to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba has pledged to work toward ensuring that Zambia continues to benefit from the cordial relations that the country enjoys with South Africa and other countries of extra-accreditation. Mr. Mwamba says he is looking forward to working with other diplomats at the Commission in Pretoria and the Zambian community in South Africa ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have signed contracts that will see the development of the Mineral Value Chain Monitoring Framework. The signing of the contracts marks the second stage in the implementation of the Mineral Value Chain Monitoring Project (MVCMP) that the Government through ZRA has embarked on, after the ...

First Lady Esther Lungu has urged government to ensure that financial inclusion does not elude women and girls, who are the majority of Zambia’s population because this would be detrimental to the development of the country. Mrs. Lungu says there is a strong consensus that increased levels of financial inclusion for women, contributes significantly to sustainable economic and social growth. ...

A Palestinian man whose child was killed in an arson attack blamed on Jewish settlers has died of his injuries. Saad Dawabsha, 32, died in an Israeli hospital where he was being treated for second-degree burns to most of his body. His son Ali, 18 months, died in the attack in the village of Duma in the occupied West Bank ...

Competition in Zambia’s manufacturing of building materials and construction solutions is set to stiffen with the announcement of more new entries on the market. This follows the merging of Lafarge Zambia and Holcim of Switzerland to form a new company called Lafareholcim. Lafarge Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Rigaux has disclosed that Lafareholcim will be guided by three fundamental values of ...