Arsenal’s season started in defeat as West Ham won their first Premier League game under Slaven Bilic. Keeper Petr Cech misjudged Dimitri Payet’s free-kick to allow Cheikhou Kouyate to nod in the Hammers’ first. And after the break Mauro Zarate finished from 20 yards after being gifted the ball by the Gunners defence. Arsenal, who controlled possession but were worryingly ...

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch has pleaded with fans outside the Barbican theatre in London not to film his stage performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. In a video shot outside the stage door, Sherlock star Cumberbatch told a crowd of supporters about “cameras and red lights” he spotted in the audience. “It may not be any of you here but it’s blindingly obvious,” ...

Donald Trump has defended his relations with women, calling them “tremendous”, but stopped short of apologising for attacking a Fox News journalist. Mr Trump was criticised for seeming to suggest that Megyn Kelly was tough on him in a televised debate because she was menstruating. Mr Trump told ABC on Sunday that only a “sick person” would interpret his remarks ...

A concerned Lusaka resident has bemoaned haphazardness in manner the timetable for load shedding is now being followed by ZESCO. The resident who sought anonymity is wondering whether ZESCO has changed the timetable it announced for load shedding. He is also concerned that the hours that some townships are being load shed seem to be more than that of other ...

Presence of God Ministries Apostle Christopher Kunda has praised political parties that took part in the recent Bangweulu Parliamentary by elections for their peaceful campaigns. Apostle Kunda has also commended political parties that lost the by election for peacefully accepting the results citing that this is how it is suppose to be. He says the conduct by the political parties ...

The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) is doubtful that Zambia can come up with any further measures that will enable the collection of more revenue from the Mines. Executive Director Leonard Chiti says given the current mining tax regime his organization thinks that it will be very difficult for the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to come with measures that ...

Former Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande has observed the need for special measures to be put in place to restore the Zambian economy on a path of growth. Mr. Magande is concerned that given the economic challenges of power deficits and the hike in the fuel price it will not be possible for the economy to realize the projected growth for ...

Civil rights activist Brebner Changala says it is frightening that the Zambia Police and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) are failing to curb electoral violence in the country. And Mr. Changala has observed that political violence in the country has continued in the country because of the practice ferrying political cadres to areas where elections are taking place. Mr. ...

The voter apathy that has continued to characterize elections in Zambia has been attributed to the outdated voter register. The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has observed that for the fact that the current voter register was recorded in 2011 it is possible that its figures are not the actual number of voters in the country. Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi ...

A 53-year-old man in Kabwe has been sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for trafficking in cannabis. Robert Chilufya, 53, a Peasant farmer of Chilufya village in Luano District was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Commission in Central Province for trafficking in loose cannabis weighing 683.3kg. He has been sentenced to 8 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Principal Resident ...