The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has recorded over 16, 000 road traffic accidents in the first half of 2015 resulting in 1, 028 deaths. Briefing journalists in Lusaka today on the current road safety situation in the country, RTSA Chief Executive Officer Zindaba Soko says the first quarter of 2015 saw 465 people die in road accidents, while ...

Benedict Cumberbatch received an enthusiastic reception from a celebrity-packed audience on the official opening night of Hamlet in London. His Sherlock co-star Mark Gatiss described Cumberbatch as “magnificent”. “I always knew he had it in him,” he told the BBC. “We’re all very proud and impressed.” Cumberbatch’s mother, actress Wanda Ventham, described him as “a bloody good Hamlet”. Other famous ...

Celtic exited the Champions League at the play-off stage as Swedish side Malmo claimed a 4-3 aggregate win. Trailing 3-2 from the first leg, Malmo turned the tie in their favour on away goals when Markus Rosenberg scored. The visitors needed a goal to stay in the tournament but saw a Nir Bitton effort disallowed for a foul. Dedryck Boyata’s ...

Chinese shares zig-zagged in volatile trade as traders gauged the effect of a fresh rate cut by the central bank. Half an hour before the close, the mainland’s benchmark Shanghai Composite was just 0.17% higher at 2,970.13, recovering from early morning losses. It had fallen about 16% this week, rocking global markets. The dramatic losses and volatility in China have ...

President Edgar Lungu has been commended for releasing former Labour Minister Austin Liato and other convicts from prison on account of ill health. Green Party Leader Peter Sinkamba says the move is welcome considering that prisons are highly congested which is causing prisoners to suffer from different diseases. Mr.Sinkamba has since called on President Lungu to consider pardoning prisoners with ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has been advised against shooting in the dark when he has intelligence information of party member undermining his government. The Zambian Voice says President Lungu should instead act with boldness on people he knows are undermining him and his government. Executive Director Chilufya Tayali says his organization is also aware that certain people in the ruling ...

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) says there is need to seriously plan the future of the Agriculture sector if poverty in Zambia is to be eradicated. FDD President Edith Nawakwi says it is no longer necessary for government to continue abusing farmers by pretending that the floor price for crops such as maize, currently set at K75 ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) says there is need for the 2016 national budget to be able to stimulate sectors that are critical to poverty reduction. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano says much as it is important for government to focus on completing current infrastructure projects in the 2016 budget, there is need also for the 2016 budget ...

Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has dismissed predictions that the country will default in repaying its Eurobonds. Mr. Yamba says the country will be able to make its first interest payment as well as repay the three Eurobonds. He says this is why government has created a sinking fund in which money will start put next year. Mr. Yamba ...