Manchester United moved above rivals Manchester City to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable win over struggling Sunderland. After a subdued start, Memphis Depay scored his fourth goal of the season by tucking in from Juan Mata’s cut-back. United doubled the lead 40 seconds after the break as Wayne Rooney bundled home from close range to end ...

Russia and Estonia have exchanged two convicted spies over a bridge separating the countries. Estonian security official Eston Kohver was sentenced to 15 years in a Russian jail last month. He was swapped for Aleksei Dressen, who was imprisoned in Estonia in 2012 on charges of spying for Moscow. Kohver’s case provoked a diplomatic row, with Estonia and the EU ...

Former PF Director of Media and Publicity Brian Hapunda has dispelled as a concocted voice play back a phone conversation between him and Ephraim Shakafuswa of United Party for National Development (UPND) which has gone viral on social media. Mr. Hapunda says he was in Lusaka at the time President Edgar Lungu was leaving the country for the UN General ...

Zambia’s High Commissioner Designate to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba has urged Zambians in that country as well as in other territories under his Mission’s representation to take advantage of the upcoming consultative forum on formulation of a national Diaspora policy. Mr. Mwamba says calling upon Zambians to do so by making submissions that will help address their challenges. He is ...

The First Lady Esther Lungu appealed to global leaders to emphasize the importance of women’s health in her speech at the Taskforce on Women and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) at the UN General Assembly in New York. Mrs. Lungu who is one of the speakers at the event urged global leaders to realize that when women are helped to lead healthy ...

State House has dismissed as unfair insinuations that the outcome of the Solwezi West Parliamentary by-election is a sign that President Edgar Lungu has been rejected in North Western Province. UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma has been reported to have alleged that his party won the Solwezi West Parliamentary seat because people are upset with unfulfilled PF government promises in the ...

Acting Republican President Inonge Wina has congratulated the ruling PF and opposition UPND for winning the Lubansenshi and Solwezi West Parliamentary by-elections respectively. Ms. Wina has also congratulated the losing political parties and candidates that participated in the two by-elections for being magnanimous in conceding defeat. She is particularly pleased that despite the current economic challenges the country is experiencing, ...

Chieftains Kawaza of the Chewa people in Katete district has warned traders in her chiefdom against exploiting consumers. Speaking yesterday when she received a team from the Consumer Competition Protection Commission (CCPC), Chieftainess Kawaza sad it was sad that people in villages have continued to be exploited by traders because of lack of information on rights that protect them. She ...

Health Minister Joseph Kasonde has urged the new stream of nurses to be professional in the delivery of quality health care services to the public. Speaking when he officiated at the first ever combined graduation ceremony of 138 nurses and midwives from Mansa and Saint Pauls Nursing Schools respectively in Nchelenge District Friday yesterday, Dr Kasonde also advised nurses to ...

President Edgar Lungu says government is still alive to the fact there can be no meaningful development if citizens remain in abject poverty and hunger. President Lungu says this is why government is committed to the implementation of various social protection programmes such as the social cash transfers scheme, women and youth empowerment programmes, the food security pack as well ...