Barcelona needed a clinical Luis Suarez hat-trick to secure a 3-1 comeback win at home to modest Eibar that put the champions level on 21 points with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Sunday. Barca’s defence has been ragged this season and more poor play at the back allowed Borja Gonzalez in to give Eibar a surprise ...

Zambia booked their place in the finals tournament of the 2016 African Nations Championship on Sunday courtesy of a 4-1 aggregate win over Mozambique. The Chipolopolo defeated the Mambas 3 – 0 in the first leg played at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium a week ago thanks to goals by Winston Kalengo, Conlyde Luchanga and Spencer Sautu. Lwandamina’s men secured qualification following ...

Government has been urged to strive at raising the needed foreign exchange to boost growth of the Zambian economy. Economic Expert Yusuf Dodia says it is high time that government focused on value addition to minerals before exporting them. Mr. Dodia who is also Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) chairperson says this is what he thinks will go a long ...

Trade Unions in the Country have been reminded of their duty and responsibility of ensuring that workers get decent treatment at places of work. The opposition Zambia Redemption Party has urged trade unions not to relent at bringing out concerns of workers to the attention of the government. Party President Kelly Walubita has urged trade unions to bring out the ...

PF Monze District Chairman Gilbert Mwila has encouraged politicians to open a new page in how they practice politics following Zambia’s turning 51 years of independence. Mr. Mwila is of the view that a healthy political environment is what the country needs to take the country forward. Mr. Mwila says the PF government under President Lungu is still committed to ...

PF Secretary General Davies Chama has rallied his party members to overcome complacency and work with passion to retain the ruling PF in power in 2016. Mr. Chama has asked his party members to avoid unnecessary distractions and petty internal squabbles that might slow the PF’s momentum to continue beyond 2016. He is urging PF members to focus not only ...

Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the United States Grand Prix as qualifying was truncated by rain. The session was called off after just two of the three parts because conditions had deteriorated to the point that the track was too dangerous. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel took fifth but will be demoted 10 places. Hamilton needs ...

Artist Ai Weiwei has accused Lego of “censorship and discrimination” after the company refused to let him to use its bricks in a new exhibition. Lego refused a bulk order for bricks that were to be used in a new artwork about political dissidents as part of an exhibition in Melbourne, Australia. Toymaker Lego said it never sold directly to ...

Argentines are going to the polls to choose their next president in a general election that ends 12 years of rule under the Kirchners. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has served two consecutive terms and, under Argentina’s constitution, cannot run again. Her hand-picked successor, left-winger Daniel Scioli, is leading polls. But he is expected to face stiff competition from Mauricio ...

Government has been cautioned be wary that threats by mines to shut down operations is basis enough for it to seriously look at the challenges that Mines are facing with an open eye. The government is being advised to compromise and begin to give the mines listening hears. The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) wants government to understand the challenges ...