First Lady Esther Lungu says as the country plans to commence the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is imperative that it focuses on the improvement of the various dimensions affecting the well being of humanity such as health, education, entitlements and empowerment. Speaking at a diplomatic club gala dinner in Lusaka last evening, Mrs. Lungu says unless ...

PERRIE Edwards could be about to become royalty. The Little Mix star, who’s was viciously dumped by Zayn Malik via text earlier this year, has her eyes on none other than Prince Harry. The Love Me Like You singer is set to perform in front of the royal family at the Royal Variety performance this evening, and Perrie’s bandmate Jesy Nelson ...

France has declared a national state of emergency and tightened borders after at least 120 people were killed in a night of gun and bomb attacks in Paris. Eighty people were reported killed after gunmen burst into the Bataclan concert hall and took dozens hostage. The siege ended when security forces stormed the building. People were shot dead at bars ...

South Africa have one foot in the next round following a 3-1 first-leg 2018 Fifa World Cup second-round qualifying win over Angola at the Estadio Nacional de Ombaka on Friday. Goals from Tokelo Rantie, Thamsanqa Gabuza and Andile Jali ending Angola’s 22-year unbeaten run in World Cup qualifiers on home soil. Shakes Mashaba was still finding his seat on the ...

The small Comoros Islands and kingdom of Swaziland enjoyed a rare outing in the World Cup spotlight on Friday by holding two of African soccer’s established powers to goalless draws in the first leg of their second round qualifying ties. The Comoros, in only their third World Cup campaign, were denied a famous victory over Ghana in Moroni when they ...

Political Activist Dante Saunders has cautioned the ruling PF that it’s stay in power beyond 2016 lies in how they manage the current social and economic challenges in the country. And Mr. Saunders says having a new constitution under the ruling Patriotic Front is a doubt considering that four years has elapsed without anything tangible being achieved with regards the ...

Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Executive Director Patrick Nshindano has observed that the continued depreciation of the Kwacha against major foreign currencies will affect poverty reduction measures. Mr. Nshindano is also concerned that the high lending rates will impact on the growth of the private enterprises thereby hindering poverty reduction efforts. He has called on government to consider putting ...

Former Economics Association of Zambia President Noel Nkhoma says there is no need to dollarize the economy because the Kwacha will rebound. Action Zambia Country Director Pamela Chisanga is calling for the dollarization of the Zambian economy in view of the continued rapid depreciation of the local currency. But Mr. Nkhoma says there is still hope that the Zambian kwacha ...