State House has dismissed as untrue suggestions by the opposition UPND that President Edgar Lungu is desperate to stay in power. The State House does not think there could be any desperation when President Lungu is still enjoying massive support of the Zambian people. The President’s Special Aide for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has also described as nonsensical ...

ATP World Tour Finals Venue: O2, London Dates: 15-22 November Saturday 21 November: 14:00 GMT – Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic. Live on BBC Two and BBC Sport website 20:00 – Stan Wawrinka v Roger Federer. Radio 5 live sports extra and text updates on BBC Sport website Andy Murray missed out on a place in the last four at ...

Benjamin Clementine has won the 2015 Mercury Music Prize for his debut album, At Least For Now. The Londoner beat competition from the likes of Florence + The Machine, Wolf Alice and Supergrass star Gaz Coombes. “I don’t know what to say,” the 26-year-old said as he accepted the prize, then invited all the other nominees to take to the ...

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to “redouble” action against Islamic State, following last week’s deadly attacks in Paris. The French-drafted document urges UN members to “take all necessary measures” in the fight against IS. IS said it carried out the Paris attacks, in which 130 people died. It also claimed deadly bombings in Lebanon this month, ...

Kitwe District Commissioner Chanda Kabwe is happy with the distribution of fertilizer in the district by Nyiombo Investments who have so far delivered 5,469 by 50 kilogrammes bags of urea. Mr Kabwe has however; urged Nyiombo Investments to speed up the process so that all the farmers in Kitwe can access the fertilizer on time. He says the Patriotic Front ...

Women have been urged to show more interest in politics to boost female representation in politics and governance. Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama has observed that women have all the qualities of leadership and that the only thing they need to do is to step into the political arena. Mr. Chama has urged Women organizations to encourage women participation ...

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba says his party will introduce a government Index Linked Pension Investments Scheme when it forms government in which all pensions will be dollar-invoiced. Mr. Sinkamba says the Green Party will also review the real rates of return being paid on pensions noting that these are currently still very low. He says in the same regard, ...

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia has advised political parties to avoid getting into confrontations with Police by doing the right things. Council president Suzyo Zimba says political parties will not lose anything by doing what the Police ask them to do instead of being confrontational. He says Zambians will be able to judge and act, stating that Police and ...