Six hundred and forty one (641) people died in 471 fatal road traffic accidents of the 8,839 accidents recorded in the third quarter of 2015. The 8,839 road traffic accidents recorded during the third quarter represents an increase of 573 accidents compared to the 8,266 recorded in 2014 during the same period. Police Spokesperson Charity Munganga-Chanda in a statement to ...

Russia hopes to prevent its athletes being banned from next year’s Rio Olympics by claiming “irregularities” around its drug-testing system were down to the sport’s “old leadership”. The country’s athletics federation has written to athletics’ governing body after allegations of “state-sponsored doping” were made by a World Anti-Doping Agency independent report. The response will be discussed by the International Association ...

Former Motorhead drummer “Philthy Animal” Phil Taylor has died aged 61, his bandmate and friend has said. Guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke wrote on Facebook: “My dear friend and brother passed away last night… He was one hell of a character.” Taylor, from Chesterfield, played in the British heavy metal band for 14 years with Clarke and frontman Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister. ...

US forces have carried out an air strike targeting the Islamic State group militant known as “Jihadi John”, the Pentagon has said. Mohammed Emwazi, the Kuwaiti-born British militant, was the target of an attack near Raqqa, in Syria. A worldwide hunt had been launched for Emwazi after he was seen in videos of the beheadings of Western hostages. The Pentagon ...

President Edgar Lungu has been advised to consider calling for dialogue with disgruntled PF members who feel aggrieved by the manner he is running the affairs of the party and government. Presence of God Ministries founder Christopher Kunda says President Lungu should explain to these members why he is making certain decisions such as appointing people from outside the PF ...

Parliamentarians have been urged not to temper with the people’s aspirations contained in the constitutional amendment bill which is before Parliament. Young African Leaders Initiative President Andrew Nthewewe says the Zambia people have already spoken and that parliamentarians must respect their wishes. He says Members of Parliament as people’s representatives should adopt the amendments without tempering with what the people ...

Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) Board Chairman Bishop David Masupa has advised Zambians against believing every prophesy coming from men of God saying some of them are not genuine. Bishop Masupa says not every prophesy that is purported to come from God is genuine considering that some people are in the ministry to make money by deceiving people. He states ...

The Chamber of Mines of Zambia (CMZ) says there is nothing being concealed with regards the magnitude of the problems in Zambia’s Mining industry. CMZ president Nathan Chishimba says the chamber has been clear in its communication that the challenges the mining industry is facing are as a result of both domestic and external factors. He says what is obtaining ...

The Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) says output in the manufacturing industry has in the last six months reduced by between 40% and 70% due to load shedding. ZAM Chief Executive Officer Maybin Nsupila says production by manufacturing companies is now between 30% and 60%. He says the loss in production hours has mainly been due to load shedding as ...

UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema says Zambians are now agreeing with him that the PF is a one term project as they are on the verge of exiting power. Mr. Hichilema says it is very clear that most Zambians have given up on the PF for running the country without a plan. Mr. Hichilema says keeping the PF in office beyond ...