Under-pressure Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal answered only three questions before walking out of a news conference on Wednesday. The 64-year-old Dutchman was unhappy at being asked about his future following speculation that he could be sacked. The media briefing, ahead of Saturday’s game at Stoke, lasted only five minutes before Van Gaal’s departure. The former Netherlands boss said ...

It’s the fourth and final part of the Magazine’s quiz of the year. Test your recollection of 2015 over four days with four sets of 12 questions – themed on the lines of “who?”, “what?”, “why?” and “where?” – and a four-part puzzler. Today it’s “where”: 52 weeks, 52 questions: Where…? Which city accidentally held the world’s longest half-marathon, after ...

Protests by the Black Lives Matter group have taken place in the US states of Minnesota and California on one of the busiest retail days of the year. The demonstrators in Minnesota temporarily closed the international airport and interrupted Christmas shopping at the Mall of America. Police said a total of 15 people were arrested at both places, mostly for ...

The Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) says Gender Based Violence (GBV) is now a moral issue beyond the control of government. ZNWL Chairperson Beauty Katebe notes that government and other stakeholders have done what they could in fighting GBV, but that these efforts seem not to be yielding the desired results as cases of GBV have continued to rise. Ms. ...

The Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) says it is difficult to predict whether the recent appreciation of Kwacha is sustainable. EAZ president Crispin Mphuka says much as it is a fact that the Kwacha is gaining owing to measures the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) is putting in place, other factors that could be behind this appreciation are yet to be ...

The Zambian Voice has urged political parties in the country to deal firmly with their cadres found perpetrating violence. Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali says as the Country heads towards holding the 2016 tripartite elections all political parties should ensure that their cadres uphold discipline. He says political leaders should take drastic decisions such as suspending the membership of ...

All People’s Congress (APC) President Nason Msoni has observed that the freedom of assembly in Zambia is slowly diminishing under the PF Government. Mr. Msoni has since called on all opposition leaders to unite and stop what he has termed as the abuse of rights by the PF Government and the Zambia Police Service. He says what is disheartening is ...

UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema has accused the ruling Patriotic Front of using Police to stop opposition parties from organizing their structures. He says this strategy by the ruling party will not works, stating that no amount of intimidation will stop him from meeting the people and organizing his party structures ahead of the 2016 general election. Mr. Hichilema has since ...