Lord Coe is the right man to lead the crisis-hit IAAF according to the author of a report that claims “corruption was embedded” within the organisation. Coe, 59, became boss of the body that governs world athletics last August after eight years as a vice-president. Since then, the IAAF has come in for heavy criticism, accused of helping cover up ...

Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69, his family has said. The star had been suffering from cancer, a statement said. He became one of Britain’s best-loved acting stars thanks to roles including Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films and Hans Gruber ...

Government is saddened by the demolition of houses in Kitwe’s Mufuchani area by the Kitwe City Council. Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili in a statement says what is even more regrettable is that the council took this action in the middle of the rainy season. Mr. Kambwili says this action is not only unacceptable, but inhuman and demeaning to the ...

Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) has encouraged Members of Parliament to promote transparency and accountability by expediting the enactment of the Access to Information legislation, which Zambia has been grappling with since 1991. Appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Information and Broadcasting Services today, PSAf Programme Manager for Media Development and ICTs Elias Banda said access to information was a ...

Government has disclosed that it is developing specialized youth re-settlement schemes that will provide free land and start-up kits to youths to enable them venture into agriculture and related activities for their improved and sustainable livelihoods. Youth, Sport and Child Development Minister Vincent Mwale says the project is being piloted at the Mwange model youth development centre in Mporokoso District ...

The so-called Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind a series of explosions and gun attacks in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. At least two civilians and five attackers died in the assaults, described as an attempt to mimic the deadly Paris attacks. Security forces battled militants for hours in a major business and shopping district. It follows warnings late ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has urged Zambians living in the Diaspora to realize that time to invest back home is now ripe. Mr. Kalaba says with the dual citizenship clause provided for in the amended constitution and Diaspora policy government is coming up with, Zambians in the Diaspora can now be assured that they will be treated like any ...

The Anti Corruption Commission has concluded investigations into allegations of corruption against Football Association of Zambia President Kalusha Bwalya. ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono has told an end year media briefing for 2015 that the Commission is now making follow ups with foreign jurisdictions to consolidate the investigations. He adds that the Commission in 2015 also commenced investigations into ...

134,123 candidates who sat for the 2015 Grade 9 examinations have been selected to grade 10 out of 278,184 candidates. General Education Minister John Phiri who announced the results in Lusaka this afternoon says of the 134,123 candidates selected, 70, 699 are boys while 63,424 are girls. Dr. Phiri says this represents an increase from 41.79% in 2014 to 48.89% ...

The Anti Corruption Commission says it received a total of 1,645 reports of suspected corruption in 2015, showing a decrease of 600 reports from the 2,245 received in 2014. ACC public relations Manager Timothy Moono has told a 2015 end year media briefing that this reduction demonstrates intensified anti-corruption efforts where the public have been empowered with knowledge on what ...