Condolences are being sent to Eminem. On Tuesday (Jan. 19), the acclaimed MC suffered a death in his family. His sister-in-law Dawn Scott passed-away from an “apparent heroin overdose,” this according to RadarOnline. Eminem is reportedly “in shock” following Dawn’s untimely death. Although Scott was the twin sister of Em’s ex-wife, Kim Scott, when she died she was estranged from her family. ...

Parts of the eastern United States have woken up to 46cm (18 inches) of snow after a huge blizzard swept across the region. Heavy snow began falling on Friday across more than 20 states, affecting some 85 million people. In Kentucky, where the heaviest snowfall was recorded, thousands of drivers were left stranded in a 35-mile (56km) traffic jam. At ...

Adam Lallana’s strike deep into stoppage time gave Liverpool a 5-4 win over Norwich City in an extraordinary Premier League game at Carrow Road on Saturday. Liverpool had fought back from 3-1 down to lead 4-3 after 90 minutes but central defender Sebastien Bassong’s fierce drive looked to have earned struggling Norwich a point before Lallana bundled the ball into ...

Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa has disclosed that the Zambia Police Service on the Copperbelt has cancelled his scheduled press conference in Kitwe today. The former Commerce, Trade and Industries Deputy Minister was supposed to have a press conference at Moba Hotel in Kitwe at 14:30hrs but later announced that it has been called off by the police. The ...

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says government has proved to be a good employer and is leading by example when it comes to ending Casualization. Recently, a law was passed to end Casualization and unjustified termination of contracts. ZCTU Secretary General Cosmas Mukuka explains that what is happening now is that when one enters the public service, they ...

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has charged that President Edgar Lungu’s greatest challenge in his one year of being in office is lack of fiscal management skills. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says President Lungu and the PF government should admit that they have not faired well in this aspect of governance. Mr. Mwanza says for the past ...

The Non Governmental Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says the food crisis right now requires that the country looks elsewhere for alternatives to ensure that the people do not die of hunger. NGOCC Executive Director Engwase Mwale however says food security should be one of the priorities in any nation to avoid situations such as the one the country has found itself ...

The Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) has encouraged women with political ambitions to come out now. ZNWL Board Chairperson Beauty Katebe says even as political parties look for women and men that they would want to field, they will look at how one has been in touch with the communities they want to represent. Ms. Katebe notes that women interested ...

Presence of God Ministries Overseer Apostle Christopher Kunda says tribalism in Zambia should be treated like cancer. Apostle Kunda points out that if issues of tribalism continue to arise; the nation cannot develop as people will not be able to work together on issues that require everyone’s participation. He says it is thus important to forget about where one is ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has observed that the Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP) has not helped in reducing poverty among beneficiary farmers. The CSPR points out that poverty levels amongst small scale farmers remain very high at 59.1%, while they increased from 44.9% in 2006 to 48.2% at present among medium scale farmers. CSPR Communications Officer Maxson ...