People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti has questioned MMD President Nevers Mumba’s decision to form an alliance with the ruling Patriotic Front. Mr. Mulongoti says this is considering that some MMD members were not consulted over the decision to forge an alliance with the PF. He states that it is clear that some MMD Members of Parliament are not happy with ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission says total of 5,374 people were arrested countrywide for various drug offences in the year 2015. Commissions Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo says this represents a 7.9% decline in total arrests from 2014 which recorded a total of 5,832 arrests. She says of the total number of people arrested for drug offences, 92.6% or 4,976 were ...

Nyimba Member of Parliament Forrie Tembo has appealed to the Office of the Vice President to airlift relief maize to Chikwasha and Bilisao in Luangwa valley in Nyimba district where people are on the verge of starving to death. Mr. Tembo says any delay to airlift relief food to these areas might lead to people starving to death. He says ...

The Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has extended the period for submission of applications for empowerment project funding for the special initiatives and the district value chains. CEEC Head of Public Relations and Communications Glenda Masebe says the extension period is from the 2nd to 29th February 2016 at 14:00hours. Ms. Masebe says the extension is intended to give more ...

Just when you think you’re keeping up with the Kardashians (Rob’s dating Chynna, Kylie’s back with Tyga, and Kanye doesn’t like any funny business in the sack) they make you question what you know to be true. Post Kanye’s epic row with fellow rapper Wiz Khalifa, where he took some very below the belt shots at ex-girlfriend Amber Rose, calling ...

The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has cautioned government against rushing the implementation of the revised electricity tariffs for the mining industry. JCTR Executive Director Leonard Chiti says government should be mindful of the prevailing situation in the mining industry which has been hit by low copper prices on the international market. He notes that increasing electricity tariffs without ...

COLEEN Rooney has received quite a bit of criticism over naming her new baby boy Kit. Wayne Rooney‘s wife had welcomed their third son Kit Joseph Rooney on 24 January. Speaking exclusively to OK! magazine, Frankie Bridge has now defended Coleen’s baby name choice. “I really like it because it’s cute and different, but I can understand what she must ...

English clubs took their spending on players for the season soaring past 1 billion pounds on Monday, but the biggest signing on transfer deadline day was that of a manager as Manchester City confirmed Pep Guardiola will take over this summer. A relatively quiet final day for Europe’s mid-season transfer window saw the biggest deals done by mid-table Premier League ...

African champions Ivory Coast will attempt to keep their momentum going when they face arch-rivals Mali in the African Nations Championship semifinal in Rwanda on Thursday. The Elephants, who have twice failed to go beyond the group stage in the biennial championship, confirmed their place with a stunning 3-0 extra-time win over another West African side Cameroon in the quarterfinals. ...

Heavy snow has disrupted public transport in southern China, stranding tens of thousands of people outside a rail station, police say. The crowd outside Guangzhou station swelled to nearly 100,000 at its peak on Monday night, police said. Central China has experienced some of its coldest weather in years. The rare snow has coincided with the run-up to Chinese New ...