“No kissing Beyoncé.” Those were the words I heard in my ear from Beyoncé’s bodyguard, Julius, right before I stepped up to meet her in 2011; she was promoting her new fragrance launch at Macy’s with a meet and greet for customers. I remember that entire day vividly. I had planned in my head what I would say once I ...

Lionel Messi is undergoing treatment on kidney stones which floored the Argentina superstar at the Club World Cup in December, Barcelona announced on Monday. The five-time world Player of the Year “will be submitted to various tests on Monday and Tuesday to assess the development of kidney problems he suffered last December”, the Spanish champions said in a statement. Messi ...

After hosting a successful Chan 2016, Rwanda is expected to make a bid to Caf to host Africa’s biggest football tournament, Afcon. With the next four editions already allocated to mostly West Africa, Rwanda will be looking to become the first East African nation to host Afcon since its inception in 1957 when it was hosted in Sudan. Gabon will ...

Clashes have broken out in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district as police cleared illegal food stalls set up for Lunar New Year celebrations. Violence erupted overnight as food and hygiene inspectors tried to remove vendors from the junction of Portland Street and Shan Tung Street. Angry protesters threw bricks and other missiles at police. Police used batons and pepper spray ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has successfully completed the inspection of driving schools across the country in an effort to ensure they adhere to required standards. RTSA Acting Public Relations Manager Fredrick Mubanga says the agency will soon publish the names of driving schools that did not meet the required standards and whose licenses will be revoked. He ...

A Land Activist has encouraged political parties to start selling their ideas on land management in the country. Elijah Kasonso says successive governments have failed to bring sanity in land management and therefore it is important that political parties sale their ideas on how best they intend to deal with challenges in land distribution in the country. Mr. Kasonso notes ...

The Barotse National Freedom Alliance (BNFA) says it is still waiting for the report from African Commission on Human Rights as presented to the recent African Union (AU) Heads of State summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia before charting the way forward. BNFA Trustee William Harrington has explained that the submission of the African Commission on Human Rights was the ...

The three major political parties the ruling PF and oppositions MMD and UPND have reaffirmed their commitment to internalizing the SADC protocol on gender equality in their respective party structures ahead of the elections. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says the ruling party is leading the way in seeing to it that Zambia attains the 50 percent representation of women ...

The Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) says the announced nomination fees by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) are discriminatory. ZNWL Board Chairperson Beauty Katebe says the new fees will deter a lot of women from taking part in the forthcoming elections. Ms. Katebe notes that the increment is also too sudden, stating that it could have been appreciated if ...

United States Ambassador to Zambia Erick Schultz says America expects Zambia to hold free and fair elections on August 11. Mr. Schultz says the forthcoming elections should enhance Zambia’s reputation as a stable democracy. He says the United States is looking forward to an election whose outcome will be accepted by all political parties and the Zambian people. Mr. Schultz ...