Whether the strains of “My Heart Will Go On” make you swoon or scream in agony, you’ve gotta admit that singer Celine Dion has already had a tough year. In January, she lost her husband of 21 years, Rene Angelil, to throat cancer, followed by her brother Daniel Dion just two days later. Yet amid her grief, she has managed to return to the stage ...

The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has urged all political parties in the country to end political violence. In a statement following a meeting of Heads of Churches of the CCZ on issues of concern, held yesterday, CCZ President Bishop Dr. Alfred Kalembo says the church is deeply saddened by the ever increasing cases of political violence that have ...

Energy minister Dora Siliya says the rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam will gobble 294.2 million United States dollars. Ms. Siliya has told Parliament in a ministerial statement today that the funds will be provided by the cooperating partners among them the European Union, the World Bank among others. She explains that the rehabilitation project is important to avoid a potential ...

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump have each won the most states on the biggest day of the race for the US presidential nominations. Mr Trump won seven states while his closest rival, Ted Cruz, took three. The third-placed Republican, Marco Rubio, came in with one. Speaking in his home state of Texas, Mr Cruz urged other Republicans to ...

Zambia senior women’s national football team coach Albert Kachinga has announced his squad of 18 players for the 2016 African Women’s Championship first leg, first round qualification match against Namibia on Sunday. The match will be played at Nkoloma Stadium and has been scheduled to kick off at 3pm. Kachinga also announced that Emelda Musonda would lead the team in ...

Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila says the deployment of Police officers in Choma and other parts of the country is normal. Mr. Mwila told parliament in a ministerial statement that the deployments are aimed at preventing breaches of peace and good order. He says the deployment of additional Police officers to Choma has been misunderstood and politicized by some sections ...

Police in Lusaka have arrested and detained UPND Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba for unlawful drilling contrary to section 66 of the Penal Code of the Laws of Zambia. Mr. Mwamba, who arrived at Woodlands Police Station at 09:45hrs, accompanied by UPND President Hakainde Hichilema and other senior party officials was arrested after being interrogated for over 2 hours ...