Holders Barcelona and their feared attacking trident drew fellow Spaniards and 2014 finalists Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last eight on Friday. Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, Barcelona’s feared attacking trio, will seek revenge for their 2-1 aggregate quarterfinals exit at the hands of Diego Simeone’s formidable charges two seasons ago. “With Atletico Madrid everything is complicated,” said ...

The Football Association of Zambia has published the Electoral college ahead of tomorrow’s Elective Annual General Meeting. Councillors have been checking the list at Moba Hotel, the venue of the AGM. Meanwhile stakeholders in tomorrow’s Annual General Meeting have been meeting to agree on the modus operandi for the meeting. Incumbent FAZ president Kalusha Bwalya who is seeking a third ...

President Edgar Lungu has called for continued close cooperation between Zambia and Mozambique on issues related to socio-economic development. Speaking during a banquet held in his honour by his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi last evening, President says he is confident that the two countries will be able to explore greater areas of bilateral cooperation that shall culminate in the growth ...

Three people have died after the broken down truck they were repairing was hit by an oncoming truck at Nangoma area along Lusaka-Mumbwa Road last evening. Police Spokesperson Charity Munganga Chanda has since identified the deceased as Mulafu Chiwala, Golden Mwendo and Frank Mwendo who were standing in front of a Higer truck Reg. No AJD 1156 which had broken ...

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has demanded the immediate resignation of the NATSAVE Board Chair Dr. Chiselebwe Ngandwe for ignoring Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawful directives. TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu in a statement says within 2 days after NATSAVE Managing Director Cephas Chabu was sent on forced leave to pave way for investigations, Dr.Ngandu who was barely a few days old ...

MMD President Nevers Mumba has strongly condemned threats by Patriotic Front cadres on Radio Mano staff and Journalists. Dr. Mumba says the violent conduct of political cadres in the past few days is a source of grave concern in the nation which must be brought under control by all responsible political leaders with immediate effect. He says Zambians cannot accept ...

Former Lusaka province Minister and Kafue Member of Parliament Obvious Mwaliteta and Mpongwe Member of Parliament Gabriel Namulambe have endorsed the candidature of UPND president Hakainde Hichilema in this year’s elections. And People’s Redemption Party President Gerry Sikazwe, Zambia Redemption Front president Kelly Walubita Junior, PF founder member Judge Ngoma, Petauke central Munika ward councilor Kelvin Phiri and the ambassadors ...

Too Naked For The Nazis – a book about the career of a vaudeville trio – has won the Diagram Prize, awarded to the oddest book title of the year. Author Alan Stafford had nominated his own book for the award run by The Bookseller magazine. It beat Reading from Behind: A Cultural History of the Anus, with 24.8% of ...

EU leaders have agreed a joint position to put to Turkey in an attempt to reach a deal over the migrant crisis, Luxembourg’s prime minister says. Xavier Bettel said the common EU position would be put to Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu on Friday morning. The proposed deal would see all migrants travelling to Greece from Turkey sent back. In return ...

The Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) says the best way to deal with political violence is by first dealing with its contributing factors. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando says violence is a product of a number of underlining causes which should first be dealt with to make it easier to deal with violence itself. Mr. Chilando however, states that ...