An Italian prosecutor wants incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte to get a six-month suspended prison sentence and fine over his alleged role in a match-fixing case, according to his lawyer. Conte, who denies any wrongdoing, is accused by prosecutors in the city of Cremona of “sporting fraud”. The case focuses on 2011, when he was in charge of Siena in ...

Meg Rosoff has won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for literature aimed at children and young adults. The prize is awarded annually to an author for their entire body of work as opposed to one single book. Rosoff is best known for her young adult novels including How I Live Now and Just In Case. The Lingdren Prize jury said ...

The prime minister of Iceland has resigned – the first major casualty of the Panama Papers leaks which have shed an embarrassing spotlight on the world of offshore finance. The leaks, from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca, showed PM Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson owned an offshore company, Wintris, with his wife. He was accused of concealing millions of dollars worth of family ...

The Advisory Board for the National House of Prayer has disclosed that the construction of the 7, 500 sitting capacity church will commence in June this year. Briefing journalists in Lusaka today, Board Chairperson Bishop Dr. Joshua Banda says ground clearing preparations are currently being done by the fundraising team through volunteer participation of churches and other well wishers. Bishop ...

Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Chishimba Kambwili has formally lodged a complaint with the Police against the Post Newspaper for tapping into his private conservation with Kitwe District Commissioner Chanda Kabwe. And Mr. Kambwili has threatened to introduce statutory regulation for the print media in the country if newspapers do not desist from championing political party agendas. Briefing journalists in ...

The World leader of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has urged political leaders in Zambia to preach peace ahead of the August 11 elections. Speaking on arrival at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport this afternoon, Archbishop Welby who is in the country for the 16th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) says Zambia has been a ...

Government spent more than one million United States dollars last year to send citizens abroad for specialized treatment. Speaking during the official opening of Forest Park specialized hospital in Lusaka this morning, Health Minister Joseph Kasonde says more than 200 patients have been on the waiting list for specialized treatment outside the country. Dr. Kasonde however, notes that already, some ...

Opposition Democratic Front (DF) leader Miles Sampa says his decision and that of former vice president Guy Scott to support the UPND in the forthcoming elections guarantees President Edgar Lungu’s first round defeat. He says the ruling PF has realized that he is more popular than President Edgar Lungu especially in provinces such as the Copperbelt. Speaking at a media ...

People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti has reminded the Constitutional Court to realize that time is running out for them to resolve the pending Constitutional matters brought out by various stakeholders. Mr. Mulongoti cites the issue of the Grade 12 school certificate requirement for elective office as one such thorny issue the court must address with the urgency it deserves. He ...

The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) has called on government to clear the growing confusion pertaining to the retirement age. FFTUZ President Chingati Msiska says the union is worried that some stakeholders are misleading the workers that they can only retire at 65 years old as opposed to the three options provided for of 55, 60 or ...