Pop star Janet Jackson has announced she is planning to become a mother, and postponed all upcoming tour dates. The announcement comes a month after she scrapped concerts in the UK and Europe, and affects 55 further concerts in the US and Canada this summer. Speaking in a Twitter video, the 49-year-old told her fans: “My husband and I are ...

In the shadow of Hong Kong’s big banks, rows of currency exchange shops specialise in quick, anonymous transactions. But behind the scenes, much larger deals are helping to move money at an unprecedented rate. Wealth is flowing from the mainland, through currency dealers in Hong Kong and beyond. The leaked Mossack Fonseca documents have revealed to us how the families ...

The offices of European football’s governing body have been searched by Swiss police after ex-secretary general Gianni Infantino was named in papers leaked from a Panamanian law firm. While working for Uefa, Infantino co-signed a television rights deal in 2006 with two businessmen who have since been accused by the FBI of bribery. Infantino, now head of world governing body ...

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has directed Oil Marketing Companies to ensure filling stations countrywide have on site, a fully functional compressor,tyre inflator and pressure gauge in accordance with the standard license to Retail Petroleum Products. ERB Public Relations Manager Kwali Mfuni in a statement says the ERB has observed non compliance with regard to the provision of compressed air ...

The Commuters Rights Association of Zambia (CRAZ) is saddened that lives have continued to be lost through accidents involving public service transport. Commenting on the accident in which six people died when the Mazhandu Family bus overturned on Monday along the Kabwe Kapiri Mposhi road, Association President Aaron Kamuti notes that most of the accidents involving public service vehicles are ...

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to creating sustainable jobs and wealth for Zambians. Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says government has put in place an enabling policy to support value addition to available local resources. Ms. Mwanakatwe says government is aware that the Zambian economy cannot develop without the participation of the private sector. She notes that a ...

Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) Coordinator Stephen Lyon has advised Zambian youths to stay away from violent activities. Mr. Lyon says young people should desist from acts that could ruin their future, but instead live according to the commandments of God. And Mr Lyon says the 16th Anglican consultative council from 8th to 19th April 2016 in Lusaka will be extended ...

The US Government has given Zambia through the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) US$3.8 million towards the holding of credible elections on August 11th. US Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz says this substantial contribution is aimed at ensuring the voice of the electorate is heard. Mr. Schultz says a portion of this contribution will go towards preparations for the referendum ...

Government has disclosed that the water level in Lake Kariba is still low to adequately generate power. Ministry of Energy and Water Development, Director of Energy, Oscar Kalumiana has told a panel discussion on the Power Sector organized by the US Embassy in Lusaka that the water level in the lake now stands at 19 percent. Mr. Kalumiana says this ...

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has decisively won the Wisconsin primary, complicating front-runner Donald Trump’s path to the nomination. In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders scored a strong victory over Hillary Clinton in the Midwestern state. Mr Trump leads the Republican race, but there are concerns that he could fall short of the number of delegates needed to secure the ...