MMD Founder Member Enoch Kavindele has charged that MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba has lamentably failed to run the party. Mr. Kavindele, who served twice as Vice President under Frederick Chiluba and Levy Mwanawasa, says the problem with the current MMD leadership is that they do now want to consult other people with experience. Mr. Kavindele says what is happening ...

World football governing body Fifa president Gianni Infantino has accepted an invitation to visit Zambia in 2018. He will visit the country to grace the 25th anniversary of the Gabon Air Crash that killed 18 members of the Zambia national football team in 1993. Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga, who is in Mexico City where FIFA is ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has charged that the dissolved Parliament lacked direction. Mr Hichilema says under the PF Government, the lack of strong and visionary leadership meant Parliament was often playing catch up and trying to repair the damage of ill-informed policies, rather than proactively driving progressive reforms. Mr Hichilema cites the mining tax regime that has been changed repeatedly, ...

Agriculture Permanent Secretary Julius Shawa says over 600, 000 beneficiary farmers will benefit from the Electronic voucher system during the 2016/2017 agriculture season. Speaking when he officiated at the electron voucher sensitization meeting for ministry of Agriculture staff held at Chamba Valley Exotic hotel in Lusaka, Mr. Shawa says Cabinet has made a decision to roll out the E-voucher programme ...

Local Government and Housing Minister Steven Kampyongo says the 2016 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation will be released during the second quarter of this year. Updating Parliament on the disbursement of the 2016 CDF yesterday before it dissolved, Mr Kampyongo said the 2016 CDF allocations will be considered for disbursement in a phased manner. He says government has not overlooked ...

MEL B has revealed that she is determined to make her marriage to Stephen Belafonte, and is even planning to renew her vows. The Spice Girl and her husband of 9 years have faced rumours of a split recently, and fans are worried that the two will call time on their marriage. Mel and Stephen live in LA with her ...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was thrilled with his side’s late equaliser in their 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Anfield, but bemoaned his players’ lack of patience. Eden Hazard’s fine finish for Chelsea in Wednesday’s Premier League game left Liverpool staring at a first home reverse since the 1-0 defeat by Manchester United on January 17. However, an injury-time header from ...

Newcastle United and Norwich City were relegated from the Premier League on Wednesday as Sunderland secured their survival with a one-sided 3-0 victory over Everton. Sunderland centre-back Lamine Kone’s first two goals for the club and a Patrick van Aanholt free-kick took Sam Allardyce’s side four points clear of danger with one game remaining. Norwich returned to the Championship a ...

At least 93 people have been killed in three car bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police and medics say. The deadliest killed 84 people and wounded 87 in a market in the mainly Shia Muslim area of Sadr City. Later two suicide bombers targeted police checkpoints in the northern district of Kadhimiya and in Jamia, in the west, ...

Brazil’s Senate is debating whether President Dilma Rousseff should face a full impeachment trial. If a simple majority votes in favour, as is expected, Ms Rousseff will be automatically suspended from office. Ms Rousseff made a last-ditch appeal to the Supreme Court to stop proceedings, but the move was rejected. The president is accused of illegally manipulating finances to hide ...