The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has expressed concern with the disregard for road traffic rules by political cadres during the campaign period. RTSA Senior Public Relations Manager Fredrick Mubanga says the agency will not tolerate any unruly behavior on the roads by cadres. Mr. Mubanga says political party leaders should in this vein inculcate a sense of responsibility ...

Political Scientist Dr. Alex Ng’oma has advised the two MMD faction leaders Nevers Mumba and Felix Mutati to come together for the sake of the former ruling party’s future. Dr. Ng’oma says the survival of the MMD lies in the two leaders realizing and correcting the mistakes made. He adds that had the MMD leadership listened to the many advices ...

MMD President Nevers Mumba says former President Rupiah Banda is a disappointment to the country. Dr Mumba says Mr. Banda is repeating what he did in 2015 by trying to destabilize the MMD once again. He says the convention that elected Felix Mutati as president is not MMD, but the Rupiah Banda party. Dr. Mumba states that MMD remains united ...

CELINE Dion was full of emotion as she tearfully accepted the Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards. The French-Canadian singer’s tears came as she initially believed Seal would be presenting her with the award, but, her son René-Charles made a surprise appearance to present the award instead. After seeing her 15-year-old son come on stage, the stars smiles soon ...

AS the host of the Billboard Music Awards 2016, it was Ciara’s right to have the most impressive dress. And seriously, no one can stop talking about it. Stepping on to the red carpet in sunny Las Vegas, the singer amazed everyone with her floor length silver metallic dress. But why? Well, the 30 year old risked every wardrobe malfunction ...

Fifa on Monday sacked deputy general secretary Markus Kattner for financial ‘breaches’ involving secret bonuses worth millions of dollars, according to sources close to an inquiry by the world body. Kattner’s downfall topples another member of ex-president Sepp Blatter’s inner circle at football’s world body. Kattner, a 45-year-old German-Swiss national, had been acting general secretary after previous general secretary Jerome ...

Five-time world player of the year Lionel Messi of Argentina, Chile’s Alexis Sanchez and Brazilian Dani Alves were among the big names in the final rosters announced on Monday for next month’s Copa America Centenario. Sixteen teams will be competing on United States soil in the 100th anniversary of soccer’s oldest international championship and each of them has submitted a ...

A sugar shortage has forced Coca-Cola to stop producing soft drinks in Venezuela amid an escalating food and energy shortage. Coke said that suppliers in Venezuela will “temporarily cease operations due to a lack of raw materials”. The announcement comes after the country’s biggest brewer, Empresas Polar, closed plants due to a barley shortage. Venezuela’s economy has contracted sharply as ...

A close ally of Brazilian acting President Michel Temer is stepping aside in a new political scandal. Planning Minister Romero Juca was caught on tape allegedly conspiring to obstruct the country’s biggest-ever corruption investigation. In the tapes, leaked by a newspaper, he appears to talk of stopping the probe at oil giant Petrobras by impeaching suspended President Dilma Rousseff. Mr ...