The opposition MMD in Central Province says whether MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba likes it or not, the party is going to the convention next week. MMD Central Province Chairman George Kangwa says the party membership in the province is more than ready to go to the convention and not a single person can stop them now. Mr. Kangwa has ...

Zesco Limited has acknowledged that there has been a considerable improvement in the water inflows both at Kariba Dam and Itezhi Tezhi reservoirs. The power utility company says this can be attributed to the improved rainfall in the catchment areas for Kariba and Kafue Gorge dams towards the end of February 2016. Zesco Acting Managing Director Fidelis Mubiana has however ...

President Edgar Lungu is confident that the Patriotic Front Government will remain in power beyond August 11th General Elections because of the massive development done within five years. Speaking during the ongoing Press Conference at State House today, President Lungu says the PF has recorded remarkable growth in areas such as agriculture, infrastructure, tourism, and economy and that his administration ...

Ireland has been knocked out of the Eurovision Song Contest after former Westlife singer Nicky Byrne failed to qualify for Saturday’s final. The pop star, 37, was unsuccessful in the semi-final in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday, where he was one of 18 acts competing for the last 10 places. Ireland is the most successful country in the contest’s 61 year ...

SELENA Gomez and Orlando Bloom have been caught on camera leaving a nightclub TOGETHER. In the clip, the Lord of the Rings star was seen with the Hands to Myself singer as they leave the Light in Mandalay Bay nightclub, reports TMZ. Surrounded by bodyguards, the pair make a dash for their ride in an undercover carpark. Selena’s distinctive silver dress ...

Real Madrid defender Marcelo says the club needed new direction after stuttering under Rafael Benitez and has praised Zinedine Zidane for “breathing life back” into the team since taking over as coach in January. Newcastle United’s relegation from the English Premier League on Wednesday completed a miserable season for Benitez who was sacked by Real barely six months into the ...

Outgoing Celtic manager Ronny Deila says he doesn’t regret joining the Parkhead club, despite rueing some of his decisions from his time in charge. The 40-year-old will leave the club on Sunday after his side are presented with the Scottish Premiership championship trophy following their final game of the season against Motherwell. The Norwegian won two league titles and a ...

The US Navy has fired the commander of the 10 US sailors who in January entered Iranian territorial waters and were briefly detained. In a statement, the US Navy said it had lost confidence in Eric Rasch, who was in charge of a riverine squadron at the time of the incident in the Gulf. A Navy official said Mr Rasch ...

Brazil’s new interim President Michel Temer has addressed the nation after the Senate voted to back the impeachment trial of Dilma Rousseff. “Trust in the values of our people and in our ability to rebuild the economy,” Mr Temer said. He has named a business-friendly cabinet that includes respected former central bank chief Henrique Meirelles as finance minster. Ms Rousseff ...

Outgoing Bangweulu Member of Parliament Anthony Kasandwe has expressed happiness that the ruling PF has managed to fulfill most of the promises it made to the people of Bangweulu in the 8 months he has been their representative. Mr. Kasandwe says in the 8 months he has been MP Bangweulu constituency has seen about 27. 5kilometers of roads upgraded to bituminous ...