The BBC must put “distinctive content” at its heart, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has said. It is part of a major overhaul of how the BBC is run, which has been unveiled by the government. The licence fee will continue for at least 11 years and will be linked to inflation – and viewers will need to pay it to ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu is tomorrow, Friday, 13th May,2016 expected to address a press conference at State House. Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says the press conference is expected to commence at 11:00 hours. Mr Chanda says all invited guests are expected to be seated by 10:30 hours. This is the second scheduled ...

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has condemned the move to impeach her as a “coup” and a “farce”, denying she has committed any crimes. She was addressing the nation on TV for the first time since senators voted overnight to suspend her for budgetary violations and put her on trial. Ms Rousseff vowed to fight the “injustice” by all legal means. ...

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has ruled out the possibility of adjusting the fuel prices downwards despite the marginal appreciation of the kwacha against the US Dollar. Briefing journalists in Lusaka this morning, ERB Executive Director Langiwe Lungu says in the first quarter of 2016, there were no petroleum price adjustments saying this was against the backdrop of the kwacha ...

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 ...