President Edgar Lungu has called for calm among Zambians as the election period draws nearer. And President Lungu has reassured Zambians that as a Republican President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, he will continue to preach peace, love and unity in the country. Speaking when he officiated at this year’s Labour Day celebrations in Lusaka, President Lungu ...

At least one person has died and 14 were injured by an explosion near the main police station in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, officials say. The blast hit the southern city, 10km (six miles) from the Syrian border, at about 09:30 local time (06:30 GMT). CNN Turk reported that the blast was heard several kilometres away. Turkey has been ...

A mosque under refurbishment has collapsed in Somalia, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40. It happened during Friday prayers as the building, in the capital Mogadishu, was packed with worshippers. Hundreds of people are reported to have been inside the building when it collapsed and some are still believed to be trapped under the rubble. An engineer on ...

The champagne is at the ready, the Premier League trophy in place but what used to be a routine occurrence at Old Trafford will have a surreal twist on Sunday if Leicester City beat Manchester United there to clinch the title. Leicester’s cast-iron nerve has held firm when many expected them to fade and three points at the home of ...

Luka Lungu’s record of scoring four goals in a single match in the MTN FAZ Super League was matched by Jesse Were on Saturday, after the Kenyan scored four goals in Zesco United’s 5-0 win over Mufulira Blackpool at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium. Lungu’s record had stood since 12th November, 2011 when Power Dynamos defeated Nkwazi 5-0 at Arthur Davies Stadium, ...

Lacklustre Barcelona beat 10-man Real Betis 2-0 thanks to goals from Ivan Rakitic and Luis Suarez on Saturday to move closer to retaining their La Liga crown. Atletico Madrid substitute Antoine Griezmann fired them to a 1-0 home win over struggling Rayo Vallecano, while Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale scored in a 1-0 victory at Real Sociedad. The results left Barcelona ...

Local Government Deputy Minister Nicholas Banda says the demand from people in certain areas for new districts is as a result of the development that has taken place in other districts. Mr. Banda says most of the districts that were recently established have received unprecedented development. He however emphasizes that the prerogative to make declare new districts is of the ...

All People’s Congress (APC) Leader Nason Msoni has castigated political players threatening the peace and security of this nation saying the law should take its course on such politicians. Mr. Msoni says Zambians are not ready to be refugees because of some political parties who do not want to concede defeat. He says the police should move in quickly and ...

MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba has advised party members who have applied to stand on other political parties to come back to the party saying they will just be used and dumped. Dr. Mumba says some members have applied on PF tickets while others on UPND saying they will be used and not adopted in the last minute. He says ...