In the late 1970’s, Kenny Rogers made country music history by becoming the first artist in the genre to consistently play — and sell out — arenas in the United States. Now he’s saying goodbye to the fans in one final series of very special concerts. What made those tours different was the fact that, unlike anyone else at the ...

Record seven-time champions Egypt and first-time qualifiers Guinea-Bissau are among 10 countries who have booked places at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, Morocco, Senegal and Zimbabwe also secured places and Gabon are automatic participants as hosts of the 16-nation tournament. The other six places — four group winners and the best two runners-up — will ...

Argentina shrugged off the injury absence of Lionel Messi to launch their Copa America Centenario campaign with a 2-1 defeat of defending champions Chile on Monday. Goals from Angel Di Maria and Ever Banega secured a deserved three points for Argentina, who exacted sweet revenge for their defeat to the Chileans in last year’s Copa America final. Chile substitute Jose ...

An explosion in central Istanbul has left several people injured, Turkish media report. The blast, caused by a bomb, targeted a police bus in the district of Vezneciler, the reports say. Several ambulances have been sent to the area. Violence has escalated in Turkey recently as a result of tensions with Kurdish separatists and the conflict in neighbouring Syria. BBC

Hillary Clinton has clinched the Democratic nomination for US president after reaching the required number of delegates, an AP tally suggests. The count puts Mrs Clinton on 2,383 – the number needed to make her the presumptive nominee. She will become the first female nominee for a major US political party. But rival Bernie Sanders said Mrs Clinton had not ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has cautioned government that it risks plunging the country into a national food crisis if it remains adamant on the K75.00 maize floor price. CSPR Information and Communications Officer Maxson Nkhoma says government’s insistence on the K75 per 50kg bag of maize is a serious threat to national food security as government will not be ...

All People’s Congress (APC) President Nason Msoni has called for an end to politics of lawlessness and hooliganism in the country. Mr. Msoni says politics should not be a dirty game, but should be treated as a service to the people. He says he is concerned with the resurfacing of political violence in the country ahead of the August elections. ...

Bishop John Mambo has appealed to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to listen to concerns of the people on holding the referendum alongside the general election. Bishop says people are not opposed to holding the referendum, but are against the timing of the referendum. He says if the referendum will be imposed on the people, they will be voting ...

Political Scientist Dr. Alex Ng’oma has cautioned political parties against basing their popularity on the crowds they are pulling during rallies. Dr. Ng’oma, who is also a University of Zambia Political Science Lecturer, says people who attend rallies are almost the same, and do so to listen to messages political leaders have. Dr. Ng’oma says political parties will be mistaken ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia says inmates will not be allowed to vote in this year’s election because the constitution has no provision allowing them to vote. ECZ Public Relations Manager Crispin Akufuna says the Commission is not aware of any provision in the constitution which allows prisoners to vote. Mr. Akufuna says the Commission has since written to the ...