Patriotic Front National youth Chairperson Steven Kampyongo has accused UPND Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba of having triggered yesterday’s violence in Shiwang’andu District. Mr. Kampyongo says media reports suggesting that he was behind the violence that erupted in Shiwanga’ndu are therefore not true as it was in fact the UPND cadres who beat up PF members. Speaking when he addressing ...

Three people have died in a fire at Lusaka’s Kabwata market. Police Spokesperson Rea Hamoonga says three men died after a fire engulfed store rooms at the market around 02:00 hours this morning. Mr Hamoonga says in one store room was Emmanuel other names not known aged between 30 and 35 of unknown address and an unknown adult who got ...

President Edgar Lungu has implored newly sworn-in High Court Judges to exhibit high levels of integrity in their discharge of duties. Speaking today at State house when he swore in nine judges and one state counsel, President Lungu advised the judges to acquaint themselves with literature highlighting the ethics of a judge. He pointed out that people will respect the ...

Wales forward Gareth Bale is ready to exploit England’s weaknesses in Thursday’s Euro 2016 Group B clash in Lens and stands by his claim that his teammates have more passion. The Real Madrid player will be Wales’ key man as they try to beat England for the first time since 1984 and much of the build-up to the game has ...

Russia will be thrown out of Euro 2016 if their fans cause further trouble, says European governing body Uefa. The Russians have also been fined 150,000 euro (£119,000) following violent scenes at the game against England in Marseille on Saturday. The suspended disqualification and fine relate only to incidents that happened inside the stadium. Meanwhile, groups of Russian fans are ...

The man behind the worst mass shooting in recent US history visited the gay nightclub where he carried out the massacre several times, witnesses say. Chris Callen, a performer at Pulse in Orlando, Florida, told the New York Daily News that Omar Mateen had visited the venue over the past three years. Investigators are pursuing the reports, according to US ...

The man who killed a French police couple at their home near Paris was responding to calls by so-called Islamic State (IS) “to kill infidels”, police say. Larossi Abballa, who was killed in a shootout with police, was loyal to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, they said. A police commander and his partner were stabbed to death at their home. ...

The Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) has announced the suspension of the hippo culling exercise in the Luangwa Valley with immediate effect. Ministry of Tourism and Arts Public Relations Officer Sakabilo Kalembwe in a statement says this is has been necessitated by events that have come with the culling activity that started in May. Mr Kalembwe says the ...

The FA has “serious concerns” about security in Lille, where England fans and Russian supporters are set to gather for this week’s Euro 2016 matches, chairman Greg Dyke has said. England fans are due to be in Lille ahead of Thursday’s match against Wales in nearby Lens, while Russia play Slovakia in the city on Wednesday. Prosecutors say 150 Russian ...

Hip-hop musical Hamilton has led the Tony Awards in New York, winning 11 including best musical and lead actor. The hit show about the life of one of America’s founding fathers just fell short of The Producers’ record of 12 statuettes in 2001. For the first time at the ceremony, all four musical acting winners were black, including British star ...