The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) is calling on political leaders to be genuine in their condemnation of political violence. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says his organisation is worried that political violence has continued despite numerous calls to end the vice. Mr. Cheembe says his organization’s fear is that if the current volatile political ...

Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union. In a statement outside Downing Street, he said he would attempt to “steady the ship” over the coming weeks and months but that “fresh leadership” was needed. The PM had urged the country to vote Remain but but was defeated by ...

England football hooligan Joe Pizarro was banned from attending any football matches for five years after being involved in violence prior to England’s Euro 2016 game with Russia, a court ruled on Thursday. The 34-year-old was caught by British police when they viewed footage from June 10 on the eve of the 1-1 draw in Marseille. Violence dogged the days ...

The UK has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years in a historic referendum. Leave won by 52% to 48% with England and Wales voting strongly for Brexit, while London, Scotland and Northern Ireland backed staying in the EU. UKIP leader Nigel Farage hailed it as the UK’s “independence day” but the Remain camp called it a”catastrophe”. The ...

Tourism and Arts Minister Jean Kapata says Zambia is now seeing an increase in tourists inflows following the successful joint implementation of the UniVisa pilot project with Zimbabwe. Ms Kapata says this is mainly because entry into the two countries for tourism purposes has been made cheaper. She says under the UniVisa which is now a full pledged program, a tourist ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has warned Zambians that the country’s economic fortunes will continue to deteriorate if the governing PF is retained after the August 11th polls. Mr. Hichilema says despite the country being blessed with abundant resources, poor leadership by the PF has left citizens in poverty. He says he has a team ready to address youth unemployment and poverty ...

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has charged that poverty in Zambia is by choice. Mr. Sinkamba explains that this is so because people chose to vote for leaders with no economic solutions for the country. Mr. Sinkamba says Zambians will on August, 11 chose to either continue wallowing in poverty or reduce it depending on who they vote for. He ...