The Glastonbury Festival has opened with a sombre tribute to MP Jo Cox. Portishead’s haunting cover of Abba’s SOS was shown on video screens before music began on the Pyramid Stage. The video closed with Cox’s quote: “We have more in common than that which divides us.” Blur’s Damon Albarn then took to the stage with members of the Orchestra ...

Algeria’s Entente Setif have been ejected from the African Champions League after trouble marred their match with Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa. The game on 18 June was abandoned by the referee with Sundowns 2-0 up when violence broke out in the stands. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) said “missiles, stones, bottles and firecrackers” were thrown onto the pitch ...

Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, he said “fresh leadership” was needed. The PM had urged the country to vote Remain but was defeated by 52% to 48% despite London, Scotland and Northern Ireland backing staying in. UKIP leader Nigel Farage hailed ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has established that the driver of the Mitsubishi Rosa bus belonging to Hillcrest National Technical High School involved in a road accident in Choma last week where 4 pupils and a teacher died on the spot while another died in hospital, was intoxicated with alcohol. RTSA Head Public Relations Fredrick Mubanga says preliminary ...

The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has described as saddening and wrong timing the closure of the Post newspapers by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA). CCZ Secretary General Susanne Matale says whether or not the newspaper owes government money is not justification to close it down. Reverend Matale says the CCZ views the closure of the Post newspapers as ...

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 ...