The statement from Vice-Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin comes a day after an international tribunal said there was no legal basis for China’s claims. China has overlapping claims with other countries to reefs and islands across almost all of the South China Sea. It has already said it will ignore the tribunal’s findings. President Xi Jinping has said China’s “territorial sovereignty ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says it has every confidence that this year’s general election will be free and fair. PF Secretary General Davies Chama says this is because the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has conducted credible elections over many years. Mr. Chama says the ruling party therefore has no doubt that the Commission will once again deliver a free ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has implored the Police to uphold professionalism and integrity in the discharge of duties especially during this campaign period. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says there is no justification for the action by the police last week on the UPND cadres. He says the Zambia Police Service should serve ...

Political parties in the country have been advised to use the suspension of campaigns in Lusaka and Namwala as a lesson that breaking the law has its consequences. Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza is urging political parties to take the 10 days campaign suspension as warning. He says political parties should realize that once the law ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has advised political parties aggrieved by its decision to suspend campaigns in Lusaka and Namwala districts to go ahead and seek legal redress. ECZ Public Relations Manager Crispin Akufuna says as far as the commission is concerned it is on firm ground of the law to have suspended the campaigns in the two Districts. ...

LAMAR Odom was reportedly “removed from a flight” after “getting drunk and vomiting on the plane”. The former NBA star is said to have been “drinking beer and whisky” before boarding a flight to New York from Los Angeles. According to TMZ, Khloe Kardashian’s estranged husband reportedly took his seat on the flight but got up and “threw up in ...

Twenty people have been killed and dozens more hurt in a head-on collision involving two passenger trains in southern Italy, officials say. The two trains were on a single-track line at the time of the crash, between the coastal towns of Bari and Barletta. The emergency services have been trying to free passengers from the shattered carriages, near the town ...

At least twelve people have died in a road traffic accident which happened around 12:50 hours on the Solwezi-Mutanda road near Mutanda Mission today. Road Transport and Safety Agency Head of Public Relations Fredrick Mubanga says preliminary investigations conducted by the RTSA have revealed that the crash was caused due to a tyre burst and over speeding. Mr Mubanga says ...

An international independent auditor engaged by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to audit the voters register says there are no foreign nationals on register. Presenting the findings of the audit during the ECZ Stakeholders meeting in Lusaka today, Team Leader Dismus Ong’ondi says there was no empirical evidence to show that indeed foreign nationals were registered as voters. Mr. ...

Defending Super League champions Zesco United return to league action on Wednesday when they host Mufulira Wanderers at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. Second-placed Zesco have opted to add an extra rescheduled home fixture to their original two home matches penciled into the mid-season break. George Lwandamina’s side has so far picked up four points out of a possible six ...