Patriotic Front’s Wilson Kalumba is the Executive Mayor of the capital Lusaka. Mr Kalumba was declared winner by returning officer Alex Mwansa this morning after polling 270,160 votes. His Closest rival UPND’s Maureen Mwanawasa polled 150,807 votes. Independent candidate and former Lusaka Mayor Fisho Bwalya came a distant third with 18,299 votes. And Mr Kalumba has pledged to spearhead development ...

Chief Mukobela of the Ila speaking people of Namwala District had called on all political party leaders to genuinely reconcile following last week’s general election. The Traditional Leader says it is common knowledge that the elections may bring bitterness amongst contenders, thus the need for politicians to genuinely reconcile. Chief Mukobela says there is need for politicians to coexist so ...

President Edgar Lungu has used his thanks giving rally following his re-election to call for unity in the country. Addressing thousands of supporters at Woodlands stadium in Lusaka this afternoon, President Lungu thanked Zambians both those who voted for him and those who did not vote for him. He says he is grateful for the 252 votes he got from ...

Police have arrested 151 UPND supporters in Southern Province for riotous behavior following President Edgar Lungu’s re-election in last Thursday’s elections. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says 53 people were apprehended in Choma, 53 in Mazabuka, 26 in Monze, 6 in Maamba,4 in Namwala, 6 in Sinazongwe, and  in Kazungula Districts respectively. Mr. Hamoonga adds that in Choma, Police recorded 5 ...

Former Fifa president Joao Havelange has died at the age of 100. The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter at world football’s governing body, serving from 1974 to 1998. He resigned as Fifa’s honorary president in April 2013 following an investigation into bribery allegations and was admitted to hospital the following year with a lung infection. He was an International ...

The series will explore how patent clerk Einstein could not get a teaching job or doctorate in his early life yet managed to go on to develop the theory of relativity. The young scientist will be played by Johnny Flynn, Hollywood Reporter said. Genius will be National Geographic’s first scripted series. Variety reported in April that Ron Howard would direct ...

Russia’s defence ministry says it has used a base in western Iran to carry out air strikes in Syria. Tupolev-22M3 long-range bombers and Sukhoi-34 strike fighters took off from Hamedan on Tuesday, a statement said. Targets were hit in Aleppo, Idlib and Deir al-Zour provinces, it added. Local groups said 27 civilians had died. It is reportedly the first time ...

The Zambia Elections Information Centre (ZEIC) says the final presidential election results announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) are consistent with the data it received from its observers on the ground. Speaking during a media briefing this morning, ZIEC Council of Elders Chairperson Fr. Leonard Chiti has however, noted the many irregularities cited by political stakeholders that need ...

BLAC Chyna might be pregnant with her fiancé Rob Kardashian’s baby – but that doesn’t mean they don’t have their problems. And in a new teaser trailer for their upcoming reality show Rob and Chyna, the couple really show off their highs and lows. While sat in the back of a car, pregnant Chyna screams down the phone: “Are you ...

Diego Costa thrust himself back into the headlines with an 89th-minute winner as Chelsea edged West Ham United 2-1 in Antonio Conte’s first Premier League game as manager on Monday. Eden Hazard, symbol of Chelsea’s slump from champions to a 10th-place finish last season, opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge with a penalty early in the second half, before James ...