Bishop John Mambo says political leaders especially President Edgar Lungu as the Commander-in-chief of the armed forces are key to ending the anarchy going on in the country. Bishop Mambo says contrary to President Lungu’s assertion that what is happening is the Armageddon the UPND talked about prior to the elections, what is happening in the country is political. He ...

First Lady Esther Lungu has urged youths across the country to preach the message of peace. Mrs Lungu made the call in Lusaka this afternoon during the farewell reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy for Zambian students under the Chinese government scholarship program for 2016. She says Zambians are privileged to still have first Republican President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda the ...

Zesco United were held to a 1-1 draw by Wydad Casablanca in their final Group A 2016 Caf Champions League clash at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola on Wednesday. With both teams having secured their passage to the semifinals before the game had kicked off, it was a straight shootout for who would advance as group winners. In the ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has cautioned Zambians not to fall in the trap of tribalism which he says the Patriotic Front is allegedly using to orchestrate divisions between Tongas and Bembas. Mr Hichilema says Zambians should not allow themselves to be divided by a single political party’s desperation to stay in power. He says differences in tribe should not be ...

The Grand Coalition has demanded that government calls for a standalone national referendum before the 2021 general election to enhance the bill of rights. Speaking during a media briefing, Coalition Chairperson Sara Longwe says government should provide a clear road map for the holding of an all inclusive national referendum which will not be politicized, coupled with a legal framework ...

The Zambia Center for Inter Party Dialogue (ZCID) has encouraged President Edgar Lungu and UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema to embrace dialogue in addressing the political animosity in the country. The ZCID notes that without dialogue, it will be difficult to address the current political hostility following the outcome of the 11th August general election. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando tells ...

At least 73 people have been killed in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, authorities say. The magnitude 6.2 quake struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome, not far from Perugia. Many of the dead were in Accumoli, close to the epicentre, and a short distance away in Amatrice, where three-quarters of ...

Algerian club Mouloudia Bejaia edged into the semi-finals of the Confederation Cup with a 1-0 win over Ghana’s Medeama 1-0 on Tuesday. The victory over the visiting Ghanaian side sees the Algerians through to the last four on the head-to-head rule. A goal shortly after the break from France-born Chadian international Morgan Betorangal proved to be the winner for Bejaia. ...

A Chicago court has ruled that British artist Peter Doig did not paint a landscape once valued at $10m (£7.6m). Former Canadian prison official Robert Fletcher insisted he had bought the painting – signed Peter Doige – 40 years ago from the artist. He sued Mr Doig when the latter’s disavowal of the work caused its value to plummet. But ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least six people dead and others trapped under rubble, Italian officials said. The quake hit at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 76 km (47 miles) southeast of the city of Perugia, at the very shallow depth of 10km (six miles), the USGS said. The Mayor of Amatrice told Italian radio “half the ...