If singing doesn’t pan out, Katy Perry’s got an alternative career all lined up! The “Rise Up” singer took to Twitter on Monday to tell her fans about her busy day. “Helped deliver my sister’s baby at 2pm & am in the studio by 8pm. GET A GIRL THAT CAN DO BOTH!” Perry tweeted. Helped deliver my sister’s baby at ...

Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick and Neymar grabbed four assists as Barcelona launched their Champions League campaign in style with a 7-0 thrashing of Celtic on Tuesday. Messi and Neymar were reunited with Luis Suarez from the start for the first time this season and took no time in getting reacquainted as all three were on the scoresheet. Two goals ...

Nigeria’s Paralympic team is grabbing medals left, right and centre. At the half-way point through the Games, here are five things you may not know about the team. 1. A gold medal has been won by a Nollywood actress When Lauritta Onye threw a shot put 8.40m she not only won gold but broke a word record. The Nigerian Paralympic ...

A UK parliamentary report has severely criticised the intervention by Britain and France that led to the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The foreign affairs committee accused the then PM David Cameron of lacking a coherent strategy for the air campaign. It said the intervention had not been “informed by accurate intelligence”, and that it led to ...

Finnish Ambassador Timo Olkkonen says his country is concerned about the status of the media in Zambia. Mr. Olkkonen says his Country has taken note that some international observers such as Reporters without Borders are already classifying Zambia’s media environment as not free. He notes that this is especially in the light of closure of a few media houses in the Country. ...

The ruling PF has refuted assumptions that it sent UDF leader Miles Sampa and former Republican President Guy Scott to the opposition UPND to spy for it. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says Mr. Sampa and Dr. Scott are not the sort that can be sponsored by the ruling PF to gather information of another political party on its behalf. Mr. ...

Political scientist Neo Simutanyi has warned that if the current volatile political environment in Zambia is not addressed it might anytime ignite into full scale violence. Dr.  Simutanyi says his observation is based on the fact that the Constitutional Court has failed to cure the source of the conflict that is between the winners and the losers of August 11th ...

The Evangelical fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has encouraged the ruling Patriotic Front to fulfill the campaign promises for the next five years they will be in office. And the EFZ says the church will continue to build peace and unity in Zambia following the regional voting that characterized last month’s general elections. EFZ Executive Director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says there ...

The United Progressive People’s party (UPP) President Dr. Saviour Chishimba says he did not attend yesterday’s inauguration of President Edgar Lungu and Vice President Inonge Wina in order to register his concern over the huge amount of public funds that the Government spent on the event. Dr. Chishimba says yesterday’s swearing in ceremony was the most glamorous, superfluous and costly ...