Opposition MMD faction leader Nevers Mumba has been arrested and charged with the offense of criminal trespass. This follows his recent storming of ZNBC offices in Lusaka where he went to complain about a new story that was aired during a 19:00hrs news bulletin. Dr. Mumba who by broadcast time was locked at woodlands police station was picked up this ...

Four Heads of State have congratulated President Edgar Lungu on his re-election as Zambia’s sixth President. The Four Heads of State are Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt, Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, Giorgi Margvelashvili of Georgia and Tomislav Nikolić of Serbia. President Sisi says President Lungu’s victory confirms the Zambian people’s trust and confidence in his wisdom and leadership ...

Featuring the rekindling of Pep rivalry with Mourinho, an all-star supporting cast and a host of tantalising sub-plots, Saturday’s Manchester derby could be the most feverishly anticipated ever. After losing four Premier League Manchester derbies in a row, Manchester United are unbeaten in their last three against City (W2 D1). The only other time Man Utd and Man City won ...

At least 15 people have been killed and more than 70 people injured in a huge fire that broke out at a packaging factory in Bangladesh. Police said about 100 people were working in the four-storey building in the town of Tongi, just north of the capital Dhaka, at the time. The blast was caused by a boiler explosion, and ...

Russia and the US have announced an agreement on Syria starting with a “cessation of hostilities” from sunset on Monday. Under the plan, the Syrian government will end combat missions in specified areas held by the opposition. Russia and the US will establish a joint centre to combat jihadist groups, including so-called Islamic State (IS). The announcement follows talks between ...

Fourth Revolution party President Eric Chanda says President Edgar Lungu should focus on boosting the agriculture and mining sectors if he wants to leave a legacy worth talking about. Mr. Chanda says President Lungu should remember that most people on the Copperbelt are still jobless because of the job cuts experienced in the mining sector. He notes that the way ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says UPND president Hakainde Hichilema is fulfilling his own prophecy when prior to the elections he said he would not accept the outcome if he lost. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says the UPND should not mislead the Zambian people and the international community that the Constitutional Court refused to hear their petiution. He says the ...

The High Court has refused to grant the opposition UPND a conservatory order to block the inauguration of President-elect Edgar Lungu. In his ruling this evening High Court Mwila Chitabo said he has no jurisdiction to make such interim relief. This means that the inauguration of the President-elect and his vice Inonge Wina should take place as scheduled on Tuesday ...

The Law Association of Zambia says it’s unfortunate that the issues raised in the presidential petition were not heard and finally determined by the Constitutional Court on the merits. In a statement, LAZ president Linda Kasonde says the association had hoped that the first ever presidential petition following the constitutional amendments would have give the country the opportunity to create ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says Zambians should now take over the fight for justice and protection of the constitution. Mr Hichilema says he together with his running mate in last month’s elections Geoffrey Mwamba have done their part and it is now up to the Zambian people to fight for Justice for have done their level best and it is ...