Suspected al-Shabab militants have killed at least six people in an attack in north-east Kenya, the regional governor said. Ali Roba, governor of Mandera County, said one person had also been seriously injured in the attack. But security guards had been able to save 27 other people present at the public works site, he said. Kenya’s Daily Nation says the ...

Former Cameroon international Rigobert Song has been flown from Cameroon to France for further treatment after coming out of a two-day coma. The 40-year-old was admitted to Yaounde Central Hospital on Sunday after falling unconscious. On Tuesday he waved to fans outside the Yaounde Emergency Centre as he was taken away to the airport. Yaounde Emergency Centre director Dr. Louis ...

The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has disclosed that it will Commission the Kankolonkolo Grid Extension Project in Kasempa district by 30th October 2016. REA Board Chairperson Professor Jorry Mwenechanya says Professor Mwenechanya says the Authority is committed to provide electricity infrastructure to rural areas using appropriate technologies in order to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life in ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) says it is inappropriate for the government to think of making changes to the current constitution when the Bill of Rights has not been adopted. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape says the indication by the Justice Minister that he wants to revisit the constitution is worrying considering that the same constitution is incomplete ...

Former Church of God Overseer Bishop John Mambo has advised political parties represented in parliament to avoid directly influencing their Members of Parliament on matters of national interest. Bishop Mambo says the Members of Parliament were sent to the House by the electorate as the voice of the people on issues affecting them. He says political parties should therefore not ...

President Edgar Lungu says there is need for African countries to rise above their divergent and conflicting views and prioritise the unity and progression of the continent. Speaking when he met African members of the of the Diplomatic corps in Zambia at State house today, President Lungu says rather than castigating or shunning each other, there is need to encourage ...

Anthrax has broken out in Chama district of Muchinga province. Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya has told Parliament in a ministerial statement today that so far 44 cases have been recorded as at 22nd September,2016. Dr Chilufya however, states that no associated deaths have been recorded so far. He says investigations conducted by his ministry have revealed that the source ...

Born Short Living Tall (BSLT) has expressed concern that the ministerial appointments made by President Edgar Lungu are not inclusive of persons with disabilities. BSLT Executive Director Pastor Ntalasha Chisha has told QTV News that the organization is concerned that people living with disabilities are also left out when it comes to empowerment programmes. Pastor Ntalasha cites the ongoing empowerment ...

All People’s Congress (APC) Leader Nason Msoni says politicians without leadership grounding must be rejected. Commenting on the decision by the Patriotic Front that former party members who left the party cannot be re-admitted within three years from the date of resignation, Mr. Msoni says leaders ought to be responsible enough so that they can be taken seriously. Mr. Msoni ...

A source close to Kim Kardashian told Page Six she pleaded for her life when held at gunpoint — then was bound and gagged — but she managed to free herself from the shackles and raise the alarm after the robbers left with her $4 million ring. The source said of her ordeal, “This was a life and death situation. They broke in when ...