Dick Van Dyke, who starred in the original Mary Poppins film, has confirmed he will appear in the movie’s upcoming sequel. The 91-year-old played chimney sweep Bert in the 1964 movie. He has now revealed he has joined the cast of the new film Mary Poppins Returns, which stars Emily Blunt in the lead role. He told The Hollywood Reporter: ...

The German authorities say they cannot be sure if a man in custody was behind Monday’s lorry attack on a Berlin Christmas market that killed 12 people. “We have to entertain the theory that the detainee might possibly not have been the perpetrator,” federal prosecutor Peter Frank told reporters. The style of attack and the target suggested Islamic extremism, he ...

Government has urged the Police and the media to find common ground as they discharge their duties. Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says there is need for the establishment of a cordial working relationship between the media and law enforcement agencies in the country. Mr Kampyongo says his Ministry finds it disturbing each time there are reports of confrontations between ...

The Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has started conducting spot checks and market surveillances to check compliance levels on regulated products. ZABS head of Marketing and Public Relations Hazel Zulu says ZABS in collaboration with the Lusaka City Council, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and the Ministry of Health last week conducted joint spot check inspections on some shopping ...

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has welcomed the conviction of former Southern Province Permanent Secretary Anne Sinyangwe for corruption involving K 89,253.00. In a statement, TIZ Information Officer Charles Chulu says the conviction and sentencing of Ms. Sinyangwe will send a strong deterrent signal to would-be offenders. Mr. Chulu says while TIZ does not take delight in seeing people going to ...

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has agreed to pay the US$103 million which the London High Court ordered the mining company to pay ZCCM Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) in a judgment last week. KCM Chief Executive Officer, Steven Din says KCM is working with ZCCM-IH to amicably resolve the matter of the unpaid sums which date as far back as 2012. Speaking ...

Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has advised members of the public to pay attention to their personal security and safety during this festive season.  Mr. Kanganja says as people go about their business, criminally minded elements are also going about their business looking for an opportunity to take advantage of unsuspecting people for their valuables.  He has also advised ...

Parliament has approved a K7.4 billion supplementary expenditure for 2016. Presenting the excess expenditure appropriation bill 2016, Finance Minister Felix Mutati says the bill has been prepared in accordance with article 203 clause 4 of the amended constitution. Mr Mutati says of the K7.4 billion, a sum of K5.7 billion relate to payment of subsidies on fuel and electricity. He ...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has cleared Horse Shoe Restaurant management in Lusaka over allegations of racial abuse. Labour Minister Joyce Nonde Simukoko who visited the restaurant this morning where she held separate meetings with workers and management says her ministry’s investigations into allegations of racial abuse by management at the restaurant have proved to be untrue. Ms ...

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has compared his footballing prowess to a fine red wine that improves with age, with the Swede also claiming he can continue to play for another 15 years. The 35-year-old is his country’s all-time leading goalscorer and has won titles in four different countries in a career that has included spells at Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus, ...