The Berlin market attacker, Anis Amri, has been shot dead by police in Milan. The Tunisian criminal fired on police who asked him for ID during a routine patrol in the Sesto San Giovanni area in the early hours of Friday. German authorities say fingerprints they provided have confirmed the dead man is Amri. They are trying to find out ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema says the late distribution of farming inputs by the government clearly spells out the adverse hunger situation in the coming year, 2017. In a statement, Mr. Hichilema says the PF has failed to deliver farming inputs at the prescribed time because they lack understanding of the Agriculture sector. He says the ...

First Lady Esther Lungu has reaffirmed her commitment to women empowerment and the fight against poverty through her initiatives. Mrs. Lungu says women bear the brunt of economic, health and social shocks in society, the reason why there is need to contribute to women empowerment and the fight against poverty housing. Speaking during the Habitat for Humanity Zambia and Standard ...

The Zambia Chamber of Mines has welcomed the removal of 7.5 percent import duty on copper concentrates. Chamber of Mines Acting Chief Executive Officer, Talent Ng’andwe says the removal of import duty on copper concentrates will help in stabilizing independent smelters, and finished copper output, in addition to creating employment and contributing to government revenue. Mr. Ng’andwe says currently, Zambia ...

One hundred and fifty six thousand, twenty seven (156, 027) out of the 317, 972 pupils who sat for the Grade nine examinations this year have been selected to Grade ten. And 340, 791 out of the 352, 631 pupils who sat for the Grade seven examinations have made it to Grade eight of whom 176,327 are boys and 167,464 ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda has reassured the Judiciary that government will do its utmost to ensure the security of the judges and the protection of the judiciary from unwarranted attacks. The Justice Minister has also recommended to the Minister of Home Affairs to ensure that in balancing the rights of party supporters to offer solidarity to their leaders, they should ...

Former MMD National Secretary Katele Kalumba has hailed the just ended sitting of Parliament for its technically sound debates. Dr Kalumba says contrary to assertions that the inaugural session of the twelfth national assembly did not meet the expectations of the Zambian people; he personally gives credit to the Members of Parliament. In an interview with QTV News, Dr. Kalumba ...

Beyonce’s politically charged visual album Lemonade is the music critics’ favourite album of the year. The record, which tackles themes of black empowerment and female identity, topped a “poll of polls” compiled by the BBC. It beat David Bowie’s elegiac swansong Blackstar, which was released two days before his death in January. Third place went to Frank Ocean’s Blonde, a ...

Senegal ended this year as the highest ranked African national team, edging Cup of Nations title-holders the Ivory Coast for top spot in the December listings released on Thursday. Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana and Morocco complete the top 10 compiled by world governing body Fifa. All the countries bar Nigeria will be ...

Aubameyang among finalists for African Footballer of the YearAfrican Footballer of the Year Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in the running to win the award for a second successive season after being named on Thursday among the three finalists for the 2016 title. The Gabon and Borussia Dortmund striker is up against favourite Riyad Mahrez of Algeria and Senegal’s Sadio Mane for ...