The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has called on Labour and Social Security Minister Joyce Nonde-Simukoko to resign on moral grounds. YALI has also called on President Edgar Lungu to reprimand the Labour Minister for calling for the arrest of a labour rights whistleblower. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says it is shocking that a Minister who is supposed to ...

Alan Pardew has been sacked as Crystal Palace manager, the Premier League club said on Thursday, with former England boss Sam Allardyce appearing poised to take over. Pardew has paid the price for a dreadful start to the season — eight defeats in 10 games have left the team in 17th place, just one point and one place above the ...

Government has disclosed that over 2, 000 new health personnel are expected to report for work on 2nd January, 2017 in various health institutions in the country. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Jabbin Mulwanda says this is aimed at strengthening human resource in the health sector for best health service delivery. Dr. Mulwanda tells QTV News that as government ...

Two men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping centre in Oberhausen near the Dutch border, police say. The brothers, aged 31 and 28 and born in Kosovo, were detained early on Friday in Duisburg. Germany is on high alert after Monday’s attack in Berlin, which left 12 dead. A Europe-wide manhunt continues ...

An airline has thrown a passenger off a flight after he accosted Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of President-elect Donald Trump, on a plane from New York. “Your father is ruining the country,” the man shouted as the aircraft prepared for departure from JFK airport in New York, a passenger told TMZ.com. Witnesses said Ms Trump ignored the man and ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) says the decision by government to allow market forces determine the floor price of maize will result in the staple food becoming expensive. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano says government should therefore rescind its decision. Mr. Nshindano has implored President Edgar Lungu to segment the market as both farmers and consumers of agriculture ...