The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) has called on government to take keen interest in addressing the challenges facing some mining companies in the country. FFTUZ President Chingati Msiska says the recent happenings in the mining industry where some miners have stopped going work demanding for salary increment has serious impact on Zambia’s economy. Mr. Msiska has ...

The Department of National Parks and Wildlife in Mpika District of Muchinga Province has apprehended a police officer for unlawful possession of government trophy. The cop was found with eight pieces of common duiker meat weighing 14kg and 2kg of warthog meat. The suspect is believed to have been illegally buying and selling game meat since 2013. He will appear ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has hinted plans of procuring advanced equipment that will be able to detect motorists that are driving under the influence of intoxicating drugs. RTSA Chief Executive Office Zindaba Soko says this will be done by spot checks. Speaking during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between RTSA and Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Lusaka has arrested ten people including three juveniles in separate incidences for trafficking in heroin. Two male juveniles of Zingalume area in Lusaka have been arrested and jointly charged with Matthew Bwalya, 19, of House No. 12/21 Lilanda Township; Patrick Mutale, 25; Webster Lumba, 19, a General Worker; Vernon Mwila, 21; and Alex Silwamba, ...

Sophia Bush is finally talking about her headline-grabbing five-month marriage to her “One Tree Hill” co-star Chad Michael Murray. Never mentioning her ex-husband by name, she muses on their short-term romance after years of keeping quiet on the subject. The actors were married in 2005. “In my 20s, when I was starting out my career as an actor, I wasn’t looking ...

International diplomats are set to join the rival leaders of ethnically split Cyprus for talks that the UN says are the best chance to reunify the island after four decades of division. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and his Greek and Turkish counterparts will be in Geneva to discuss security. The goal is for the two sides to share power ...

In a letter to her 18-year-old self, Victoria Beckham is opening up about a plethora of issues – even her plastic surgery. Published in British Vogue, the former Spice Girl admitted she regrets having breast implants. “And I should probably say, don’t mess with your boobs. All those years I denied it – stupid. A sign of insecurity. Just celebrate what ...

The director of the US Office of Government Ethics has sharply criticised Donald Trump’s plan to hand his global business empire to his sons before his inauguration on 20 January. The plan does not match the “standards” of US presidents over the last 40 years, Walter Shaub said. A Trump lawyer said earlier the new trust would face “severe restrictions” ...

Uganda Cranes management is hoping that first choice goalkeeper Denis Onyango will be fully fit for their Afcon 2017 opener against Ghana on January 17 at Stade de Port Gentil. The Mamelodi Sundowns custodian [below] went down with a groin injury to his left upper thigh in the 38th minute during their friendly match against Ivory Coast on Wednesday. However, ...

The opposition United Progressive People’s (UPP) has commended and congratulated President Edgar Lungu for hosting Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic Leader Dr. Brahim Ghali. UPP President Dr. Saviour Chishimba says it is important that President Lungu and the entire government have corrected a moral wrong and diplomatic blunder which was made by the ministry of Foreign Affairs during the 2016 General ...