Minister of Tourism and Arts Charles Banda is tomorrow expected in Madrid, Spain for various high-level meetings with the UNWTO Secretariat and the Spanish government. The Minister will be accompanied by the Permanent Secretary Stephen Mwansa, the Director of Tourism in charge of the Department of Tourism Reuben Zulu, Zambia Tourism Agency Chief Executive Officer Felix Chaila, Hotel and Tourism ...

About 100 migrant passengers are missing in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat sank off the coast of Libya. The Italian coastguard, which is conducting a search, said eight bodies had been recovered from the water, and four people had been rescued. But dozens were still believed missing after darkness fell, in difficult search conditions. The boat sank between Libya ...

Electoral Expert MacDonald Chipenzi has observed that the delay to dispose of 2016 election petitions by the Constitutional Court is an injustice to the petitioners. Mr. Chipenzi wonders why Members of Parliament whose seats were nullified are still serving in various government oppositions. He has since called for efficiency and better way of handling election petitions. Mr. Chipenzi says there ...

The Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow is to remain in Senegal until his planned inauguration on Thursday, state media in Senegal say. The move was requested by West African leaders after a Mali summit, APS said. President Yahya Jammeh, who initially admitted election defeat, says he will not step down until May, when the supreme court can hear his challenge. Regional ...

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) President Andyford Banda has challenged President Edgar Lungu why the people of Zambia should return him in office in 2021. Mr. Banda says the debate should not be on centered on whether the Head of State qualifies to stand in 2021 or not but that should he be given another third chance to govern the ...

The final episode of the current series of Sherlock has been leaked online. A Russian version of the last instalment of series four – titled The Final Problem – has been illegally uploaded to the internet prior to it airing on television. The creators of Sherlock have urged fans not to spoil the episode by sharing it online. A post ...

Inmates have seized control of the largest prison in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Natal. Police say at least 10 prisoners have been killed at the Alcacuz jail. Many others are thought to have been killed in fighting between rival gangs at the prison in Rio Grande Do Norte state. This is the third major riot in Brazil this year. ...

Burkina Faso came from behind to hold Cameroon to a 1-1 draw in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) game at the Stade de I’Amitie in the Gabonese city of Libreville on Saturday night. The Stallions of Burkina Faso and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions were eyeing Group A top spot after tournament hosts Gabon were held to a 1-1 draw ...

The Carthage Eagles, champions of the 2004 Afcon edition, know they have a tall order ahead as Senegal has been tipped by many to win their first ever African title. Tunisia and Senegal are two of the continent’s in-form sides, which translates to a potentially pulsating game of football. The teams will lock horns tonight in Franceville when referee Sidi ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has called on government to break the silence and give its position on the Zambia – Malawi maize scandal that has also promoted the Malawian President to appoint a commission of inquiry in this matter. The organization is also urging the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to take keen interest in this matter and ...