UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani says the ruling Patriotic Front should take the blame for the attempt by some PF cadres to take over the running of markets in some parts of Lusaka yesterday. Mr. Mapani says this is obvious because of the statement the PF Secretary General Davies Mwila made last week where he encouraged ...

The Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) says parents and school authorities should take the blame on the situation at Kasama girls and other schools were girls are allegedly being sexually abused. ZNWL Board Chairperson Beauty Katebe says some children have opted to give in to sexual abuse for fear of what their parents or school authorities would do to them ...

United, Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) President Charles Chanda has called on the government to reverse the policy decision to disengage from the procurement process of refined petroleum products by allowing the private sector to import fuel. Mr. Chanda argues that Zambia’s economy is fully dependent on fuel and that it is unreasonable for government to leave this to the ...

A rescue helicopter thought to be carrying six people has crashed in a mountainous area of central Italy, local news reports say. The aircraft came down near the Campo Felice ski station after picking up an injured skier. The reports said the rescue was not related to a recent avalanche in the same area. A spokesperson for the civil protection ...

A top fashion model has revealed that she is intersex, saying that she hopes speaking out will help break a taboo. Hanne Gaby Odiele, 29, was born with undescended testicles, which were removed when she was 10 after doctors warned that they could cause cancer. Intersex people are born with a mixture of male and female sex characteristics. According to ...

Parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process, the Supreme Court has ruled. The judgement means Theresa May cannot begin talks with the EU until MPs and peers give their backing – although this is expected to happen in time for the government’s 31 March deadline. But the court ruled the Scottish Parliament and Welsh and ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) is disappointed with the move by the 17 PF Members of Parliament on the Copperbelt who have endorsed the candidature of President Edgar Lungu for 2021 elections. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape says the lawmakers should have instead met to try and find solutions to problems affecting Zambians and the people on the ...

Opposition New Congress Party (NCP) President Pastor Peter Chanda says he does not regret supporting President Edgar Lungu because he has faith that he will improve the economy. Pastor Chanda says he has been compelled by developments the country is enjoying under President Lungu’s leadership and that are why he is supporting him. He has described President Lungu as the ...

Bernie Ecclestone has been removed from his position running Formula 1 as US giant Liberty Media completed its $8bn (£6.4bn) takeover of the sport. Ecclestone, 86, who has been in charge for nearly 40 years, has been appointed chairman emeritus and will act as an adviser to the board. Chase Carey has had Ecclestone’s former role of chief executive officer ...

A Saturday Night Live writer has been suspended after posting a tweet mocking US President Donald Trump’s son Barron, US media reports say. They quote a person familiar with SNL’s plans as saying Katie Rich was suspended indefinitely. The programme’s network, NBC, is yet to comment. On Friday, Ms Rich posted a now-deleted tweet, saying “Barron will be this country’s ...