The Born Short Living Tall (BSLT) has commended Government through the Ministry of Agriculture for the ban imposed on the importation of some fruits and vegetables to promote and grow the market for local farmers. BSLT Executive Director Pastor Chisha Ntalasha believes that this move is a direct empowerment to the local agriculture industry and is a giant step towards ...

The opposition Economic and Equity Party (EEP) has urged all political parties and leaders, to reduce on the tension that hovers around the political divides, so as to address the youth challenges as a unitary force. And the opposition political party has apologized to President Edgar Lungu, the Zambian people and indeed members, especially the youths for failure to participate ...

President Edgar Lungu has  appealed to Confederation of African Football (CAF) to consider Zambia to host the senior African Cup of Nation. Speaking when he held a meeting with CAF president Issa Hayatou this morning at State House,  President Lungu says the country  will prepare adequately once given the opportunity. President Lungu has assured Mr. Hayatou that the sports infrastructure ...

Syria’s children “hit rock bottom” in 2016, with more killed than in any other year of the civil war, Unicef has said. At least 652 children died – 255 of them in or near a school – last year, a 20% jump from the number killed during 2015, the organisation said. The figure only includes the deaths formally verified, meaning ...

Any so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters left in Mosul will die in the Iraqi city, a US envoy co-ordinating the offensive has said. Brett McGurk, the senior US official in the counter-IS coalition, issued the warning after Iraqi forces cut off the last road out of the city, trapping IS fighters inside. The jihadists have held Mosul, Iraq’s second city, ...

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson will not be available for England when Gareth Southgate names his squad next week for a friendly with Germany and a World Cup qualifier against Lithuania. The 26-year-old central midfielder has missed Liverpool’s last three Premier League games with a foot injury and will not be fit to face Manchester City next Sunday either. Liverpool manager ...

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has taken decision to withdraw from Chan and Afcon qualifiers. According to a statement released by FAM and signed by the federation’s executive officer Alex Gift Gunda, the desicison was reached in a Executive Committee meeting held on Sunday. “The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) would like to inform the general public and all ...

The 2017 Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations came to a close on Sunday with hosts Zambia defeating Senegal 2-0 in the final played at the National Heroes Stadium thanks to first half goals by Patson Daka and Edward Chilufya. It was Zambia’s first continental title at youth level and their second after the Africa Cup of Nations title won ...