Brazil became the first team to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday after beating Paraguay to clinch an eighth consecutive victory as Argentina’s campaign stumbled after the shock suspension of Lionel Messi. Five-time champions Brazil had been left waiting in suspense after goals from Neymar, Philippe Coutinho and Marcelo handed them a 3-0 win over the Paraguayans at Sao ...

Despite the fact that it took Nicki Minaj forever and a day to respond with a [lackluster] diss to Remy Ma, now she can’t seem to get enough of sending shots Remy’s way. Remy is gonna smack this girl lol. On David Guetta’s “Light My Body Up”, Nicki raps, “Yo, I just started my sentence like a capital letter. Got ...

Stalemates were the order of the day on day-one of the Lusaka Dynamos four club pre-season tournament on Tuesday, at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. The three-day tournament has attracted Lusaka clubs Red Arrows, Napsa Stars,Green Buffaloes and host Dynamos ahead of the 2017 FAZ Super League Season that kicks off on April 8. In the lunchtime kickoff, Buffaloes rallied ...

Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK’s departure from the European Union. Giving official notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, it will be delivered to European Council president Donald Tusk later. In a statement in the Commons, the prime minister will then tell MPs this marks “the moment for the country to come ...

UPND Sinazongwe Member of Parliament Gift Sialubalo has appealed to the government to urgently work on the damaged portion of the Maamba/Batoka road. Mr. Sialubalo says this is considering the economical value that the road has. He says what needs to be done is to put culverts on the damaged portion so that the same area is not damaged in ...

The UPND leadership has been advised against going ahead with their planned Kanyama rally on Sunday to avoid confrontations and possible loss of life. Governance Activist David Kapoma is advising the opposition party to cancel their planned rally and reschedule it to another date. Mr Kapoma says the Police will definitely not allow the UPND to go ahead with their ...

The African Consumers Union (ACU) is opposed to the application by the power utility company ZESCO to increase electricity tariffs by an average of 75 percent. The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has confirmed that ZESCO has applied to increase electricity tariffs by an average of 75 percent with effect from 1st May, 2017. ACU First Vice President Muyunda Ililonga says ...

The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) says as well as ensuring short-term economic stability, Zambia must plan to create more and better jobs in the long-term. In a new report, ZIPAR Senior Research Fellow, Caesar Cheelo says Central to any jobs plan should be agriculture and promoting access to new export markets for agri-businesses. He says this ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda says his ministry has received an overwhelming response from various stakeholders including the Law Association of Zambia and civil society organisations who have made submissions towards the amendment of the Constitution. He says now that the submissions have been received, the ministry of justice will prepare an amendment bill for consideration by the public as well ...