The Non Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has urged President Edgar Lungu to condemn the criminal behavior of his political advisor Kaizer Zulu. NGOCC Board Chairperson Sara Longwe recalls that it is only last week when the President spoke out against Gender Based Violence (GBV) during the International Women’s Day march-past and therefore the behavior of Mr Zulu who is ...

CHERYL and Liam Payne are expecting their first child later this month. And after months of keeping quiet over their relationship, the former One Direction star has finally spoken about his relationship with the Girls Aloud star. The X Factor star said about his girlfriend: “This is the thing. In a non-cliché way, it’s weird waking up every day and ...

Madagascan Ahmad Ahmad was elected president of the Confederation of African Football Thursday, ousting veteran leader Issa Hayatou after 29 years in office to usher in a “new dawn” for the sport on the continent. Ahmad, head of Madagascar’s football federation, won the election in the Ethiopian capital by 34 votes to Hayatou’s 20, official results showed. Delegates cheered and ...

Manchester United have lots of enemies, manager Jose Mourinho said after they scraped past Russian side Rostov to reach the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday. The Portuguese did not say who the club’s enemies were but he was clearly angry that his team had to play at Chelsea in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Monday, then Rostov and must next ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to meet President Donald Trump in Washington, with transatlantic trade and Nato ties high on the agenda. Mr Trump has ruffled feathers in Germany by threatening its carmakers with tariffs and calling on Berlin to boost defence spending. Mrs Merkel will be accompanied by top executives from German companies Siemens, Schaeffer and car giant ...

Britain’s communications intelligence agency GCHQ has issued a statement denying it wiretapped Donald Trump during the US presidential campaign. The unusual move by the agency came after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer cited claims first made on US TV channel Fox News earlier this week. GCHQ responded by saying the allegations were “nonsense, utterly ridiculous and should be ignored”. ...

Government says it will roll out the US$65 million Supporting Women’s Livelihoods (SWL) component under the Girls Education, Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods Project. Community Development and Social Welfare Minister, Emerine Kabanshi has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that the Girls Education, Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods Project is a new initiative by the government with support from the World Bank ...

Vice President Inonge Wina says President Edgar Lungu is tomorrow, Friday expected to address the National Assembly. Moving a notice of motion in parliament this afternoon, Ms. Wina says in accordance with the amended constitution, the Head of State is required to attend parliament at least twice during its sittings. Mrs. Wina says the President is expected to inform the ...

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) says it is deeply disturbed at the reported physical and indecent harassment of a female police officer allegedly by a senior government official during the just ended Under 20 AFCON tournament at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. Commission Chairperson Mudford Mwandenga in a statement says the reported case of physically and indecently victimizing a female police ...

The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) has observed the need for the Zambian economy to be resilient to internal and external shocks. Speaking during a Media Luncheon in Lusaka this afternoon, ZIPAR Executive Director Dr. Pamela Kabaso says Zambia’s economy has in the last two years suffered many shocks that have consequently affected the Gross Domestic Product ...