Eight victims of Monday’s food stampede at the Olympic Youth Development Center in Lusaka have been put to rest during a mass burial at Chunga Burial site. Hundreds of grief stricken mourners thronged Chunga Burial ground to pay their last respects. And National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Godfridah Sumaili who represented government described the death of the eight people ...

Jennifer Lopez has moved on from rapper Drake and is now dating A-Rod, multiple media outlets report. According to E! News and People magazine, JLo and former MLB star Alex Rodriguez have been spending some time together. A source told E! News the relationship is casual. “Jennifer and Alex are both not looking for a relationship, just a good light-hearted ...

Barcelona’s extraordinary fightback to beat Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League demonstrated football’s unique capacity for surprise, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday. “Whenever you have the feeling you have seen everything, something else comes along that you’ve never seen before,” Infantino told reporters in London following a Fifa executive football summit. “It’s just amazing and incredible.” Trailing 4-0 ...

By Clyde Tlou 09 March 2017 South Africa national U20 team coach Thabo Senong believes good preparation and cooperation from clubs and academies played a pivotal role getting the team to fulfil the dream of qualifying for the World Cup. Speaking in the aftermath of the 1-0 semifinal loss to hosts Zambia in the U20 Africa Cup of Nations, Senong ...

A motorway bridge has collapsed near the north-east Italian city of Ancona, killing two, Italian officials say. The two people who died were in a car below the bridge when it fell down onto the A14 road, which runs between Loreto and Ancona South, Italian media reported. The collapse involved a temporary structure which was supporting the bridge, the Italian ...

The US has sent several hundred Marines to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Raqqa. They reportedly arrived in the past few days to establish an outpost from which they will be able to fire artillery at IS positions some 32km (20 miles) away. US special forces are already ...

Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt for a Zambian male in connection with the murder of his girlfriend and son. Abassy Banda 28 holder of passport number ZN382769 is on 27th February,2017 alleged to have set ablaze the house of his girlfriend at Barclays Square Flats in Pretoria His daughter, aged three years, died in the inferno while ...

Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has directed the Inspector General of Police to investigate the cause of the disturbance at the National Heroes stadium last evening during the match between Zambia and South Africa which resulted in Police firing teargas canisters. Mr. Kampyongo has regretted the incidence, but was quick to state that it was not the intention of the ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says Zambia stands with the international community in the fight against terrorism. Speaking during the Zambia-European Union political dialogue in Lusaka this morning, Mr. Kalaba says this is because an attack on one country has an effect on all other countries. He says in addition to terrorism, there also a number of conflicts in Africa ...

The United States Government has given the Zambian Government over 400 million dollars about K4 billion to support its HIV response under the 2017 Country Operational Plan (COP17. US Ambassador to Zambia Erick Shultz says Zambia will also receive an additional 11 million dollars to carry out additional Voluntary Medical Male Circumcisions (VMMC). Mr. Shultz says the program currently supports ...