Zambia U-20 Coach Beston Chambeshi has advised his players against complacency following their 6-1 victory over Mali on Wednesday.Chambeshi said told the media in a post match interview that he was happy with qualification to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup which takes place in South Korea from 20 May to 11 June but added that the job at the ...

The two accountants responsible for muddling up the main award envelopes at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony will not be employed to do the job again, the academy president has announced. Cheryl Boone Isaacs said that the relationship with the accountancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) was also under review. Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz were responsible for Sunday’s mishap. La La Land was ...

Gareth Bale complained he had been harshly treated after the first red card of his Real Madrid career cost the European champions in a thrilling 3-3 draw at home to Las Palmas on Wednesday. Bale kicked out at Jonathan Viera twice before finally pushing the Las Palmas midfielder to the ground early in the second-half with the scores level at ...

The Zambia men’s Under-20 national football team became the first team to qualify for the semifinals of the 2017 Total Ujder-20 Africa Cup of Nations and in the process earned themselves a place at the 2017 Fifa Under-20 World Cup to be held in South Korea in May. The Junior Chipolopolo’s achievement came after they recovered from a goal down ...

The North Korean man being held by Malaysia in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam is to be released and deported, say Malaysian officials. Attorney General Mohamed Apandi Ali said Ri Jong Chol was “a free man” as there was “insufficient evidence to charge him”. The estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader died on 13 February – he was ...

A US congressional committee has agreed an investigation into Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 US elections. The House intelligence panel inquiry will scrutinise contacts between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Moscow, members confirmed. The White House denies any improper behaviour during the election campaign. The justice department has confirmed new Attorney General Jeff Sessions had conversations with Russia’s ambassador ...

Civil Rights Activist Brebner Changala has observed that Zambia has still not reached a stage where all citizens are treated fairly and equally before the law. Mr. Changala has pointed out that there is selective application of taxation laws in the country. he has wondered why it has also become common in Zambia to hear a citizen being prosecuted for ...

The Opposition People’s Alliance for change says government should update the nation on the progress made so far in diversifying the economy. Pac president Andyford Banda says there is need for nation to be updated on some of the scores the nation has recorded in the diversification agenda. Mr. Banda says Zambians are waiting to see the results of the ...

The Confederation Of Trade Unions in Zambia (COTUZ) has called for the removal of clauses such as the 50% plus 1 vote and the grade 12 certificate requirement for people seeking elective office from the constitution. COTUZ president Joe Kamutumwa says these and other articles in the amended constitution are proving to be a hindrance in the governance system of ...

Advocacy against child abuse and gender based violence Executive Director Bellion Chola is concerned by the failure of some parents and guardians to protect children. Mr. Chola says increasing cases of children being abandoned or chased from home are worrying. He says his organization is currently keeping a girl identified as Joyce Namushi aged 9, from Kalabo district of western ...