President Edgar Lungu has sent a message of congratulations to Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on his succession as Crown Prince of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The President has said Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s appointment to this high office is a clear demonstration of the confidence the King has bestowed on him as first in line to the throne, ...

The Non Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has condemned the conduct exhibited by UPND cadres at the Lusaka Magistrate court on Monday,19th June where they hurled insults at Religious Affairs Minister Godfridah Sumaili who had gone to attend a contempt of court case. NGOCC Chairperson Sara Longwe says the conduct exhibited by UPND cadres is saddening. Ms Longwe says as ...

Zambia’s external debt stock has increased to US$17.2 billion as at the end of May 2017. This is from US$6.9 billion in December 2016. Finance Minister Felix Mutati has told Parliament in a ministerial that the increase in the debt stock was on account of new disbursements. Mr Mutati says with the maturity of the two Eurobonds in 2021and 2022, ...

Economic and Equity Party President Chilufya Tayali has observed that the more President Edgar Lungu continues to insist that there is no tension in the country the more it is being fuelled. Mr Tayali says the tension in the country may explode like a volcano. He says the happenings in the country from the time the election results of 2016 ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has launched the 7th National Development Plan 2017-2021 with a projected resource envelope estimated at K342.3 billion averaging K68.5 billion annually. The theme of the development plan is “Accelerating development efforts towards the vision 2030 without leaving anyone behind”. Speaking during the launch, President Banda says financing over the planned period will be premised on the ...

  The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has instituted investigations into the transfer of Nkana football club striker Walter Bwalya. FAZ Communications Manager Desmond Katongo in a statement says the Association is already in full receipt of a letter of complaint filed by Lusaka Dynamos football club. Katongo however, states that FAZ will only be able to state clearly its ...

The brains behind the BBC’s Sherlock series are to make a new version of Dracula, the corporation has confirmed. Talks are under way with Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss about a series of 90-minute films based on Bram Stoker’s novel about the Transylvanian vampire. No scripts have been written and the Count has yet to be cast. According to the ...

Portugal coach Fernando Santos said that his team’s results spoke for themselves on Tuesday as the European champions prepared to face hosts Russia in the Confederations Cup.Santos has constantly been questioned over his team’s pragmatic style but said he was only interested in results – and with only one defeat in 21 competitive matches under his leadership, there was little ...

Belgian soldiers have shot a man suspected of being a would-be suicide bomber at Brussels Central Station, officials say. He was shot after reportedly setting off a small explosion and no-one else is believed to have been injured. Prosecutors later said the man had died. They are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. In March 2016, 32 people were ...

Oscar-winning actor Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, who starred in Gangs of New York and Last of the Mohicans, has retired. A statement issued through the 60-year-old star’s agent said he “will no longer be working as an actor”. It said it was a “private decision” and he was “immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences”. Day-Lewis, who holds both ...