The UK Government has announced a pledge to help improve access to UK markets for the world’s poorest countries when it leaves the European Union. The commitment means that 48 countries across the globe including Zambia will continue to benefit from duty-free exports into the UK on all goods other than arms and ammunition. In a statement, British High Commissioner ...

President Edgar Lungu says Africa can only resolve conflict and inequality if there is tolerance, dialogue and willingness to co-exist. Speaking at the state banquet hosted in honour of his visiting Ghanaian counterpart Nana Akufo-Addo at State house last evening, President Lungu says for Africa to fully resolve the question of peace and development, there is need to comprehensively address ...

King Felipe the Sixth of Spain has expressed willingness to support Zambia’s developmental agenda. Speaking when Zambia’s Ambassador to France who is also accredited to Spain Humphrey Chibanda presented letters of credence, King Felipe commended Zambia for practicing economic diplomacy by co-operating with other countries. He also joined the rest of the world in toasting President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s re-election ...

ZAMTEL Chief Marketing Officer Lho-Zindaaba Sakala says the company’s subscriber base has grown to close to two million as of 25th June, 2017. Ms Sakala says this has necessitated the need to upgrade the system. She says the system is currently being upgraded to a broader base following the overwhelming levels of new customers Zamtel has attracted in the recent ...

Young African Leaders Initiative Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza has advised the ruling Patriotic Front and the opposition United Party for National Development to consider banning and disbanding their security wings. Mr. Mwanza has observed that some of the political violence and clashes that the country has experienced is as a result of the security wings of the two parties trying ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) says the removal of the 10 percent tax on maize exports should be approached with caution. ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape says there is need for caution by first ensuring that the country is food secure. Mr Mwape says the national food reserves should be enough so that Zambians are not deprived of ...

Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza has observed that the church is in a more serious crisis than politicians. Reverend Mwanza says this is because the church itself is divided purely on partisan lines. He has also noted that the church has failed to unite the country which has resulted in the continued political tension. Reverend Mwanza ...

Zanaco FC skipper Ziyo Tembo has been ruled out of his side’s crunch CAF Champions League Group D clash against Al Ahly (Egypt) after accumulating two yellow cards in this year’s Caf Champions League. Tembo was first cautioned in the preliminary round, first leg match at home to APR for unsporting behaviour, while his second yellow card was given to ...

Richard Hammond has spoken about how he thought he was going to die when he crashed a car earlier this month. “What was probably going through my mind was ‘well, this is it,'” the Grand Tour presenter said, recalling the crash on a Swiss hillside. “In fact that is what was going through my mind. I thought I’d had it.” ...

Actor Michael Nyqvist, who starred in the film adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has died aged 56, his family has announced. Nyqvist played journalist Mikael Blomkvist in that film and its sequels, which formed the Millennium trilogy. The Swedish actor died on Tuesday after a year-long battle with lung cancer, according to a family statement. ...