Government has reiterated its commitment to increasing investment in HIV response programs aimed at reducing the new annual HIV infections from 46,000 to less than 5,000 by 2021. In speech read for him by ministry of health spokesperson Dr Kennedy Malama during the national HIV self-testing dissemination meeting in Lusaka today, ministry of health permanent secretary Dr Jabbin Mulwanda said ...

Dolly Parton will join Kenny Rogers in a final tribute concert this October. As the country star prepares to hang up his microphone, Rogers, 78, will be joined by special guests including Idina Menzel, Alison Krauss and the Flaming Lips for the farewell concert in Nashville on 25 October. But the biggest draw of all will be Dolly. It’s 12 ...

The four Arab nations leading a boycott of Qatar are no longer insisting it comply with a list of 13 specific demands they tabled last month. Diplomats from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt told reporters at the UN they now wanted it to accept six broad principles. These include commitments to combat terrorism and extremism and ...

The head of the French armed forces has quit after a clash with President Emmanuel Macron over budget cuts. Gen Pierre de Villiers said in a statement he could no longer “guarantee the durability of the army model” that he considered necessary to ensure France’s protection. France’s government last week revealed major cuts to bring its budget deficit below the ...

The Spanish football federation has pushed back a draw for the upcoming football league calendar until Friday following the arrest of its president. The draw to decide fixtures for the first and second divisions, originally scheduled for Thursday, will now take place Friday at 12:30pm (10:30 GMT) at the federation’s headquarters, it said in a Twitter message. The federation postponed ...

Juventus have signed Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny on a four-year contract for €12.2 million the Italian champions said in a statement on Wednesday. The Poland international, capped 29 times, spent the last two years on loan at Serie A rivals AS Roma, making 38 league appearances last season. The 27-year-old finished the campaign with the most clean sheets in the ...

The African Nations Cup finals are set to be expanded to 24 teams and moved to dates in June and July but will continue to be held every two years after recommendations on the tournament at a symposium in Morocco on Wednesday. The decision must still be ratified by the Confederation of African Football’s executive committee, but that could come ...

FIRST Republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda has been admitted to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH). Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says Dr Kaunda was admitted last evening around 20:30hours. Dr Chilufya has told journalists after vice president Inonge Wina visited Dr Kaunda this morning that the former president was admitted after complaining of minor body pains. He says routine checkups ...

Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) president Michael Nyirenda has reminded government of the need to maintain policy consistency so as to help local industries thrive. Mr. Nyirenda has told Q-news in an interview that policy inconsistency is detrimental to the economy and reduces the confidence and trust of both the local and foreign investors. He says policy consistency ...

Chikondi Foundation President Bishop John Mambo has praised President Edgar Lungu for allowing Catholic Bishops to visit UPND President Hakainde Hichilema in prison, with a view to initiate dialogue. Bishop Mambo has called on all well-meaning Zambians to support the efforts being made to unity the country, stating that this will help promote peace and tranquility in the country He says ...