The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) says Zambians should forget about having an amended Public Order Act following remarks by Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila that the Act should remain the way it is. NAREP Spokesperson Bwalya Nondo says the remarks by Mr Mwila are not inspiring. He says this is considering the fact that the Government through the ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has called on the traditional leadership in the country to ensure teachers are protected from witchcraft. PROTUZ General Secretary Kangwa Musenga has told QTV News that some his union’s members especially those in rural areas have been forced to abandon their schools after being tormented through witchcraft. He says it is the children ...

Mctech Engineering Company Limited engaged to construct the Luangeni National Assembly Office at Feni in Chipata has abandoned the works. And Luangeni Member of Parliament Charles Zulu has expressed disappointment with the contractor for abandoning the works which are almost complete. Mr. Zulu says workers in the Luangeni constituency office are squatting in a small room at Feni sub-centre making ...

Luanshya Mayor Nathan Chanda has directed Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company to stop blocking sewer lines for residents in the district. Mr. Chanda says he is aware that Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company has not supplied water to the people in some parts of Luanshya for a long time which has forced them to start sinking boreholes and shallow wells ...

Liverpool captain Philippe Coutinho admitted on Monday that he is powerless to influence Philippe Coutinho’s thinking, after the Brazilian reportedly submitted a transfer request on Friday. Jurgen Klopp’s men are in Germany ahead of Tuesday’s first leg of their Champions League playoff against Hoffenheim and Coutinho, who has a back injury, did not travel with the squad. “It is obviously ...

Cristiano Ronaldo was handed a five-match ban on Monday for pushing a referee after being controversially sent-off in Real Madrid’s 3-1 Spanish Super Cup, first leg win at Barcelona. AFP sports takes a look at all of the World Player of the Year’s 10 career dismissals. 1. Saturday, May 15, 2004, Aston Villa 0 Manchester United 2 Ronaldo scored in ...

Miley Cyrus was set to attend the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday to receive the ceremony’s top honour… but things didn’t quite go according to plan. The 24-year-old had been due to collect the Ultimate Choice Award at the ceremony in person. But within minutes of the show’s start, presenter Victoria Justice said Miley wasn’t going to make it after ...

Pop star Taylor Swift has won a sexual assault case against ex-radio DJ David Mueller, who she said had groped her at a 2013 concert. He assaulted her by grabbing her bottom beneath her skirt during a photo shoot, a jury in Denver, Colorado, found. She was awarded a symbolic $1 (77p) in damages that she had sought. Mr Mueller ...

The UK has set out the “ambitious new customs arrangement” it wants to secure with the EU after Brexit. Ministers said the plans would mean the “freest and most frictionless possible trade” with the rest of Europe. This could include a “temporary customs union” after Brexit to prevent border problems as the UK leaves the EU. Businesses have called for ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reviewed plans to fire missiles towards the US Pacific territory of Guam, state media said, but would watch US actions before making a decision. Although prepared for “the enveloping fire at Guam”, the North said it would watch what “the foolish Yankees” do. Last week’s threat against Guam escalated the sharp rhetoric being exchanged ...