The Non-Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says the pronouncement on mandatory HIV testing, counseling and treatment by government does very little in respecting citizen’s individual rights especially to privacy which are guaranteed in the Republican Constitution. NGOCC Executive Director Engwase Mwale says her organisation is very alive to the fact that Zambia subscribes to the goal to eliminate AIDS by ...

Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan says the release of UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema should be the first step towards the process of restoring dialogue and cooperation between the government and the opposition. In a statement posted on his Kofi Annan Foundation website, Mr Annan has commended the Zambian authorities for dropping the treason charges against Mr Hichilema and ...

Come get 50! Can someone please find the King of Petty’s chill before his show airs on BET! (AllHipHop Rumors) The BET Christmas party is certainly going to be interesting. 50 Cent has let it be known that he is setting up shop at BET as his new series ’50 Central’ airs on the network on September 27th. “Tune into ...

Real Madrid shrugged off the absence of the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo to cruise past rivals Barcelona 2-0 in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup to cap a 5-1 aggregate win. Ronaldo was slapped with a five-game ban for pushing the referee after he was sent-off in the first leg, but his replacement Marco Asensio enhanced his reputation as ...

Barcelona sporting manager Pep Segura has said the club are “close” to signing Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund. Speaking after Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup gave their arch rivals a 5-1 aggregate victory, Segura said Barcelona were discussing terms with the attacking duo. “We are close ...

The film studio behind the Mission: Impossible series has confirmed that production of its latest instalment has been halted after actor Tom Cruise broke his ankle during a stunt. But Paramount Pictures insisted that Mission: Impossible 6 remained on schedule to open in July next year. Cruise was hurt while filming a jump between two high-rise buildings in London at ...

The announcement by President Edgar Lungu that HIV Testing, Counseling and Treatment is now mandatory for all patients seeking medical attention in government health facilities has been received with mixed feelings. Hope for Human Rights Executive Director Smart Chanda has condemned the decision by government saying compulsory HIV testing is a serious infringement of human rights. He has told Q-news ...

Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Davies Mwila says the release of UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema is a sign of judicial independence as well as the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Mr. Mwila says politicians should never lose sight of the rule of law as no one is above the law. He says the release of Mr Hichilema ...

MMD faction leader Nevers Mumba says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema should have been completely acquitted and not released through a Nolle Prosequi. Dr. Mumba has however, welcomed Mr. Hichilema’s release. He states that Mr. Hichilema’s release vindicates the opposition claims that his arrest was a ploy by government to intimidate the democratic space of the opposition in the country. He ...

After years of midtable mediocrity, AC Milan have thrown down the gauntlet to Juventus by assembling a team which supporters believe can end the Turin side’s run of six successive Serie A titles. Under new Chinese owners, the seven-time European champions have splurged 190 million euros ($222.30 million) on transfers and, for a change, the money has gone on players ...