The Medical Association of Zambia (MAZ) says the medical fraternity has been robbed of a gallant medical practitioner in late former Minister of Health Dr. Joseph Kasonde. Speaking during the professional funeral ceremony in honor of Dr. Kasonde in Lusaka, ZAM President Dr. Abidan Chansa says the medical profession will remember Dr. Kasonde as a gallant medical practitioner who contributed ...

The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) says it has started tracking people in a habit of abusing Information Communication Technology (ICT). ZICTA public relations officer Hanford Chaaba has observed that cases of some people using Information Communication Technology to trample on other people’s rights are on the rise. Mr. Chaaba says sensitization programmes will help citizens to recognize ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has demanded the resignation of the Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja and Lusaka Province Commissioner of Police Nelson Phiri over the cancellation of the thanksgiving prayers for its leader Hakainde Hichilema. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says the the Inspector General of Police and the Lusaka Province Commissioner of Police must resign for embarrassing ...

A high-level conference in Lusaka has focused on common symptoms in women and children. With a focus on heartburn and acid reflux in pregnancy and fever in children, Zambia’s first Healthcare for Women and Children Conference 2017 was staged at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Lusaka last week. Zambia, with the 4th-highest fertility rate in the world at 5.28 births ...

Indian security forces have been put on high alert ahead of the sentencing of a controversial guru who was convicted of rape on Friday. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh followers went on a violent rampage after the ruling in the city of Panchkula and 38 people were killed. He is expected to receive a prison term of at least seven years. ...

Rapper Kendrick Lamar has taken six prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. He won best video of the year for Humble, as well as best hip-hop artist, after opening the awards ceremony with a live performance. Ed Sheeran – who won artist of the year – was live on stage with rapper Lil Uzi Vert, but ...

Real Madrid needed a late strike from Marco Asensio to prevent a shock defeat but still saw their relentless winning streak ended by Valencia in a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. Asensio had got the hosts off to the perfect start after just 10 minutes, but Carlos Soler rounded off an excellent Valencia team move to ...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger described his team’s performance as “unacceptable” after they were swept aside 4-0 by Liverpool at Anfield. Arsenal turned in an abject performance in Sunday’s game, despite the return of Alexis Sanchez following his delayed start to the season, and Wenger did not attempt to offer up any excuses for the humiliation. “Everything,” said Wenger when asked ...

Parliament has been called upon to consider lifting the Threatened State of Public Emergency as soon as it resumes its sitting next month. The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) believes that there is no longer a situation that exists to warrant the continued Threatened State of Public Emergency. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says there is no need to wait ...

Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has clarified that President Edgar Lungu did not summon the opposition political party leaders from South Africa, but requested to have a talk with them directly. Amos Chanda says he does not understand why the matter has been trivialized when the opposition leaders agreed to visit the president ...