Opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema is in South Africa for a three-day visit, during which he will be attending, amongst others, a question session addressed by President Jacob Zuma in Parliament on Thursday. News24 reports that Mr Hichelema arrived in Cape Town this afternoon where he is set to be hosted by Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane. Mr Maimane’s chief ...

Over 500 Congolese asylum-seekers have fled into Zambia, the biggest single entry of new arrivals in three years. UNHCR Representative to Zambia, Pierrine Aylara says the asylum seekers were received today,Wednesday 30th August,2017 through Chiengi,Kamponge and other border entry points in the northern part of the country. Ms Aylara  says it is believed that more are being hosted by the ...

Sandra Bullock, Kevin Hart and other celebrities are lending their weight to the Tropical Storm Harvey relief effort in Texas. Bullock has donated $1m (£774,000) to the American Red Cross in the wake of the flooding in Houston and beyond. Hart has called on his famous friends to dig deep, while his own fundraising campaign is near $1m. Others to ...

Monsoon rains have killed at least five people, including two toddlers, in Mumbai as India’s financial capital ground to a halt under flooding. Roads were hit by waist-deep flooding, flights cancelled and train services suspended, stranding tens of thousands. More rain is expected but the situation has improved for now, the BBC’s Suranjana Tewari says. The rains in Mumbai follow ...

Germany midfielder Sami Khedira is a doubt for their World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Norway, the team said on Wednesday. The 30-year-old missed the world champions’ morning training session and will undergo medical checks on Wednesday after complaining about pain in his knee. “We will have to wait until after the medical examinations later today,” a team ...

Venezuela’s new constituent assembly has unanimously voted to put opposition leaders on trial for treason. The assembly said it would pursue those it accuses of supporting US economic sanctions against the country. Washington approved the measures last week in response to what it called the “dictatorship” of President Nicolás Maduro. President Maduro has accused the US of trying to cripple ...

Fire has swept through Kapalala market in Masala Township in Ndola affecting the livelihoods of hundreds of marketeers who have lost their merchandise. It is believed that the fire started in the early hours of today around 01:00hours. The cause of the fire which has left over 3,000 stands reduced to ashes has not yet been established Kabushi Member of ...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has disclosed that the Green Jobs programme which was launched in September 2013 has benefited more than 3,000 building construction micro, small and medium-scale enterprises in Zambia. ILO Country Director for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique, Alexio Musindo says Zambia has made positive strides in promoting green jobs. Speaking during breakfast briefing to update the media ...

The Zambia National Women’s Lobby has welcomed government’s intentions to revise the marriage Act by raising the marriage consent age to 21 from the current 18. Organization Board Chairperson Beauty Katebe says the move will reduce divorce cases in Zambia and help promote girl child education. She has however, urged government to harmonize the statutory and customary laws if the move ...

Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) and the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) have reached an agreement that will lead to the resumption of power supply to the mine today. The agreement which has been facilitated by Government is to be amicably concluded between MCM and CEC over an agreed period of six (6) weeks. During the same period, Mopani and Government will ...